Depression and Bipolar
Books on Depression
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Depression: How it Happens, How It's Healed by John Medina, PhD.
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Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the Surface by Martha Manning
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The Beast: A Journey through Depression by Tracy Thompson
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Willow Weep for Me: A Black Woman's Journey Through Depression: A Memoir by Meri Nana-Ama Danquah
Books on Bipolar Disorder
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Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness by Pete Early
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The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide
by David Miklowitz, PhD. -- Another excellent book about BPD;
especially good for the patient who wants to live with and successfully
manage the illness.
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The Bipolar Child by Dimitri
Papolos, M.D. and Janice Papolos -- Great information for families;
reflects recent research and new knowledge about childhood-onset bipolar
disorder. Includes information about working with the school system and
how to go about drawing up an IEP.
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Surviving Manic Depression by E. Fuller Torrey, M.D. -- Excellent and accessible book from one of the leading researchers on schizophrenia and BPD.
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Bipolar Disorder by Francis
Mark Mondimore, M.D. -- A complete, expert and accessible book about
the disorder and how to cope, for both consumers and family members.
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Daughter of the Queen of Sheba by Jackie Lyden -- A memoir of growing up with a bipolar mother.
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You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy? by Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo
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An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D. -- A memoir of her own illness, from prominent authority on BPD.
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