The attached information has been compiled for The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) of Massachusetts, Education Committee.
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A very special thanks is extended to Jennifer Lee Dickie of Windham NH who collated and formatted the text as part of her Girl Scout Gold award volunteer work.
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Borderline Personality Disorders
Gunderson, John G.: Borderline Personality Disorder, A Clinical Guide. Washington
DC: American Psychiatric Publishing Inc. (2001) (ISN 1-58562-016-5)
Linehan, Marsha: Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder, New York: Guilford Press (1993)
Linehan, Marsha: Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder. New York: Guilford Press (1993)
Mason, Paul T. and Kreger, Randi: Stop Walking on Eggshells--Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder. New Harbinger Publications, Inc. (1998) (ISBN I-57224-108-X).
Moskovitz, R. Lost in the Mirror: An Inside Look at Borderline Personality Disorder. Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company (1997) An emotional affirmation for BP's who are beginning the process of healing and want to learn more about the disorder.
Santoro, J. and Cohen, R. The Angry Heart: A Self-Help Guide for Borderline and Addictive Personality Disorder. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications (1997) An interactive self-help step-by-step guide for BP's who want to work hard at recovery.
Thornton, M.F. Eclipses: Behind the Borderline Personality Disorder. Madison, Ala: Monte Santo Publishing. (1998) Step by Step account of the author's successful struggle to recovery using Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
Winkler, K. Hope for Parents: Helping Your Borderline Son or Daughter Without Sacrificing Your Family or Yourself. Eggshells Press. Phone: 1-888-357-4355. Not available in bookstores.
American Psychiatric Association. Childhood Disorders-Let's Talk About Mental
Illnesses. Washington DC (1996)
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Facts for Families-Eleven Questions to Ask before Psychiatric Treatment of Children and Adolescents. Publication #32.
Asarnow, J. and Asarnow, R. Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia. New York: Guilford Press, (1996)
Barkley, Russell A. Ph.D. Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete Authoritative Guide for Parents (1995) A guide to understanding the disorder and relating to the children whose behavior can be frustrating and confusing.
Basitieans, L. and Basitieans, D. A Manual of Psychiatric Medications for Teenagers. The Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. Vol. 3, No. 3, P. 7-57
Bipolar Network News. The Stanley Foundation, 6001 Montrose Road #809, Rockville, MD, 20852 (Free subscriptions: 1-800-518-7326)
Clark, Hewitt B. & Davis, Maryann. Transition to Adulthood: A Resource for Assisting Young People with Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. (2000). A family-friendly step by step how-to for families.
Grene, Ross W. The Explosive Child. NY, NY: Harper Collins (2001). A how-to for parents of kids who are chronically frustrated, inflexible, and out of control.
Hallowell, Edward & Ratey, John. Driven to Distraction (1994) Non-technical, realistic, and optimistic, this book is an informative how-to manual for parents and consumers with attention deficit disorder.
Hamilton, Lynn M. Facing Autism: Giving Parents Reasons for Hope and Guidance for Help. Colorado Springs, CO: WaterBrook Press (2000) The book explores many different therapies and the efficacy. Excellent resource pages and comprehensive footnotes, bibliography, and index on Autism.
Koplewicz, Harold. It's Nobody's Fault: New Hope and Help for Difficult Children and Their Parents (1996) Offers coping strategies, information, and a list of resources for the parents of children and adolescents suffering from brain disorders.
Lynn, George T. Survival Strategies for Parenting Children with Bipolar Disorder. Philadelphia PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Ltd. (2000). A comprehensive and sympathetic book that gives families the information and understanding they need to deal with this disorder. Utilizes case studies to show similarities and differences to other disorders (such as Touretttes' and Asperger's).
McElroy, E. Children and Adolescents With Mental Illness: A Parents' Guide. Kensington, MD: Woodbine House (1988)
Papolos, D. and J. The Bipolar Child: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood's Most Misunderstood Disorder. NY: Broadway Books (1999)
Peschel, Enid and Richard, Howe, Carol and James (Eds.). Neurobiological Disorders in Children and Adolescents. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass (1992)
Phelan, Thomas W. All About Attention Deficit Disorder Symptoms, Diagnosis,
and Treatment-Children and Adults. Glen Ellyn, IL: Child Management, Inc. (2000).
