Best Mental Health Books

Have you ever had a strange urge to jump from a tall building, or steer your car into oncoming traffic You are not alone. In this captivating fusion of science, history and personal memoir, writer David Adam explores the weird thoughts that exist within every mind, and how they…

"This groundbreaking book offers a compelling understanding of inherited trauma and fresh, powerful tools for relieving its suffering.

The instant New York Times bestseller End the struggle, speak up for what you need, and experience the freedom of being truly yourself.Healthy boundaries.

An intimate, moving book written with the immediacy and directness of one who still struggles with the effects of mental and chronic illness, The Collected Schizophrenias cuts right to the core.

Dr. George Simon knows how people push your buttons. Your childrenespecially teensare expert at it, as is your mate. A coworker may quietly undermine your efforts while professing to be helpful, or your boss may prey on your weaknesses.

The personal memoir of a manic depressive and an authority on the subject describes the onset of the illness during her teenage years and her determined journey through the realm of available treatments.

A revealing, courageous, fascinating, and funny account of the author's experiment with microdoses of LSD in an effort to treat a debilitating mood disorder, of her quest to understand a misunderstood drug, and of her search for a really good day.

Discover simple yet powerful steps you can take to overcome emotional distressand feel happier, calmer, and more confident.

You don't need a book to tell you this much: Sometimes things fall apart, crack open, and miss the mark. You can plan and strategize and keep your eye on the horizon, watching for trouble.

Author and illustrator Lee Crutchley brings his lively interactive approach to a littlediscussed but very common issue: the struggle with depression and anxiety.

From the critically acclaimed author of Before I Die comes a remarkably affecting story of a girl who burns with anger for reasons she can't understand, and the power and risk that comes with making noise. Fans of E.

Unholy Ghost is a unique collection of essays about depression that, in the spirit of William Styron's Darkness Visible, finds vivid expression for an elusive illness suffered by more than one in five Americans today.

Sometimes it's not easy to find selfworth in a world that seems obsessed with telling us we're not good enough. Empowering, intimate and full of heart: this highlyanticipated debut book from the online sensation 'The Slumflower', aka Chidera Eggerue, the unstoppable force behind…

Janice Galloway's inventive first novel is about the breakdown of a 27yearold drama teacher named Joy Stone. The problems of everyday living accumulate and begin to torture Joy, who blames her problems not on her work or on the accidental drowning of her illicit lover, but on…

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF 10% HAPPIERToo busy to meditate Can't turn off your brain Curious about mindfulness but more comfortable in the gym This book is for you.You'll also get access to guided audio meditations on the 10% Happier app, to jumpstart your…

When Suzette comes home to Los Angeles from her boarding school in New England, she isn't sure if she'll ever want to go back. L.A. is where her friends and family are (along with her crush, Emil).

Don't let social anxiety and shyness ruin your lifeEveryone feels foolish, embarrassed, judged or criticised at times, but this becomes a problem when it undermines your confidence and prevents you from doing what you want to do.

Are you truly in danger or has your brain simply "tricked" you into thinking you are In The Worry Trick, psychologist and anxiety expert David Carbonell shows how anxiety hijacks the brain and offers effective techniques to help you break the cycle of worry, once and for…

"One of America's most courageous young journalists" and the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Brain on Fire investigates the shocking mystery behind the dramatic experiment that revolutionized modern medicine (NPR).Doctors have struggled for centuries to define…

Question: Do you feel shy and selfconscious in social situations Are you plagued with selfdoubts about how you come across to others Do you feel physically sick with worry about certain situations that involve interacting with others Do you make excuses, or even lie to avoid the…

You are not your thoughts! In this powerful book, two anxiety experts offer proveneffective cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills to help you get unstuck from disturbing thoughts, overcome the shame these thoughts can bring, and reduce your anxiety.If you suffer from…

Toxic thoughts, depression, anxietyour mental mess is frequently aggravated by a chaotic world and sustained by an inability to manage our runaway thoughts. But we shouldn't settle into this mental mess as if it's just our new normal.

Depression can feel like a downward spiral, pulling you down into a vortex of sadness, fatigue, and apathy. Based in the latest research in neuroscience, this audiobook offers dozens of little things you can do every day to rewire your brain and create an upward spiral towards a…

A girl deals with friendship, family, and OCD in this classicfeeling, debut middlegrade novel by Elly Swartz.To twelveyearold Molly Nathans, perfect is:The number fourThe tip of a newly sharpened No.

If you could read my mind, you wouldn't be smiling. Samantha McAllister looks just like the rest of the popular girls in her junior class.

Sometimes, the legacy of depression includes a wisdom beyond one's years, a depth of passion unexperienced by those who haven't traveled to hell and back.

Discover How To Overcome Social Anxiety And Shyness Are you held back by shyness Do many things seem out of reach due to social anxiety Many people have settled into thinking this is just how life is...

Hundreds of thousands of clinicians and graduate students have relied on this textnow significantly revised with more than 50% new materialto learn the fundamentals of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). Leading expert Judith S.

DO NOT READ THIS BOOK IF YOU WANT TO JUST "MANAGE" YOUR ANXIETYThere's a new and better way to treat anxiety, but few have ever heard it.Most people are advised to either just "mange" their anxiety or medicate it away.

From the bestselling author of Start Where You Are comes a vibrantly inspiring look at making peace with fearto become our truest selvesOn the heels of her bestselling journal Start Where You Are, author and illustrator Meera Lee Patel takes us deeper into her artistic vision…

Imagine an 8week program that can help you overcome depression, anxiety, and stressby simply learning new ways to respond to your own thoughts and feelings.

