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'Mindless consumerism' is fuelling emotional health problems, clinical psychologist Oliver James claims.
In his new book Affluenza, the television psychologist argues that the middle-class pursuit of material 'success' is fuelling problems like depression and anxiety.
James toured seven nations interviewing 240 people from Cornwall to Cambridge and Singapore to Sydney, before concluding that 'selfish capitalism' has run riot.
He found that the middle class rigorously pursue consumer...
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