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Darkness Visible
by William Styron • 1990
Depression is not sadness. A Pulitzer-winning novelist on the illness that feels like drowning.
3.99
32k+
Darkness Visible Summary
Darkness Visible 90%
Depression is not sadness. A Pulitzer-winning novelist on the illness that feels like drowning.
by William Styron 1990
3.99
32k+ 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 90%
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
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 90%
From personal breakdown to global atlas: the biology, history, and politics of depression.
by Andrew Solomon 2000
4.19
16k+ ratings
The Vitamin Cure for Depression
by Bo H. Jonsson • 2012
A Stone Age brain on a modern diet: the mismatch that looks like depression.
4.00
15
The Vitamin Cure for Depression Summary
The Vitamin Cure for Depression 89%
A Stone Age brain on a modern diet: the mismatch that looks like depression.
by Bo H. Jonsson 2012
4.00
15 ratings
In the Land of Pain
by Alphonse Daudet • 1929
Pain resists words. A dying novelist splits himself: half suffers, the other half watches.
3.68
597
In the Land of Pain Summary
In the Land of Pain 89%
Pain resists words. A dying novelist splits himself: half suffers, the other half watches.
by Alphonse Daudet 1929
3.68
597 ratings
Depression the Comedy
by Jessica Holmes • 2018
A comedian's depression hid in plain sight. The recovery was as funny as it was hard.
3.45
139
Depression the Comedy Summary
Depression the Comedy 89%
A comedian's depression hid in plain sight. The recovery was as funny as it was hard.
by Jessica Holmes 2018
3.45
139 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 89%
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
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
Boy Meets Depression
by Kevin Breel • 2015
Hobbs Street looked normal from the outside. Inside, a kid was falling apart.
3.82
873
Boy Meets Depression Summary
Boy Meets Depression 89%
Hobbs Street looked normal from the outside. Inside, a kid was falling apart.
by Kevin Breel 2015
3.82
873 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
The Depression Cure
by Stephen S. Ilardi • 2010
Six natural strategies that reverse depression by realigning your life with your Stone Age biology.
4.10
2k+
The Depression Cure Summary
The Depression Cure 89%
Six natural strategies that reverse depression by realigning your life with your Stone Age biology.
by Stephen S. Ilardi 2010
4.10
2k+ ratings
Get It Done When You're Depressed
by Julie A. Fast • 2005
Motivation follows action, not the reverse. A plan for working under the weight of depression.
3.69
524
Get It Done When You're Depressed Summary
Get It Done When You're Depressed 88%
Motivation follows action, not the reverse. A plan for working under the weight of depression.
by Julie A. Fast 2005
3.69
524 ratings
It's Kind of a Funny Story
by Ned Vizzini • 2006
Craig got into the best school in Manhattan. Then his mind tried to kill him.
4.07
263k+
It's Kind of a Funny Story Summary
It's Kind of a Funny Story 88%
Craig got into the best school in Manhattan. Then his mind tried to kill him.
by Ned Vizzini 2006
4.07
263k+ ratings
The Catholic Guide to Depression
by Aaron Kheriaty • 2012
Your psychiatrist and confessor should be on the same team. A Catholic doctor shows why.
4.22
427
The Catholic Guide to Depression Summary
The Catholic Guide to Depression 88%
Your psychiatrist and confessor should be on the same team. A Catholic doctor shows why.
by Aaron Kheriaty 2012
4.22
427 ratings
Reasons to Stay Alive
by Matt Haig • 2015
At 24, panic attacks swallowed him whole. He is still here, and here is what helped.
4.06
113k+
Reasons to Stay Alive Summary
Reasons to Stay Alive 88%
At 24, panic attacks swallowed him whole. He is still here, and here is what helped.
by Matt Haig 2015
4.06
113k+ ratings
Born to Run
by Bruce Springsteen • 2016
Stadiums roared his anthems. Inside, he waged a lifelong war with depression and his father's ghost.
4.19
56k+
Born to Run Summary
Born to Run 88%
Stadiums roared his anthems. Inside, he waged a lifelong war with depression and his father's ghost.
by Bruce Springsteen 2016
4.19
56k+ ratings
A Mouthful of Air
by Amy Koppelman • 2022
She stopped her medication to breastfeed. The silence that followed was fatal.
3.37
41
A Mouthful of Air Summary
A Mouthful of Air 88%
She stopped her medication to breastfeed. The silence that followed was fatal.
by Amy Koppelman 2022
3.37
41 ratings
Spurgeon's Sorrows
by Zack Eswine • 2014
Depression is not a spiritual failure: how Charles Spurgeon's darkest hours point to grace.
