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Profiles in Mental Health Courage
by Patrick J. Kennedy • 2024
When mental illness and addiction go untreated together, recovery slips away. Twelve lives show how.
4.19
247
Profiles in Mental Health Courage Summary
Profiles in Mental Health Courage 91%
When mental illness and addiction go untreated together, recovery slips away. Twelve lives show how.
by Patrick J. Kennedy 2024
4.19
247 ratings
In My Room
by Jim Lucey • 2014
Recovery is possible even when mental illness persists. A psychiatrist proves it, case by case.
3.38
203
In My Room Summary
In My Room 90%
Recovery is possible even when mental illness persists. A psychiatrist proves it, case by case.
by Jim Lucey 2014
3.38
203 ratings
Divided Minds
by Pamela Spiro Wagner • 2005
One twin develops schizophrenia. The other becomes a psychiatrist. A bond built for two, tested.
4.00
3k+
Divided Minds Summary
Divided Minds 90%
One twin develops schizophrenia. The other becomes a psychiatrist. A bond built for two, tested.
by Pamela Spiro Wagner 2005
4.00
3k+ ratings
Madness
by Marya Hornbacher • 2008
At four, she never slept. At thirty, she'd survived mania, addiction, and the psychiatric ward.
4.04
15k+
Madness Summary
Madness 90%
At four, she never slept. At thirty, she'd survived mania, addiction, and the psychiatric ward.
by Marya Hornbacher 2008
4.04
15k+ ratings
Why Am I Still Depressed? Recognizing and Managing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar II and Soft Bipolar Disorder
by James R. Phelps • 2006
Your depression might be bipolar. The drugs that should help could be hurting you instead.
4.09
374
Why Am I Still Depressed? Recognizing and Managing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar II and Soft Bipolar Disorder Summary
Why Am I Still Depressed? Recognizing and Managing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar II and Soft Bipolar Disorder 90%
Your depression might be bipolar. The drugs that should help could be hurting you instead.
by James R. Phelps 2006
4.09
374 ratings
The Dark Side of Innocence
by Terri Cheney • 2011
She earned straight As while a dark compulsion swung her between euphoria and despair.
3.98
2k+
The Dark Side of Innocence Summary
The Dark Side of Innocence 90%
She earned straight As while a dark compulsion swung her between euphoria and despair.
by Terri Cheney 2011
3.98
2k+ ratings
An Unquiet Mind
by Kay Redfield Jamison • 1995
A clinical psychologist loses her key to the locked ward. She is no longer the doctor.
4.06
87k+
An Unquiet Mind Summary
An Unquiet Mind 90%
A clinical psychologist loses her key to the locked ward. She is no longer the doctor.
by Kay Redfield Jamison 1995
4.06
87k+ ratings
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health
by Nathan Filer • 2019
A nurse turned journalist traces psychosis to its real roots: poverty, trauma, and racism.
4.28
3k+
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health Summary
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health 90%
A nurse turned journalist traces psychosis to its real roots: poverty, trauma, and racism.
by Nathan Filer 2019
4.28
3k+ ratings
Healing the Addicted Brain
by Harold C. Urschel III • 2009
Addiction is a treatable brain disease. The medications, therapies, and strategies that prove it.
3.88
307
Healing the Addicted Brain Summary
Healing the Addicted Brain 90%
Addiction is a treatable brain disease. The medications, therapies, and strategies that prove it.
by Harold C. Urschel III 2009
3.88
307 ratings
Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder
by Julie A. Fast • 2004
Bipolar disorder runs your relationship. Treat the illness first, then the partnership.
3.95
925
Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder Summary
Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder 90%
Bipolar disorder runs your relationship. Treat the illness first, then the partnership.
by Julie A. Fast 2004
3.95
925 ratings
When Someone You Love Is Bipolar
by Cynthia G. Last • 2009
Spot your bipolar partner's early warning signs, intervene before crisis, and protect your own life.
4.07
131
When Someone You Love Is Bipolar Summary
When Someone You Love Is Bipolar 90%
Spot your bipolar partner's early warning signs, intervene before crisis, and protect your own life.
by Cynthia G. Last 2009
4.07
131 ratings
The Center Cannot Hold
by Elyn R. Saks • 2007
Restraints, psychosis, forced medication. Then a Yale law degree and tenure, against all odds.
4.33
23k+
The Center Cannot Hold Summary
The Center Cannot Hold 90%
Restraints, psychosis, forced medication. Then a Yale law degree and tenure, against all odds.
by Elyn R. Saks 2007
4.33
23k+ ratings
Bipolar Disorder for Dummies
by Candida Fink • 2005
Beyond medication: the mood tracking, trigger plans, and daily routines that keep bipolar in check.
