Editorial 29(2).

Dalal convincingly argues that these 'positivist methodologies are unable, even in principle, to capture the intricacies of human exchange' which are fundamental to process-led therapies. Using psychology, psychiatry, and psychotherapy, Dalal shows how "regulatory and legislative capture" have been a consequence of our profession attempting to fit into a model of scientific practice unsuited to a subjective, relational, and process-led undertaking. The study questions whether there is an element of mental health care inequality in community-based psychotherapy provision and concludes that patients who are "better equipped to seek help" are favoured, thereby 'discriminating against patients with severe mental health conditions'. [Extracted from the article]