Spiraling Madness

<p> </p><p>From a medical-scientific standpoint madness is characterized as biophysical imbalances and neurological malfunctions that cause symptoms ranging from frenzied behavior to utter insanity. But from a sociological perspective madness is rooted in multifaceted cultural socioeconomic and environmental circumstances that create imbalances; not in the biochemistry of the brain but in the living conditions of individuals—and societies—that go mad by default. </p><p> </p><p>This book argues that the root causes of mental and emotional disturbances afflicting hundreds of millions of people worldwide sprout from complex sociological issues.</p><p> </p><p>While people worry about the yield returns in their retirement accounts the future itself has been losing interest to the point of bankruptcy. The mirage of a future that will go on as usual in spite of the overwhelming odds against it is the quintessential madness of illusion that is spiraling out of control.   </p>