The dissolution of the family and its dire repercussions

The flimsiness of our emotional bonds makes us feel helpless and hopeless.
We develop negative feelings about our life in general. These feelings are frequently accompanied by a decrease in self-worth and a low level ever-present and subtle fear.
The dissolution of the family fabric, has lead to the "individualization" of society. Individualism is encouraged as being the best path towards autonomy and self-realization.
By walking that path, we isolate ourselves from our loved ones and our communities.
This resulted in the development of a slew of emotional maladies that we throw wholesale in the lap of professionals to solve. 

That role of these professionals was, in the early days, fulfilled by relatives and friends who provided a healing comfort and a genuine compassion that cold, emotionless professionals could not offer.
This gradual societal split of the family made us more fragile emotionally, more malleable, and also more susceptible to anxiety and fear.

The "Divide and conquer" saying takes its full meaning in the context of a society divided upon itself. 

It generates easy preys for manipulation and deceit.

"Divide the family and conquer the individual" would be more suited for this context.