TY - JOUR T1 - Books: <em>Humanity’s Conundrum. Why Do We Suffer? And How Do We Heal? A Parable: An Alternative Psychology</em> JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 183 LP - 183 DO - 10.3399/bjgp22X719009 VL - 72 IS - 717 AU - Christopher Dowrick Y1 - 2022/04/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/72/717/183.abstract N2 - David Zigmond Filament Publishing, 2021, PB, 104pp, £9.99, 978-1913192730David Zigmond is a former GP, psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and political activist based in London. He writes prolifically and inspiringly on the perils of the industrialisation of health care, arguing that the increasing emphasis on procedures reduces human connection and depersonalises our interactions. He achieved more than his 5 minutes of fame in 2016, when his practice, based in St James Church in Bermondsey, was dramatically closed down following a visit from the Care Quality Commission, for noncompliance with current regulations.1This brief and delightful book is the result of an invitation to discuss psychotherapy with a group of Jain Indians working mainly in the Antwerp diamond trade. Zigmond welcomes this invitation with open arms, and uses it as an opportunity … ER -