Britain On The Couch

In the bestselling "Affluenza", leading psychologist Oliver James toured the minds of the middle classes in search of an answer to the question: Is it possible to be successful and stay sane? In this seminal work, James brings the focus back to Britain and proves that modern life makes us feel like losers, even if we are winners. Showing that the way we live now, rather than our genes, induces in our bodies low levels of the 'happiness brain chemical' serotonin, Oliver James analyses the deep-seated emotional malaise that has afflicted Britons since the 1990s. By recognising the role of individualism in raising expectations, increasing discontent, spawning psychopathic behaviour and destroying personal relationships, James puts forward a three-point plan for healing by correcting the chemical imbalance directly - through drugs containing serotonin, taking a complementary course of psychotherapy and, on a political level, by reorganising society on Scandinavian lines. In this revised and updated edition, Oliver James puts capitalism in the dock like never before and discovers that while it might be good for business, it is bad for mental health.

ISBN 0091929849   Pages 512 ISBN13 9780091929848 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 340 Publisher Ebury Press   Published in London Imprint Vermilion   Previous ISBN 9780099244028 Format Paperback   Height (mm) 198 Publication date 07 Jan 2010   Width (mm) 127 DEWEY 155.8941   Spine width (mm) 33 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level General

I think Oliver James and I are getting at the same thing: we are encouraged to believe that we can sort out our problems without any real effort and get pretty fed up when it becomes obvious we can't Devil's Advocate this was a very important book I drew heavily on Britain on the Couch Well worth reading ... the author has recognised important social phenomena which have escaped less astute or honest observers Sunday Telegraph A fascinating book Sunday Times Vital questions are explored in this stimulating tract for our times, which deserves to be widely read, especially by those who govern us

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