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Below is only a small representation of the hundreds of books written about mental illness. NAMI Mahoning Valley makes no specific endorsements and receives no monetary remuneration for listing these books here.
Books For Individuals Dealing With Mental Illness:
Lost Marbles: Insights into My Life with Depression & Bipolar
by Natasha Tracy (Author)
Mental Illness Is an Asshole: And Other Observations
by Gabe Howard (Author)
Broken Minds: Hope for Healing When You Feel Like You're Losing It
by Steve & Robyn Bloem (Authors)
Get It Done When You're Depressed
by Julie A. Fast (Author), John D. Preston (Author)
Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder: A 4-Step Plan for You and Your Loved Ones to Manage the Illness and Create Lasting Stability
by Julie A Fast (Author), John Preston (Author)
The Bipolar Workbook, Second Edition: Tools for Controlling Your Mood Swings
by Monica Ramirez Basco PhD (Author)
The Bell Jar (Modern Classics)
by Sylvia Plath (Author)
Wasted Updated Edition: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia (P.S.)
by Marya Hornbacher (Author)
Madness: A Bipolar Life
by Marya Hornbacher (Author)
How to Remodel a Life
by Hope Andersen (Author)
Books For Families Dealing With Mental Illness:
I Am Not Sick, I Don't Need Help! How to Help Someone with Mental Illness Accept Treatment.
by Xavier Amadore, M.D. (Author)
Surviving Schizophrenia: A Family Manual
by E. Fuller Torrey, M.D. (Author)
American Psychosis: How the Federal Government Destroyed the Mental Illness Treatment System
by E. Fuller Torrey, M.D. (Author)
When Someone You Love Has a Mental Illness: A Handbook for Family, Friends, and Caregivers
by Rebecca Woolis (Author)
Sooner Than Tomorrow: A Mother's Diary About Mental Illness, Family, and Everyday Life
by Dede Ranahan (Author)
Insane Consequences: How the Mental Health Industry Fails the Mentally Ill
by DJ Jaffe (Author), E. Fuller Torrey, M.D. (Foreword)
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
by Robert Kolker (Author)
Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness
by Pete Earley (Author)
