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