The book includes the diagnostics, different needs for different ages, how to
work with the school, and how the teacher can help the child in the classroom.
Very informative and helpful for family.
Russell, Mark L. Planning for the future: Providing a meaningful life for a child with disability. Evanston, IL: American Publishing Company (1993)
Waltz, M. Bipolar Disorder: A Guide to Helping Children and Adolescents. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Assoc. (2000)
Williams, John Tyeman. Pooh and the Psychologists. NY, NY: Dutton Children's Books (2000) Not a light-weight book, it is enjoyable in explaining how to use techniques to raise Eeyore out of depression, Piglet to find his strengths, and to bring other friends to recovery.
Ademec, Christine. How to Live with a Mentally Ill Person: A Handbook of Day-to-Day Strategies (1996). Offers self-help-styled advice to caregivers. Includes sections on personal experiences, education, stigma, coping, and the mental health system.
Amador, X. and Johanson, A. I Am Not Sick, I Don't Need Help: Helping the Seriously Mentally Ill Accept Treatment: A Practical Guide for Families and Therapists. NY: Vida Press (1997) An easy to read and understand guide on dealing with lack of insight.
Ascher-Svanum, H. & Sobel, T. Hospital and Community Psychiatry, Caregivers of Mentally Ill Adults: A Woman's Agenda. 40 (8), 843-845. (1989)
Beardslee, W. R. & Podorefsky, D. American Journal of Psychology, Resilient adolescents whose parents have serious affective and other psychiatric disorders: Importance of self-understanding and relationships. 145 (1), 63-69. (1988)
Brown, E. My Parent's Keeper: Adult Children of the Emotionally Disturbed. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications. (1989)
Carter, Rosalyn. Helping Someone with Mental Illness: A Compassionate Guide for Family, Friends and Caregivers. NY: Random House. (1998) A good preliminary book on dealing with mental illnesses. It provides overviews of various disorders and coping skills.
Dinner, S.H. Nothing To Be Ashamed Of: Growing Up with Mental Illness in Your Family. NY: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard (Grades 5 and up) (1989)
DePaulo, J. Raymond and Ablow, Keith R. How to Cope with Depression--A Complete
Guide for You and Your Family. NY: McGraw-Hill. (1989)
Fassler, David G. Help Me, I'm Sad (1997) A book written to help children with
depression by equipping parents with helpful insights and resources for helping
their children with this illness.
Flannery, Mary & Glickman, Mark. Fountain House: Portraits of the Lives Reclaimed from Mental Illness (1996). A case study involving the lives of seven individuals with severe mental illness and the five staff who helped them. This book offers hope to parents, siblings, and consumers.
Govig, Steward D. Souls Are Made of Endurance (1994). A profoundly religious perspective on mental illness offering hope, endurance, and healing in coping.
Hamilton, Dewitt. Sad Days, Glad Days (1995). Introduces five-to-nine-year-olds
to a parent's depression. Beautifully aided by colored illustrations, a sensitive
response to a child's concerns about an ill family member
Hanson, Regina, illustrated by Saport, Linda. The Face at the Window (1996). A children's book in Jamaican dialect that examines a young girl's introduction to mental illness through behaviors of her neighbor
Hatfield, Anges B. Coping With Mental Illness in the Family (1991). This handbook contains information about mental illnesses and suggested coping strategies. Useful for families and for family education. (1991)
Hatfield, Agnes B. Ph.D., Lefly, Harriet Ph. D. Surviving Mental Illness. NY: Guilford Press (1993). The subjective experiences of people with different diagnoses, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression.
Johnson, Julie Tallard. Hidden Victims: An Eight-Stage Healing Process for Families and Friends of the Mentally Ill. NY: Doubleday (1988)
Kauffman, C., Grunebaum, H., Cohler, B., and Gamer, E. American Journal of Psychiatry, Superkids: Competent children of psychotic mothers. 136, 1398-1402. (1979)
Koplewicz, Harold. It's Nobody's Fault: New Hope and Help for Difficult Children and Their Parents. NY: Random House (1996)
Lefley, Harriet & Wasow, Mona. Helping Families Cope with Mental Illness. USA: Harwood Publishers (1994)
Lefley, Harriet P. Ph.D. Family Caregiving in Mental Illness (1996) An examination of patients' rights and treatment needs from the point of view of all those involved.