4.44
2k+
Spurgeon's Sorrows Summary
Spurgeon's Sorrows 88%
Depression is not a spiritual failure: how Charles Spurgeon's darkest hours point to grace.
by Zack Eswine 2014
4.44
2k+ 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 88%
Your depression might be bipolar. The drugs that should help could be hurting you instead.
by James R. Phelps 2006
4.09
374 ratings
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
by Baek Se-hee • 2018
She craved rice cakes and wanted to disappear. These are the therapy sessions that followed.
3.21
104k+
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki Summary
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki 88%
She craved rice cakes and wanted to disappear. These are the therapy sessions that followed.
by Baek Se-hee 2018
3.21
104k+ 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 88%
Bipolar disorder runs your relationship. Treat the illness first, then the partnership.
by Julie A. Fast 2004
3.95
925 ratings
One Survivor's Guide for Beating Depression and Thriving Thereafter
by Nima Fard • 2017
A survivor's depression protocol: omega-3s, breathwork, and the walking schedule that builds.
4.44
27
One Survivor's Guide for Beating Depression and Thriving Thereafter Summary
One Survivor's Guide for Beating Depression and Thriving Thereafter 88%
A survivor's depression protocol: omega-3s, breathwork, and the walking schedule that builds.
by Nima Fard 2017
4.44
27 ratings
Prozac Nation
by Elizabeth Wurtzel • 1994
At eleven she cut herself, at Harvard she overdosed, then a pill renamed a generation.
3.64
64k+
Prozac Nation Summary
Prozac Nation 88%
At eleven she cut herself, at Harvard she overdosed, then a pill renamed a generation.
by Elizabeth Wurtzel 1994
3.64
64k+ 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 88%
Recurring depression can hide mild bipolar. Learn the signs before antidepressants do more harm.
by Chris Aiken 2017
4.37
400 ratings
Hi, Anxiety
by Kat Kinsman • 2016
A trembling hand extended: one journalist's messy memoir of anxiety behind the social media smiles.
3.64
1k+
Hi, Anxiety Summary
Hi, Anxiety 88%
A trembling hand extended: one journalist's messy memoir of anxiety behind the social media smiles.
by Kat Kinsman 2016
3.64
1k+ ratings
Struck
by Russ Ramsey • 2017
A heart infection nearly kills a pastor. His recovery becomes a reckoning with God.
4.43
253
Struck Summary
Struck 88%
A heart infection nearly kills a pastor. His recovery becomes a reckoning with God.
by Russ Ramsey 2017
4.43
253 ratings
Growing from Depression
by Neel Burton • 2010
Depression is a signal, not a sentence. Philosophy-backed strategies to mine it for growth.
3.83
174
Growing from Depression Summary
Growing from Depression 88%
Depression is a signal, not a sentence. Philosophy-backed strategies to mine it for growth.
by Neel Burton 2010
3.83
174 ratings
Men Have Called Her Crazy
by Anna Marie Tendler • 2024
Two personality disorders, one psychiatric hospital, and the real diagnosis no doctor wrote down.
3.43
23k+
Men Have Called Her Crazy Summary
Men Have Called Her Crazy 88%
Two personality disorders, one psychiatric hospital, and the real diagnosis no doctor wrote down.
by Anna Marie Tendler 2024
3.43
23k+ 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 88%
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
We Are All So Good at Smiling
by Amber McBride • 2023
After a psych ward, two magical teens discover their sorrow has become a haunted forest.
3.83
6k+
We Are All So Good at Smiling Summary
We Are All So Good at Smiling 88%
After a psych ward, two magical teens discover their sorrow has become a haunted forest.
by Amber McBride 2023
3.83
6k+ ratings
The Meaning of Madness
by Neel Burton • 2008
Mental disorders have hidden purposes: windows into meaning, creativity, and transformation.
3.97
275
The Meaning of Madness Summary
The Meaning of Madness 87%
Mental disorders have hidden purposes: windows into meaning, creativity, and transformation.
by Neel Burton 2008
3.97
275 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 87%
She earned straight As while a dark compulsion swung her between euphoria and despair.
by Terri Cheney 2011
3.98
2k+ ratings
No Longer Human
by Osamu Dazai • 1948
Playing the clown protects him from other people. The mask has fused to his skin.
3.94
262k+
No Longer Human Summary
No Longer Human 87%
Playing the clown protects him from other people. The mask has fused to his skin.
by Osamu Dazai 1948
3.94
262k+ ratings
Girl in Pieces
by Kathleen Glasgow • 2016
After a psych ward, a teenage artist falls for a musician who makes self-destruction look like love.
