@article{Matthews, author = {Matthews, David}, title = {Capitalism and Mental Health}, series = {Monthly Review - An Independent Socialist Magazine, Vol. 70, No. 8 (2019), pp. 49-62. [Print ISSN 0027-0520] [monthlyreview.org/2019/01/01/capitalism-and-mental-health]}, journal = {Monthly Review - An Independent Socialist Magazine, Vol. 70, No. 8 (2019), pp. 49-62. [Print ISSN 0027-0520] [monthlyreview.org/2019/01/01/capitalism-and-mental-health]}, abstract = {The psychoanalytical framework developed by Marxist Erich Fromm strongly challenges the dominant biological and individualistic explanations of the mental-health crisis that is now sweeping the globe. Fromm emphasized that all humans have certain needs that must be fulfilled in order to ensure optimal mental health. It follows that capitalism is crucial to determining the experience and prevalence of mental well-being, as its operations are incompatible with true human need.}, language = {en} }