I heard Oliver James on the radio this morning talking about his new book... it's called 'Affluenza - How to Be Successful and Stay Sane'. In his book Oliver argues that we are suffering from selfish capitalism which causes mental illness by spawning materialism or as he puts it, the affluenza virus. He argues that the reason we have such high and increasing levels of mental illness and unhappiness is that we place too high a value on money, possessions, appearance and fame. His studies in countries across the world prove that people who strongly subscribe to virus values are at greater risk of depression, anxiety, substance abuse and personality disorder.

It's true that the things that really matter are people, family and relationships.
Chris