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Depression and Bipolar
Books on Depression
- Depression: How it Happens, How It's Healed by John Medina, PhD.
- Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the Surface by Martha Manning
- The Beast: A Journey through Depression by Tracy Thompson
- Willow Weep for Me: A Black Woman's Journey Through Depression: A Memoir by Meri Nana-Ama Danquah
- Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness by Pete Early
- 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.
- 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.
- Daughter of the Queen of Sheba by Jackie Lyden -- A memoir of growing up with a bipolar mother.
- You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy? by Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo
- 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.
- Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (formerly NARSAD, the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression)
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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)