I think that by labelling depression a mental illness, we cannot solve the problem. I did some research on it some years ago for an article, and I was stunned to find that most of the leading people in the field did not think it was caused by a chemical imbalance.

It was a despairing response to a longstanding terrible situation. I think the way forward is to change the economic system and allow all people to escape their desperate situations.

The way we do that is look at the real cause of depression — the situation around us.