The Happiness Illusion: How the media sold us a fairytale - Paperback

by Luke Hockley (Editor), Nadi Fadina (Editor)

The West has never been more affluent yet the use of anti-depressants is on the increase to the extent that the World Health Organisation has declared it a major source of concern. How has this state of affairs come about and what can be done? Television and advertising media seem to know.　

Author Biography

Luke Hockley PhD, is Research Professor of Media Analysis, at the University of Bedfordshire, UK. 　He is a practicing psychotherapist and is registered with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).　 Luke is joint Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Jungian Studies (IJJS) and a member of the Advisory Board for the journal Spring and lectures widely. www.lukehockley.com

Nadi Fadina is a media entrepreneur and a managing partner in an international film fund. She is involved in a variety of arts and media related projects, both in profit and non-profit spheres. She teaches Film Business in the University of Bedfordshire, however, her academic interests outreach spheres of business and cover ideology, Russian fairytales, sexuality, politics, anthropology, and cinema. www.nadi-fadina.com