4.02
466
Bipolar Disorder for Dummies Summary
Bipolar Disorder for Dummies 90%
Beyond medication: the mood tracking, trigger plans, and daily routines that keep bipolar in check.
by Candida Fink 2005
4.02
466 ratings
Bipolar Disorder
by Francis Mark Mondimore • 2006
The mood disorder that hides as depression, surges as mania, and upends families: a complete guide.
4.12
390
Bipolar Disorder Summary
Bipolar Disorder 90%
The mood disorder that hides as depression, surges as mania, and upends families: a complete guide.
by Francis Mark Mondimore 2006
4.12
390 ratings
Light in the Shadows
by A. Meredith Walters • 2013
Healing from depression and self-harm when love alone fails: a framework for lasting recovery.
4.20
17k+
Light in the Shadows Summary
Light in the Shadows 89%
Healing from depression and self-harm when love alone fails: a framework for lasting recovery.
by A. Meredith Walters 2013
4.20
17k+ ratings
Night Falls Fast
by Kay Redfield Jamison • 1999
Mental illness drives nine in ten suicides. One existing treatment cuts that risk nearly ninefold.
4.12
7k+
Night Falls Fast Summary
Night Falls Fast 89%
Mental illness drives nine in ten suicides. One existing treatment cuts that risk nearly ninefold.
by Kay Redfield Jamison 1999
4.12
7k+ ratings
I Forgot to Die
by Khalil Rafati • 2015
How a homeless heroin addict became the interventionist families call when hope runs out.
4.34
3k+
I Forgot to Die Summary
I Forgot to Die 89%
How a homeless heroin addict became the interventionist families call when hope runs out.
by Khalil Rafati 2015
4.34
3k+ ratings
Descriptions and Prescriptions
by Michael R. Emlet • 2017
Psychiatric labels and medications: how to accept the help without worshiping the tool.
4.41
825
Descriptions and Prescriptions Summary
Descriptions and Prescriptions 89%
Psychiatric labels and medications: how to accept the help without worshiping the tool.
by Michael R. Emlet 2017
4.41
825 ratings
Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder
by Julie A. Fast • 2006
A stability plan beyond medication: sleep, triggers, and the conversations bipolar families lose.
4.28
413
Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder Summary
Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder 89%
A stability plan beyond medication: sleep, triggers, and the conversations bipolar families lose.
by Julie A. Fast 2006
4.28
413 ratings
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
by Gabor Maté • 2007
Addiction begins in childhood trauma, not moral failing. Healing needs compassion, not punishment.
4.48
24k+
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts Summary
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts 89%
Addiction begins in childhood trauma, not moral failing. Healing needs compassion, not punishment.
by Gabor Maté 2007
4.48
24k+ ratings
The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide
by David J. Miklowitz • 2002
Why one sleepless night can trigger a bipolar episode, and the practical toolkit to stop it.
4.09
2k+
The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide Summary
The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide 89%
Why one sleepless night can trigger a bipolar episode, and the practical toolkit to stop it.
by David J. Miklowitz 2002
4.09
2k+ ratings
No One Cares About Crazy People
by Ron Powers • 2017
Two sons, schizophrenia, and a journalist's investigation into why America jails the mentally ill.
3.87
4k+
No One Cares About Crazy People Summary
No One Cares About Crazy People 89%
Two sons, schizophrenia, and a journalist's investigation into why America jails the mentally ill.
by Ron Powers 2017
3.87
4k+ ratings
Buddha & the Borderline
by Kiera Van Gelder • 2010
BPD nearly killed her. Buddhist practice and a radical therapy brought her back.
4.11
5k+
Buddha & the Borderline Summary
Buddha & the Borderline 89%
BPD nearly killed her. Buddhist practice and a radical therapy brought her back.
by Kiera Van Gelder 2010
4.11
5k+ ratings
The Noonday Demon
by Andrew Solomon • 2000
From personal breakdown to global atlas: the biology, history, and politics of depression.
4.19
16k+
The Noonday Demon Summary
The Noonday Demon 89%
From personal breakdown to global atlas: the biology, history, and politics of depression.
by Andrew Solomon 2000
4.19
16k+ ratings
Complex Borderline Personality Disorder
by Daniel J. Fox • 2022
BPD rarely travels alone. A framework for untangling its overlap with depression, ADHD, and trauma.
