Recommended Reading
Below is a list of readings suggested for people interested in learning more about depression, anxiety, relationships, and other mental health issues compiled by Associates in Psychotherapy. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list, and it will be updated periodically.
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Depression Resources
The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self, 2008
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy Revised and Updated, 1999
The Depression Workbook: A Guide for Living with Depression and Manic Depression, Second Edition, 2002
Overcoming Depression: A Step-by-Step Approach to Gaining Control Over Depression, Second Edition, 2001
The Mother-to-Mother Postpartum Depression Support Book, 2006
I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression, 1998
Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression, 2002
Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda: Overcoming Regrets, Mistakes, and Missed Opportunities, 1990 Anxiety Resources
The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook, 2011
Panic Attacks Workbook: A Guided Program for Beating the Panic Trick, 2004
Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway, 2006
The Mindful Path Through Worry and Rumination: Letting Go of Anxious and Depressive Thoughts, 2010
Fear and Other Uninvited Guests: Tackling the Anxiety, Fear, and Shame That Keep Us from Optimal Living and Loving, 2004
Positive Thinking Resources
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life, 2006
The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem, 1995
The Power of Positive Thinking, 2003
The Pursuit of Happiness: Discovering the Pathway to Fulfillment, Well-Being, and Enduring Personal Joy, 1993
The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work, 2010
The Seat of the Soul, 1990
Bipolar Disorder Resources
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness, 1997
The Bipolar Workbook: Tools for Controlling Your Mood Swings, 2005
The Depression Workbook: A Guide for Living with Depression and Manic Depression, Second Edition, 2002
New Hope for People with Bipolar Disorder: Your Friendly, Authoritative Guide to the Latest in Traditional and Complementary Solutions, 2007
Dancing With Bipolar Bears: Living in Joy Despite Illness, 2003
Schizophrenia Resources
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, 1964
Out of It: An Autobiography on the Experience of Schizophrenia, 2005
Recovered, Not Cured: A Journey Through Schizophrenia, 2005
The Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness, 1996
A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash, 2001
Mental Illness & Family Resources
The Skipping Stone: The Rippling Effect of Mental Illness in the Family, 1995
Hidden Victims Hidden Healers: An Eight Stage Healing Process for Family and Friends of the Mentally Ill, 2007
My Sister’s Keeper: Learning to Cope with a Sibling’s Mental Illness, 2002
Mad House: Growing Up in the Shadow of Mentally Ill Siblings, 1998
Puberty/Age Appropriate Books about Sex Resources
Transitions in Life Resources
The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife, 1993
New Passages, 1996
Sex of Seasoned Woman, 2006
Grief Resources
A Year of Magical Thinking, 2007
When Bad Things Happen to Good People, 2004
Staring at the Sun: Overcoming Terror of Death, 2009
Healing Through the Dark Emotions: The Wisdom of Grief, Fear, and Despair, 2004
The Courage to Grieve: The Classic Guide to Creative Living, Recovery, and Growth through Grief, 1984
Empty Arms: Coping with Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death, 2008
I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping & Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One, 2008
I’m Grieving as Fast as I Can: How Young Widows and Widowers Can Cope and Heal, 1994
Widow To Widow: Thoughtful, Practical Ideas for Rebuilding Your Life, 2004
For Widows Only!, 2003
Surviving the Death of a Sibling: Living Through Grief When an Adult Brother or Sister Dies, 2003
Developmental Disabilities Resources
The Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries through the Unique Perspectives of Autism, 2005
Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities, 1999
This is Depression: a Comprehensive Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Understand Depression
Feeling Great: The Revolutionary New Treatment for Depression and Anxiety
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
Relationship Cure
Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay
You’re Wearing That? Understanding mothers and daughters in conversation
Attached
Eight Dates
Parenting in a Tech World
The Whole Brain Child
The 5 Love Languages of Children
Parenting from the Inside Out
Raising Your Spirited Child
The Explosive Child
The Drama of the Gifted Child
Men in Midlife Crisis
Midmen: The Modern Man’s Guide to Surviving Midlife Crisis
In Our Prime: The Invention of Middle Age
From Mom to Me Again
The Defining Decade
Get Out of Your Own Way
Everyday Mindfulness for OCD
Just For Boys: A Book About Growing Up
The Boy’s Body Book: Everything You Need to Know for Growing Up You
Asking About Sex & Growing Up: A question-and-answer Book for Kids
It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health
Guy Stuff: The Body Book for Boys
Taking Charge of Adult ADHD
“DBT and Me” Podcast
“Psychology in Seattle” Podcast