Suggested Reading
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The following list of books is recommended by MHAH staff members:
A Mind at a Time
by Mel Levine
A Mind That Found Itself: An Autobiography
by Clifford Whittingham Beers
An Unquiet Mind
by Kay Redfield Jamison
A Beautiful Mind: The Life of John Forbes Nash, Jr., Winner of the Nobel Pruize in Economics, 1994
by Sylvia Nasar
A Beautiful Mind (The Awards Edition)
VHS - Starring Russell Crowe
Conquering the Beast Within: How I Fought Depression and Won...and How You Can, Too
by Cait Irwin
Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness
by William Styron
Daughter of the Queen of Sheba: A Memoir
by Jacki Lyden
Descent Into Madness
by Jonell Belke, Lorna Lynch, Richard Dziendzielowski
Don't Panic: Taking Control of Anxiety Attacks
by R. Reid Wilson, Ph.D.
'Help Me, I'm Sad': Recognizing, Treating and Preventing Childhood and Adolescent Depression
by David G. Fassler, Lynne S. Dumas
Helping Someone With Mental Illness
by Rosalynn Carter, Susan K. Golant (Contributor)
His Bright Light: The Story of Nick Traina
by Danielle Steel
Hope for the Journey: Helping Children Through Good Times and Bad
by C. R. Snyder (Editor), et al
How You Can Survive When They're Depressed: Living and Coping with Depression Fallout
by Anne Sheffield
I Don't Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression
by Terrence Real
I Know This Much Is True
by Wally Lamb
Impossible Vacation
by Spalding Gray
Just Checking: Scenes from the Life of an Obsessive-Compulsive
by Emily Colas
Lay My Burden Down: Suicide and the Mental Health Crisis Among Arican-Americans
by Alvin F. Poussaint
Making Hope Happen: A Workbook for Turning Possibilities into Reality
by Diane McDermott, Ph.D., et al
Manic-Depressive Illness
by Frederick K. Goodwin, M.D., Kay Redfield Jamison
Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide
by Kay Jamison
On the Edge of Darkness: Conversations About Conquering Depression
by Kathy Cronkite
Overcoming Depression
by Demitri F. Papolos, Janice Papolos
Psychology of Hope: You Can Get There from Here
by C.R. Snyder
Restoring Intimacy: The Patient's Guide to Maintaining Relationships During Depression
by Drew Pinsky
She's Come Undone
by Wally Lamb
Snapshots
by William Norris
The Adolescent Depression Workbook
by Mary Ellen Copeland, MA, MS; Stuart Copans, MD
The Anxiety Disease
by David V. Sheehan, M.D.
The Beast: A Journey Through Depression
by Tracy Thompson
The Depression Workbook 2 Ed: A Guide for Living with Depression and Manic Depression
by M. A. Copeland, et al
The Great Big Book of Hope
by Diane McDermott, Ph.D. and C. R. Snyder
The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression
by Andrew Solomon
Touched With Fire: Manic Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament
by Kay Redfield Jamison
Triumph Over Fear: A Book of Help and Hope for People with Anxiety, Panic Attacks, and Phobias
by Jerilyn Ross, Rosalynn Carter
When Nothing Matters Anymore: A Survival Guide for Depressed Teens
by Bev Cobain, Elizabeth Verdick (Editor), Jeff Tolbert (Illustrator)
Willow Weep for Me: A Black Woman's Journey Through Depression
by Meri Nana-Ama Danquah
Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression
by Nell Casey
