Mental category: 19657 books
by Nellie Bly
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
A courageous female journalist’s classic exposé of the horrific treatment of the mentally ill in nineteenth-century America
In 1887, Nellie Bly accepted an assignment from publisher Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World and went undercover at the lunatic asylum on Blackwell Island, America’s...
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind
My Tale of Madness and Recovery
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
As a deadly cancer spread inside her brain, leading neuroscientist Barbara Lipska was plunged into madness—only to miraculously survive with her memories intact. In the tradition of My Stroke of Insight and Brain on Fire, this powerful memoir recounts her ordeal and explains its unforgettable lessons...
Confessions of a Trauma Junkie
My Life as a Nurse Paramedic
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Ride in the back of the ambulance with Sherry Jones Mayo
Share the innermost feelings of emergency services workers as they encounter trauma, tragedy, redemption, and even a little humor. Sherry Jones Mayo has been an Emergency Medical Technician, Emergerncy Room Nurse, and an on-scene critical...
Andy Warhol Was a Hoarder
Inside the Minds of History's Great Personalities
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
Was Andy Warhol a hoarder? Did Einstein have autism? Was Frank Lloyd Wright a narcissist? In this surprising, inventive, and meticulously researched look at the evolution of mental health, acclaimed health and science journalist Claudia Kalb gives readers a glimpse into the lives of high-profile historic...
A Road Back from Schizophrenia
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
An extraordinary look into the life and mind of a schizophrenic—a powerful memoir for sufferers, their families, and the professionals who care for them.
For ten years, Arnhild Lauveng suffered as a schizophrenic, going in and out of the hospital for months or even a year at a time. In these...
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do
Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2014
"Kick bad mental habits and toughen yourself up."—Inc.
Master your mental strength—revolutionary new strategies that work for everyone from homemakers to soldiers and teachers to CEOs.
Don’t waste time feeling sorry for yourself
Don’t give away your power
Don’t shy...
January First
A Child's Descent into Madness and Her Father's Struggle to Save Her
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
Michael Schofield’s daughter January is at the mercy of her imaginary friends, except they aren’t the imaginary friends that most young children have; they are hallucinations. And January is caught in the conflict between our world and their world, a place she calls Calalini. Some of these hallucinations,...
by Health Research Staff
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2012
If you take a much closer look at the problem of binge eating, you’d come to realize that it’s really much more than that. Binge eating is a problem that touches upon a number of different elements including physical components, mental components, as well as emotional components.According...
by An Anonymous Sufferer
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
Your anonymous sufferer is back with new journal entries. In this edition, she delves into social topics like rights for those with mental illness, including gun control and access to affordable healthcare. She talks about the difficulties of regular, every day life and how she overcomes the obstacles....
Positive Imaging
The Powerful Way to Change Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
The #1 New York Times–bestselling author and self-help expert combines visualization and prayer to enhance the power of positive thinking.
Norman Vincent Peale’s groundbreaking self-help classic, The Power of Positive Thinking, has dramatically transformed countless lives throughout the...
Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy
A Lifespan Approach
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2016
Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy, 6th ed, offers counseling students and professionals a distinctive lifespan approach that emphasizes the importance of social justice and diversity in mental health practice. Chapters include case studies, reflection questions, and examinations of current...
by Emma Bragdon
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2012
A feast of revealing narratives expose the amazing story of how people deal with critical points in personal transformation, also known as spiritual emergency. With the increase of interest in yoga, meditation, mental health recovery, and recovery from addiction there is renewed interest in care that...
Shades of Blue
Writers on Depression, Suicide, and Feeling Blue
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
The silent epidemic of depression affects millions of people and takes dozens of lives everyday, while our culture grapples with a stigma against open discussion of mental health issues. Editor Amy Ferris has collected these stories to illuminate the truth behind that stigma and offer compassion,...
Annie's Ghosts
A Journey Into a Family Secret
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2009
The Great Michigan Read 2013-14
Michigan Notable Book for 2010
A Washington Post Book World's "Best Books of 2009," Memoir
Beth Luxenberg was an only child. Or so everyone thought. Six months after Beth's death, her secret emerged. It had a name: Annie.
Steve Luxenberg's mother...