All of us experience complicated thoughts and feelings as we negotiate the day and these feelings can be difficult to manage.

Natalie's uplifting story of using the scientific process to "save" her mother from depression is what Booklist calls "a winning story full of heart and action." Eggs are breakable.

This bestselling work for professionals and students is the authoritative presentation of motivational interviewing (MI), the powerful approach to facilitating change.

This book provides a comprehensive look at Dr. Erickson's theories in practice, through a series of case studies covering the kinds of problems that are likely to occur at various stages of the human life cycle. The results Dr.

The heartbreaking story of college athlete Madison Holleran, whose life and death by suicide reveal the struggle of young people suffering from mental illness today in this #1 New York Times Sports and Fitness bestseller.

Over one million children and adolescents in the US suffer from ObsessiveCompulsive Disorder (OCD), a baffling illness that can be debilitating for the child in school, with friends and family. Help is now available!

Based on the highly effective, proven Therapeutic Lifestyle Change (TLC) program: a practical plan for natural ways to treat depression without medicationIn the past decade, depression rates have skyrocketed, and one in four Americans suffer from major depression at some point…

National Book Award and Golden Kite Award WinnerA captivating novel about mental illness that lingers long beyond the last page, Challenger Deep is a heartfelt tour de force by New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman.Caden Bosch is on a ship that's headed for the…

If you're seeking lasting relief from outofcontrol anxiety, this is the book for you. It is grounded in cognitive behavior therapy, the proven treatment approach developed and tested over more than 25 years by pioneering clinicianresearcher Aaron T. Beck. Now Dr.

There are plenty of books out there on how to survive a zombie apocalypse, allout nuclear war, or Armageddon.But what happens when it feels like the world is ending every single time you wake up That's what having anxiety is like and How to Survive the End of the World is here…

Ambitious New York City teenager Craig Gilner is determined to succeed at life which means getting into the right high school to get into the right job. But once Craig aces his way into Manhattan's Executive PreProfessional High School, the pressure becomes unbearable.

In his new book, the author of the bestselling Retrain Your Brain: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in 7 Days delivers 10 easy, yet essential strategies for applying CBT to everyday issues with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple.

"Candy is beside me, drenched in sweat. She's breathing gently, long slow breaths. I imagine her soul going in and out: wanting to leave, wanting to come back, wanting to leave, wanting to come back. The day will soon harden into what we need to do.

Are You Too Nice If you find it hard to be assertive, directly ask for what you want, or say "no" to others, then you just might be suffering from too much niceness. In this controversial book, worldrenowned confidence expert, Dr.

Do you ever wonder what is happening inside your brain when you feel anxious, panicked, and worried In Rewire Your Anxious Brain, psychologist Catherine Pittman and author Elizabeth Karle offer a unique, evidencebased solution to overcoming anxiety based in cuttingedge…

T h e Generalized Anxiety Disorder Workbook offers a powerful, comprehensive new approach to treating generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).If you have GAD, you may experience excessive and uncontrollable worry about daily life events, including your finances, family, health,…

Do you feel manipulated, controlled, or lied to Are you the focus of intense, violent, and irrational rages Do you feel you are 'walking on eggshells' to avoid the next confrontation If the answer is 'yes,' someone you care about may have borderline personality disorder (BPD).

The Mindful Way through Depression draws on the collective wisdom of four internationally renowned cognitive therapy and mindfulness experts, including bestselling author Jon KabatZinn, to help you break the mental habits that can lead to despair.

A work of great personal courage and a literary tour de force, this bestseller is Styron's true account of his descent into a crippling and almost suicidal depression.

"She's [Maggy is] really funny . . . If I had a selfdestructive young Adult, in my life . . . this is probably the book I'd get her." The New York Times Book Review "How Not to Fall Apart is the book that finally understands mental health, and it'll make you feel infinitely less…

Steffi doesn't talk, but she has so much to say.Rhys can't hear, but he can listen.Their love isn't a lightning strike, it's the rumbling roll of thunder.Steffi has been a selective mute for most of her life she's been silent for so long that she feels completely invisible.

"When Cathy Rentzenbrink was still a teenager, her happy family was torn apart by an unthinkable tragedy. In A Manual for Heartache she describes how she learnt to live with grief and loss and find joy in the world again.

Author and blogger Heather B. Armstrong writes about her experience as one of only a few people to participate in an experimental treatment for depression involving ten rounds of a chemically induced coma approximating brain death.For years, Heather B.

"A deeply perceptive look at the universal fear of abandonment." Booklist (starred review)Ever since Jack can remember, his mom has been unpredictable, sometimes loving and fun, other times caught in a whirlwind of energy and "spinning" wildly until it's over.

When anxious feelings spiral out of control, they can drain your energy and prevent you from living the life you want. If you're ready to stop letting your anxiety have the upper hand, The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Anxiety, Second Edition can help you to recognize your…

Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve is a practical guide to understanding the cranial nerves as the key to our psychological and physical wellbeing.

Anxiety is a crafty shapeshifter that can take on many forms: the tiger that sinks its claws in with physical symptoms and distressing thoughts, the cruel and belittling bully creating insecurity and selfdoubt and, worst of all, the frenemy rewarding avoidance of social…

With clear stepbystep explanations and exercises, this book teaches positive behavioral skills and demonstrates how to put them to work in a wide range of life situations, from love, marriage, and divorce to work, family, and community.

The good news is that anxiety, guilt, pessimism, procrastination, low selfesteem, and other "black holes" of depression can be cured without drugs. In Feeling Good, eminent psychiatrist, David D.