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Mental Health Resources September 2020 |
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Tragedy plus time : a tragi-comic memoir
by Adam Cayton-Holland
A poignant memoir about the touring comic author's beautiful, funny and ultimately heartbreaking relationship with his younger sister describes their activist upbringing and the mental illness and depression that culminated in her suicide.
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My father Before Me : a memoir
by Chris Forhan
A multigenerational portrait of the author's Irish-Catholic American family describes how his numerous siblings and he were raised to hide their feelings, recounts his coming-of-age in the 60s and 70s in the wake of his father's suicide and reflects on his adult efforts to reconcile inherited traits.
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Brave Face : A Memoir
by Shaun David Hutchinson
At nineteen, Hutchinson was struggling to find the vocabulary to understand and accept who he was and how he fit into a community in which he couldn't see himself. Convinced that he couldn't keep going, that he had no future, Hutchinson followed through on trying to make that a reality -- an attempted suicide. Over time, he came to embrace life, and to find self-acceptance. In his deeply honest memoir, he takes readers through the journey of what brought him to the edge, and what has helped him truly believe that it does get better.
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Night Falls Fast : Understanding Suicide
by Kay R. Jamison
From the best-selling author of An Unquiet Mind comes an incisive study of the growing epidemic of suicide among young people, drawing on the author's firsthand battle with severe manic-depression and attempted suicide to reveal the psychological, medical, and biological aspects of self-inflicted death. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.
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Building a life worth living : a memoir
by Marsha Linehan
Traces the author’s journey from a suicidal teen to the award-winning developer of the life-saving DBT behavioral therapy, describing the hardscrabble existence she endured to get her education and the beneficial impact of Zen spirituality on her life quality.
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This close to happy : a reckoning with depression
by Daphne Merkin
A former New Yorker staff writer and award-winning author of Dreaming of Hitler draws on her journalistic essays on depression to trace her lifelong battle with the disease, marked by her wealthy but inconsistent family and her numerous pursuits in therapy and hospitalization.
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Are u ok? : a guide to caring for your mental health
by Kati Morton
The licensed family therapist and YouTube personality clarifies the difference between mental health and mental illness, answering common questions to reduce stigmas while offering advice on how to pursue beneficial therapy.
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Managing your depression : what you can do to feel better
by Susan J. Noonan
As a physician who personally suffers from depression, Susan J. Noonan draws on her own expertise and empathy to create a guide for people who suffer from the disease. Explaining the basics of mental health—including sleep hygiene, diet and nutrition, exercise, routine and structure, and avoiding isolation— Managing Your Depression empowers people to participate in their own care, offering them a better chance of getting, and staying, well. Noonan’s depression management strategies draw on the best available educational resources, psychoeducational programs, seminars, expert health care providers, and patient experiences.
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When someone you know has depression : words to say and things to do
by Susan J. Noonan
Noonan's new book is for family members and friends of people with depression or bipolar disorder. A family member who has a mood disorder affects the entire family. Further, family members and close friends are often the first to recognize the subtle changes and symptoms of depression--and they are also the people who provide daily support to their loved ones, often at great personal price. A concise and practical guide to the daily management of depression and bipolar depression written for the caregiver, the book explains how to reinforce lessons the patient has been taught in therapy, how to role model resilience skills, and how caregivers can and must care for themselves.
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Hello I want to die please fix me : depression in the first person
by Anna Mehler Paperny
An investigative report on how depression is treated today shares stories from the author’s personal journey with suicidal depression and draws on interviews with patients and experts to explore how current systems need to change. Original. 15,000 first printing.
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On edge : a journey through anxiety
by Andrea Petersen
A compassionate account of living with anxiety, complemented by deep reportage on the science of anxiety disorders, traces the author's personal journey of trying to understand and manage her own case from neuroscientific, spiritual and genetic perspectives.
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The Noonday Demon : An Atlas of Depression
by Andrew Solomon
The award-winning author of A Stone Boat offers a deeply personal look at depression in which he draws on his own battle with the illness and interviews with fellow sufferers, researchers, doctors, and others to assess the vast complexities of the disease, its causes and symptoms, available therapies, and impact on society.
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First, we make the beast beautiful : a new journey through anxiety
by Sarah Wilson
The best-selling author of I Quit Sugar challenges cultural beliefs about anxiety from the perspectives of medical and spiritual leaders and the Chinese proverb, "To conquer a beast, you must first make it beautiful," to explore how the condition needs to be viewed less as a burdensome affliction and more as a source of divine growth.
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Parenting Children With Mental Health Challenges : A Guide to Life With Emotionally Complex Kids
by Deborah Vlock
Addressing the many hurdles children and families must face, including life on the home front, school, friendships and relationships, and more, the book shows readers that they’re not alone—and they are stronger than they think. With its combination of easily digestible, to-the-point suggestions, clear action items, and first-person parent/kid stories, its aim is to make mental-health parents feel stronger and better, while actively seeking positive outcomes for their kids and families. With rates of mental health diagnoses among youth on the rise, this invaluable resource will help parents through the trying times with support, understanding, and guidance.
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