3.93
274k+
Girl in Pieces Summary
Girl in Pieces 87%
After a psych ward, a teenage artist falls for a musician who makes self-destruction look like love.
by Kathleen Glasgow 2016
3.93
274k+ 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 87%
Disturbing thoughts visit almost every mind. OCD hijacks the brain's ability to dismiss them.
by David Adam 2014
3.90
6k+ 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 87%
One twin develops schizophrenia. The other becomes a psychiatrist. A bond built for two, tested.
by Pamela Spiro Wagner 2005
4.00
3k+ ratings
Rethinking Depression
by Eric Maisel • 2011
Sadness isn't a sickness. It's a summons to build a life that means something to you.
3.40
118
Rethinking Depression Summary
Rethinking Depression 87%
Sadness isn't a sickness. It's a summons to build a life that means something to you.
by Eric Maisel 2011
3.40
118 ratings
Undoing Depression
by Richard O'Connor • 1997
Depression is a set of learned habits. Here's how to unlearn them.
4.01
1k+
Undoing Depression Summary
Undoing Depression 87%
Depression is a set of learned habits. Here's how to unlearn them.
by Richard O'Connor 1997
4.01
1k+ ratings
Losing Our Minds
by Lucy Foulkes • 2022
Talk about mental health surged. Understanding didn't, so ordinary suffering now gets a diagnosis.
4.07
786
Losing Our Minds Summary
Losing Our Minds 87%
Talk about mental health surged. Understanding didn't, so ordinary suffering now gets a diagnosis.
by Lucy Foulkes 2022
4.07
786 ratings
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Workbook
by Jennifer Mckay • 2021
Manage anxiety and depression in 5 to 20 sessions: the practical exercises that make CBT work.
4.00
2
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Workbook Summary
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Workbook 87%
Manage anxiety and depression in 5 to 20 sessions: the practical exercises that make CBT work.
by Jennifer Mckay 2021
4.00
2 ratings
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 87%
When mental illness and addiction go untreated together, recovery slips away. Twelve lives show how.
by Patrick J. Kennedy 2024
4.19
247 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 87%
Restraints, psychosis, forced medication. Then a Yale law degree and tenure, against all odds.
by Elyn R. Saks 2007
4.33
23k+ ratings
The Van Gogh Blues
by Eric Maisel • 2002
Creative people crash for a different reason: they demand meaning from a universe that offers none.
3.99
455
The Van Gogh Blues Summary
The Van Gogh Blues 87%
Creative people crash for a different reason: they demand meaning from a universe that offers none.
by Eric Maisel 2002
3.99
455 ratings
This Is Your Brain on Depression
by Faith G. Harper • 2018
Your brain learned to give up. Here's the no-bullshit plan for teaching it to try again.
3.74
1k+
This Is Your Brain on Depression Summary
This Is Your Brain on Depression 87%
Your brain learned to give up. Here's the no-bullshit plan for teaching it to try again.
by Faith G. Harper 2018
3.74
1k+ ratings
Impulse
by Ellen Hopkins • 2007
Three suicide survivors in a wilderness program must confront the pain that drove them to the edge.
4.25
83k+
Impulse Summary
Impulse 87%
Three suicide survivors in a wilderness program must confront the pain that drove them to the edge.
by Ellen Hopkins 2007
4.25
83k+ ratings
Manage Your Mood
by David Veale • 2007
Depression thrives on withdrawal. The counterintuitive treatment: do what your mood forbids.
3.68
22
Manage Your Mood Summary
Manage Your Mood 87%
Depression thrives on withdrawal. The counterintuitive treatment: do what your mood forbids.
by David Veale 2007
3.68
22 ratings
A Heart That Works
by Rob Delaney • 2022
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
4.62
35k+
A Heart That Works Summary
A Heart That Works 87%
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
by Rob Delaney 2022
4.62
35k+ ratings
The Upward Spiral Workbook
by Alex Korb • 2019
Reverse depression by rewiring your brain one small action at a time, guided by neuroscience.
4.32
110
The Upward Spiral Workbook Summary
The Upward Spiral Workbook 87%
Reverse depression by rewiring your brain one small action at a time, guided by neuroscience.
by Alex Korb 2019
4.32
110 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 87%
Psychiatric labels and medications: how to accept the help without worshiping the tool.
by Michael R. Emlet 2017
4.41
825 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 87%
Antidepressants can create the brain state they're supposed to cure, and quitting is even harder.
by Beverley Thomson 2021
4.40
48 ratings
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