Marsh, Diane T, Ph.D. & Dickens, Rex M. Troubled Journey (1997) The authors provide a book that offers support to siblings and a caring and heartfelt approach to healing.
Marsh, Diane T. Ph.D.& Dickens, Rex M. How To Cope with Mental Illness In Your Family-A Self-Care Guide for Siblings, Offspring, and Parents. NY, NY: Penguin Putnam, Inc. (1998) Highly recommended for understanding, empathy, compassion, renewed hope and energy.
McDaniel, S.H., Hepworth, J., & Doherty, W.J. Medical Family Therapy: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Families with Health Problems. NY: Basic Books.(1992)
Moorman, Margaret. My Sister's Keeper: Learning to Cope with a Sibling's Mental Illness. NY: W. W. Norton. (1992)
Morrison, James. Your Brothers' Keeper: A Guide for Families Confronting Psychiatric
Illness. Chicago, IL: Nelson Hall. (1987)
Noh, S. and Avison, W. Spouses of discharged psychiatric patients: Factors associated with their experience of burden. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 50, 377-389. (1988)
Noh, S. and Turner, R.J. Living with psychiatric patients: Implications of the mental health of family members. Social Science Medicine, 25, (3), 263-271. (1987)
Roland, John. Families, Illness and Disability: An Integrative Model. NY: Basic Books. (1994)
Secunda, V. When Madness Comes Home: Help And Hope For The Children, Siblings and Partners of the Mentally Ill. NY: Hyperion. (1997)
Silverman, M. Hospital and Community Psychiatry, Children of Psychiatrically Ill Parents: A Prevention Perspective. 4(12) 1257-1265. (1989)
Strobel, Shirley H. Creating a Circle of Caring: The Church and the Mentally Ill, A curriculum designed to sensitize adults in the church to the plight of people with severe mental illnesses. Twelve one-hour lessons or six two-hour lessons build on a Biblical-based theological reflection. NAMI North Carolina 919-788-0801 (1997)
Strong, M. Mainstay: For the Well Spouses of the Chronically Ill. NY: Penguin. (1988)
The Well Spouse Foundation. Brochure. San Diego, CA: San Diego Alliance for the Mentally Ill. (1992)
Woolis, Rebecca M.F.C.C. When Someone You Love Has a Mental Illness (1992) Practical, comprehensive, and clearly written. Excellent for families recently stricken with severe mental illness.
Depression and Manic Depression (Bipolar)
Amador, X. F. & Rosen, L. E. When Someone You Love Is Depressed: How to
help your loved one without losing yourself. NY: Simon & Schuster (1997)
An easy to read and understand guide on dealing with lack of insight.
Berger, Diane & Lisa. We Heard The Angels of Madness: One family's struggle
with manic depression. NY: William Morrow. (1991)
Casey, Nell: Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression. William Morrow
Publishing. (2000). Vivid expressions of depression by many talented voices.
Copeland, Mary Ellen. Living Without Depression and Manic Depression: A Workbook for Maintaining Mood Stability (1992). Workbook offering checklists and helpful advice targeted for individuals whose depressive illness is stabilized.
Copeland, Mary Ellen. The Depression Workbook: A Guide to Living with Depression and Manic Depression. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications. (1992)
Court, Brain L. & Nelson, Gerald E. M.D. Bipolar Puzzle Solution, An informative book on bipolar illness in a 187-question-and-answer format (1996)
Coyne, J.C. et al. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Living with a depressed person. 55, (3), 347-352. (1987)
Cronkite, Kathy. On the Edge of Darkness: Conversations about Conquering Depression. NY: Doubleday. (1994)
DePaulo, Raymond & Ablow, Keith. How to Cope with Depression. A Complete Guide for You and Your Family. NY: McGraw-Hill. (1989)
Duke, Patty & Hochman, Gloria. A Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic Depressive Illness. NY: Bantam Books. (1992)
Gold, Mark S. The Good News about Depression: Cures and Treatments in the New Age of Psychiatry. NY: Villard Books. (1987)
Goodwin, Frederick & Jamison, Kay. Manic Depressive Illness. NY: Oxford University Press. (1990)
Kramer, Peter. Listening to Prozac: A psychiatrist explores antidepressant drugs and the remaking of the self. NY: Viking. (1993)
Lithium Information Center. Lithium and Manic Depression. (1992) Guidebook about lithium in question-and-answer format. Lithium (Obsessive-Compulsive) Information Centers 1-608-827-2470 or www.healthtechsys.com/mimbooklets.html (1992)
Mondimore, F.M. Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press. (1999)
National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association. Living with manic-depressive illness: A guidebook for patients, families and friends. National DMDA, 730 N. Franklin Street, Suite 501, Chicago, IL 60610. (1997)
Nordon, Michael J. M.D. Beyond Prozac: Brain-Toxic Lifestyles, Natural Antidotes and New Generation Antidepressants, (1995) A look at how stress depletes serotonin and how to supplement this chemical, both with newer medications and natural remedies. A science based approach, readable for laypersons as well as professionals.
