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\Most therapists distinguish temporary reactions to stress and one-time or occasional mood changes from chronic and/or severe dysfunction. These books are about the more severe conditions.
Except where noted, the following books were written by Dr. E. Fuller Torrey, Research Psychiatrist and advocate for the mentally ill:
Standing in the Shadows-Black Men and Depression by John Head
The Noonday Demon - An Atlas of Depression by Andrew Solomon - ISDN 0-684-85466-X
Surviving Schizophrenia: A Manual for Families, Consumers & Providers, 2001
Surviving Manic Depression: A Guide to Bipolar Disorder for Patients, Families & Providers, 2002
Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness by Pete Earley - ISBN 0-399-15313-6 (An excellent examination of the challenges of finding mental health care for your young adult child written by a Washington Post reporter about his personal experience.)
Criminalizing the Seriously Mentally Ill: The Abuse of Jails as Mental Hospitals, 1992
The Invisible Plague: The Rise in Mental Illness From 1750-Present, 2002
Out of the Shadows: Confronting America's Mental Illness Crisis, 1997
Identity & Self Love
Self Love & Spiritual Awareness
Food for Self-Love
Moods
Parenting
Racism
Relationships
Life Management fiooks
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Books on Psychiatric Illness