4.22
184
Complex Borderline Personality Disorder Summary
Complex Borderline Personality Disorder 89%
BPD rarely travels alone. A framework for untangling its overlap with depression, ADHD, and trauma.
by Daniel J. Fox 2022
4.22
184 ratings
Living Better
by Alastair Campbell • 2020
A political insider's battle with depression, and the visual framework that helps him manage it.
4.24
2k+
Living Better Summary
Living Better 89%
A political insider's battle with depression, and the visual framework that helps him manage it.
by Alastair Campbell 2020
4.24
2k+ ratings
The Sober Truth
by Lance Dodes • 2014
Addiction is not a disease, AA works 5% of the time, rehab is a 90k mirage.
3.92
616
The Sober Truth Summary
The Sober Truth 89%
Addiction is not a disease, AA works 5% of the time, rehab is a 90k mirage.
by Lance Dodes 2014
3.92
616 ratings
Bipolar, Not So Much
by Chris Aiken • 2017
Recurring depression can hide mild bipolar. Learn the signs before antidepressants do more harm.
4.37
400
Bipolar, Not So Much Summary
Bipolar, Not So Much 89%
Recurring depression can hide mild bipolar. Learn the signs before antidepressants do more harm.
by Chris Aiken 2017
4.37
400 ratings
Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder
by James Lock • 2021
Parents don't cause eating disorders; they cure them. A guide to refeeding your teen at home.
4.02
41
Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder Summary
Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder 89%
Parents don't cause eating disorders; they cure them. A guide to refeeding your teen at home.
by James Lock 2021
4.02
41 ratings
The Best Minds
by Jonathan Rosen • 2023
He was the face of schizophrenia recovery. Then he murdered his pregnant fiancée.
4.03
18k+
The Best Minds Summary
The Best Minds 89%
He was the face of schizophrenia recovery. Then he murdered his pregnant fiancée.
by Jonathan Rosen 2023
4.03
18k+ ratings
A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps
by Stephanie S. Covington • 1994
The Twelve Steps, reimagined through women's experience of trauma, relationships, and identity.
4.45
643
A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps Summary
A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps 89%
The Twelve Steps, reimagined through women's experience of trauma, relationships, and identity.
by Stephanie S. Covington 1994
4.45
643 ratings
Beyond Borderline
by John G. Gunderson • 2016
BPD is widely considered untreatable. The firsthand recovery stories here dismantle that myth.
3.80
405
Beyond Borderline Summary
Beyond Borderline 89%
BPD is widely considered untreatable. The firsthand recovery stories here dismantle that myth.
by John G. Gunderson 2016
3.80
405 ratings
Psychedelic Medicine
by Richard Louis Miller • 2017
Four illegal molecules can rewire the traumatized brain. The evidence was buried.
4.01
312
Psychedelic Medicine Summary
Psychedelic Medicine 89%
Four illegal molecules can rewire the traumatized brain. The evidence was buried.
by Richard Louis Miller 2017
4.01
312 ratings
The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide
by Alexander L. Chapman • 2007
Why the most notorious diagnosis in mental health is treatable, and the practical skills to start.
3.98
1k+
The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide Summary
The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide 89%
Why the most notorious diagnosis in mental health is treatable, and the practical skills to start.
by Alexander L. Chapman 2007
3.98
1k+ ratings
Stop Obsessing! Stop Obsessing!
by Edna B. Foa • 1991
OCD is a loop of dread and ritual. The escape is to invite fear, not flee.
3.89
310
Stop Obsessing! Stop Obsessing! Summary
Stop Obsessing! Stop Obsessing! 89%
OCD is a loop of dread and ritual. The escape is to invite fear, not flee.
by Edna B. Foa 1991
3.89
310 ratings
Breaking Addiction
by Lance Dodes • 2011
Addiction begins hours before the act, driven by rage against powerlessness, not a brain disease.
3.88
304
Breaking Addiction Summary
Breaking Addiction 89%
Addiction begins hours before the act, driven by rage against powerlessness, not a brain disease.
by Lance Dodes 2011
3.88
304 ratings
Strangers to Ourselves
by Rachel Aviv • 2022
A diagnosis does not just name your illness. It shapes it. Five lives inside psychiatry.
4.10
15k+
Strangers to Ourselves Summary
Strangers to Ourselves 89%
A diagnosis does not just name your illness. It shapes it. Five lives inside psychiatry.
by Rachel Aviv 2022
4.10
15k+ ratings
Against Depression
by Peter D. Kramer • 2005
Depression is not depth or creativity: it is brain damage, and treating it restores the self.