Papolos, Demitri F. & Papolos, Janice. Overcoming Depression (3rd edition). NY: Harper Perennial. (1997)
Schau, Mogens. Lithium Treatment of Manic Depressive Illness: A Practical Guide. NY: Karger (1989)
Sheffield, Anne. How You Can Survive When They're Depressed: Living and Coping With Depression Fallout. (1998). A book for those who live with and love someone with depressive illness. It covers the illness, its symptoms, its treatments, and how to fight back against depression fallout.
Silverstein, H. Teenage Depression. Franklin Watts. (1990)
Solomon, Andres: The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression. Scribner. An examination of the various facets of depression presented in personal, cultural, and scientific terms.
Thompson, Tracy. The Beast: Reckoning with Depression. NY: Putnam. (1995)
Torrey, E. Fuller M.D. & others. Schizophrenia and Manic Depressive Disorder, (1994) Dr. E. Fuller Torrey explores the biological roots of mental illness with a primary focus on schizophrenia
Wybrow, Peter C. M.D. A Mood Apart: Depression, Mania and Other Afflictions of the Self. NY: Harper. (1997)
Whybrow, Peter C. M.D. A Mood Apart: The Thinkers' Guide to Emotion and Its
Disorders, (1997) Discussion of depression and mania includes the symptoms,
human costs, biological underpinnings, and therapies.
Dual Diagnosis
(Co-occurrences of Substance Abuse and Psychiatric Disorders)
Daley, D. & Sinberg, J. Taking Care of Yourself: When a Family Member Has
Dual Disorders. MN: Hazelden Foundation, P.O. Box 176, Center City, MN 55012.
(1989)
Drake, Robert E. & Mueser, Kim T. Dual Diagnosis of Major Mental Illness and Substance Abuse, Vol. 2: Recent Research and Clinical Implications, (1996) A thorough examination of co-occurring brain disorders and substance use disorders, treatment, housing and family support.
Hazelden Educational Materials. The Dual Disorders: Recovery Book-A Twelve-Step Program. MN: Hazelden Foundation, P.O. Box 176, Center City, MN 55012. (1993) Personal stories and step programs. Easy to read and follow.
Minkoff, Kenneth & Drake, Robert E. Dual Diagnosis of Major Mental Illness and Substance Disorder, (1992) Written for professionals, readable for families. Includes descriptions of model programs.
Ryglewicz, Hilary, A.C.S.W. & Pepper, Bert M.D. Lives at Risk: Understanding and Treating Young People with Dual Disorders (1996) A thoughtful examination of the increasing co-existence of mental illness and substance abuse with a discussion of contemporary treatment options.
Steinwachs, Donald M. & Flynn, Laurie M. et al. Using Client Outcomes Information to Improve Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment (1996) A book to help family members, advocates, and professionals develop the standards for measuring the effectiveness of mental health services.
American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, 4th Edition. (DSM-IV) Washington DC (1994). The clinical guide for
diagnosing mental disorders.
