Is capitalism making us mentally ill?

Mainstream medicine usually explains and treats mental health issues individually and biologically. But how much of unhappiness, depression, stress and anxiety are down to what Karl Marx called “alienation”? How does the cost of living crisis affect mental health? Do more ‘primitive’ cultures suffer mental health problems? Is there a better way of living and working? We’re discussing this issue in two episodes and will be hearing from: – Chris Knight, radical anthropologist – Dr Bob Gill, GP and producer ‘The NHS Heist’