3.86
520
Against Depression Summary
Against Depression 89%
Depression is not depth or creativity: it is brain damage, and treating it restores the self.
by Peter D. Kramer 2005
3.86
520 ratings
Building a Life Worth Living
by Marsha M. Linehan • 2020
The psychologist who created DBT was once the suicidal teenager no treatment could reach.
4.10
6k+
Building a Life Worth Living Summary
Building a Life Worth Living 89%
The psychologist who created DBT was once the suicidal teenager no treatment could reach.
by Marsha M. Linehan 2020
4.10
6k+ ratings
Attention
by Casey Schwartz • 2020
Adderall promised perfect focus. Her addiction revealed an economy that profits from destroying it.
3.12
394
Attention Summary
Attention 89%
Adderall promised perfect focus. Her addiction revealed an economy that profits from destroying it.
by Casey Schwartz 2020
3.12
394 ratings
The Man Who Couldn't Stop
by David Adam • 2014
Disturbing thoughts visit almost every mind. OCD hijacks the brain's ability to dismiss them.
3.90
6k+
The Man Who Couldn't Stop Summary
The Man Who Couldn't Stop 89%
Disturbing thoughts visit almost every mind. OCD hijacks the brain's ability to dismiss them.
by David Adam 2014
3.90
6k+ ratings
Clinician's Handbook for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Kieron O'Connor • 2011
OCD starts with self-made doubt, not an intrusion. Treat the reasoning, not just the compulsion.
4.03
34
Clinician's Handbook for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Summary
Clinician's Handbook for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 89%
OCD starts with self-made doubt, not an intrusion. Treat the reasoning, not just the compulsion.
by Kieron O'Connor 2011
4.03
34 ratings
Notes to John
by Joan Didion • 2025
Joan Didion's private therapy transcripts: a mother's struggle with the daughter she could not save.
3.90
6k+
Notes to John Summary
Notes to John 89%
Joan Didion's private therapy transcripts: a mother's struggle with the daughter she could not save.
by Joan Didion 2025
3.90
6k+ ratings
Psycho-Logical
by Dean Burnett • 2021
Depression, anxiety, addiction: the real brain science looks nothing like the popular explanations.
3.84
1k+
Psycho-Logical Summary
Psycho-Logical 89%
Depression, anxiety, addiction: the real brain science looks nothing like the popular explanations.
by Dean Burnett 2021
3.84
1k+ ratings
Haldol and Hyacinths
by Melody Moezzi • 2013
A bipolar diagnosis, a string of psych wards, and an Iranian-American family holding her together.
3.94
1k+
Haldol and Hyacinths Summary
Haldol and Hyacinths 89%
A bipolar diagnosis, a string of psych wards, and an Iranian-American family holding her together.
by Melody Moezzi 2013
3.94
1k+ ratings
Tell Your Children
by Alex Berenson • 2019
The link between high-THC cannabis and psychosis is stronger than you've been told.
4.01
1k+
Tell Your Children Summary
Tell Your Children 89%
The link between high-THC cannabis and psychosis is stronger than you've been told.
by Alex Berenson 2019
4.01
1k+ ratings
Antidepressed
by Beverley Thomson • 2021
Antidepressants can create the brain state they're supposed to cure, and quitting is even harder.
4.40
48
Antidepressed Summary
Antidepressed 89%
Antidepressants can create the brain state they're supposed to cure, and quitting is even harder.
by Beverley Thomson 2021
4.40
48 ratings
I Hate You--Don't Leave Me
by Jerold J. Kreisman • 1989
Loving you at noon, seeing a villain by dinner: the disorder behind the whiplash.
3.79
16k+
I Hate You--Don't Leave Me Summary
I Hate You--Don't Leave Me 89%
Loving you at noon, seeing a villain by dinner: the disorder behind the whiplash.
by Jerold J. Kreisman 1989
3.79
16k+ ratings
The Addiction Manifesto
by Jerry Weaver • 2021
From addiction to sobriety in 365 days: a daily rebuild that succeeds when willpower collapses.
4.72
1k+
The Addiction Manifesto Summary
The Addiction Manifesto 89%
From addiction to sobriety in 365 days: a daily rebuild that succeeds when willpower collapses.
by Jerry Weaver 2021
4.72
1k+ ratings
A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Drugs
by Joanna Moncrieff • 2009
Psychiatric drugs don't fix chemical imbalances. They induce intoxication. Here is how to walk away.
4.36
107
A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Drugs Summary
A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Drugs 89%
Psychiatric drugs don't fix chemical imbalances. They induce intoxication. Here is how to walk away.
by Joanna Moncrieff 2009
4.36
107 ratings
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