Andreasen, Nancy. The Broken Brain: The Biological Revolution in Psychiatry. NY: Harper & Row. (1984)
Anthony, William. The Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal, Recovery from mental illness: The guiding vision of the mental health service system for the 1990s. 16 (4), 11-24. (1993)
Bachrach, L. and Nadelson, C. Treating chronically mentally ill women. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press. (1988)
Busick, Bonnie S. & Gorman, Martha. Ill Not Insane. Boulder, CO: New Idea
Press. (1989)
Group For The Advancement of Psychiatry. Resident's Guide to Treatment of People
with Chronic Mental Illness. Report No. 136. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric
Press, Inc. (1993)
Hall, L.L. (Ed.). Genetics and Mental illness. NY: Plenum. (1996)
Hartley, M. Breaking The Silence. NY: Signet. (1990)
Jamison, K. Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide. NY: Knopf. (1999)
Johnson, J.T. Hidden Victims. NY: Doubleday. (1988)
Marsh, D. Families and Mental illness: New Directions in Professional Practice. NY: Praeger. (1992)
Roukema, Richard W. What Every Patient, Family, Friend, and Caregiver Needs to Know About Psychiatry. Washington DC: American Psychiatric Press, Inc. (1998)
Stein, L.I. & Test, M.A. The training in community living model: A decade of experience. New Directions for Mental Health Services, No. 26. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.(1995)
Sullivan, William. Innovations and Research, A long and winding road: The process of recovery from severe mental illness. 3 (3), 19-27. (1994)
Swedo, S., and Leonard, H. It's Not All In Your Head. NY: HarperCollins. (1996)
Thurer, S.L. (1983). Deinstitutionalization and Women: Where the buck stops. Hospital and Community Psychiatry, 34, 1162-1163.
Torrey, E. Fuller M.D. Out of the Shadows: Confronting America's Mental Illness Crisis (1996) Includes updated information on the homeless and incarcerated mentally ill as well as the increasing episodes of violence associated with those not receiving treatment.
Wahl, D. Telling is Risky Business: Mental Health Consumers Confront Stigma. NJ: Rutgers University Press. (1999)
Wasow, Mona. The Skipping Stone: Ripple Effects of Mental Illness on the Family (2nd Edition). Palo Alto, CA: Science & Behavior Books Inc. (2000)
Zipple, A., Langle, S., Spaniol, L. & Fisher, H. Community Mental Health Journal, Client confidentiality and the family's need to know: Strategies for resolving the conflict. 26 (6), 533-545. (1990)
Legal and Financial Considerations
Levy, Robert M. & Rubenstein, Leonard S. The Rights of People with Mental
Disabilities: The Authoritative ACLU Guide to the Rights of People with Mental
Illness and Mental Retardation (1996). A good working tool on the legal rights
of individuals with brain disorders and the procedures to vindicate those rights.
Helpful citations to statutes and cases. American Civil Liberties Union Order
Line 1-800-775-2258 (1996)
NAMI. -R407. A Guide to Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System (1995). A system guides for families and consumers about criminal procedures and major issues that arise in the course of criminal proceedings. NAMI P.O. Box 79179, Baltimore, MD 21279-0179, 1-888-780-4167 (1995)
Russell, Mark L. J.D. Planning for the Future: Providing a Meaningful Life for a Child with Disability (1993). Updated advice from an attorney who specializes in estate planning. Using this book may be the single most important step one takes in planning for a family member with a disability.
Russell, Mark & Grant, Arnold. The Life Planning Workbook (1995) A workbook to help parents provide for the future security of a child with disabilities. Perfect complement to Planning for the Future.
Barondes, Samuel. Mood Genes (1998). A book that will take you on the hunt for
genes that may predispose people to depression and mania.
Bouricius, Jean K. M.S. Psychoactive Drugs and Their Effects on Mentally Ill Persons, (1996) Provides an excellent and up-to-date description of the uses, side effects, and interactions of drugs used in psychiatric practice. For families and consumers. NAMI P.O. Box 79179, Baltimore, MD 21279-0179, 1-888-780-4167
Gorman, Jack M. M.D. The New Psychiatry: The Essential Guide to State-of-the-Art Therapy, Medication, and Emotional Health, (1996) A consumer-friendly book designed to educate, help get good medical care, procure well defined goals of treatment, and determine whether these goals are being reasonably met.
Gorman, Jack. The Essential Guide to Psychiatric Drugs, A 1995 update on a best-selling basic introduction to psychiatric medications.
Fried, Stephen. Bitter Pills: Inside the Hazardous World of Legal Drugs, (1998)
Kane, J. & Lieberman, J. (Eds.). Adverse Effects of Psychotropic Drugs. NY: Guilford. Press. (1992)
Siever, Larry L. & Frucht, William. The New View of Self: How Genes and Neurotransmitters Shape Your Mind, Your Personality, and Your Mental Health, (1997) This technical book encompasses genetics, the anatomy and chemistry of the brain, child development, family dynamics, social factors, and traditional psychoanalytic theory.
Weiden, P.J. Breakthroughs in Antipsychotic Medications: A Guide for Consumers, Families, and Clinicians. NY: W.W. Norton & Company. (1999)
Other Disorders: Anxiety, Autism, Conduct, OCD, and Panic
Clark, Hewitt B. & Davis, Maryann. Transition to Adulthood: A Resource for Assisting Young People with Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. (2000). A family-friendly step by step how-to for families.
Dickey, J. Anxiety Disorders. National Institute of Mental Health. NIH Publication #93-3 879.
Grandin, Temple: Thinking in Pictures and Other Reports from My Life with Autism.
NY, NY: Vintage Books/Random House (1995). The author gives us a personal view
from inside the autistic mind and how it understands.
Griest, John H. & Jefferson, J.W. Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia: A Guide. Madison, WI: Madison Institute of Medicine. (1998)
Hamilton, Lynn M. Facing Autism: Giving Parents Reasons for Hope and Guidance for Help. Colorado Springs, Colorado: WaterBrook Press (2000). The book explores many different therapies and the efficacy. Excellent resource pages and comprehensive footnotes, bibliography, and index on autism.
Jenike, Michael, Baer, Lee, & Minichiello, Wm., (Eds.). Obsessive Compulsive Disorders. Theory and Management. (2nd Edition). Chicago, IL: Year Book Medical Publishers. (1990)
Obsessive-Compulsive Information Center revised. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. A brief, useful overview. Lithium (Obsessive-Compulsive) Information Centers 1-608-827-2470 or www.healthtechsys.com/mimbooklets.html (1992)
Osborn, I. Tormenting Thoughts and Secret Rituals: The Hidden Epidemic of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. NY: Delacorte Press. (1999)
Phelan, Thomas W. All About Attention Deficit Disorder Symptoms, Diagnosis,
and Treatment-Children and Adults. Glen Ellyn, IL: Child Management, Inc. (2000)
The book includes the diagnostics, different needs for different ages, how to
work with the school, and how the teacher can help the child in the classroom.
Very informative and helpful for family.
Rappoport, Judith. The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing. NY: E.P. Dutton Publishing. (1989) The experience and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Clear writing on an absorbing subject, free of technical jargon. Offers case studies, and pointers on diagnoses.
Ross, Jerilyn. Triumph Over Fear, (1994) Through case histories, the many faces of anxiety, including phobias, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder are explored.
Schwartz, Jeffrey. Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior. NY, NY: Harper Collins (1996) A easily read four-step program of control.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Understanding Panic Disorders. NIH Publication E93-3509. Washington DC (1995)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Conduct Disorder in Children and Adolescents Fact Sheet. Washington DC (1996)
Wilson, J., Ross, J. & DuPont, R.: Anxiety Disorders in Managed Care. Behavioral Health Management, March/April, 1997, p. 33-38
Blakely, M.K. Wake Me Up When It's Over. NY: New York Times Books. (1989)
Dickens, R. & Marsh, D. (Eds.). Anguished Voices: Personal Accounts of Siblings and Children of People with Mental Illness. Boston, MA: The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston University, Sargent College of Allied Health Professionals. (1994)
Duke, Patty & Turan, Kenneth. Call me Anna. NY: Bantam Books. (1987) Patty Duke, a contemporary actress, relates her personal fight with depression.
Galloway, J. The Trick Is To Keep Breathing. Normal, IL: Dalkey Archive Press. (1994)
Hammer, S. By Her Own Hand: Memoirs of a Suicide's Daughter. NY: Vintage Books. (1991)
Holley, Tara Elgin, & Holley, Joe. My Mother's Keeper: A Daughter's Memoir of Growing Up in the Shadow of Schizophrenia (1997) This book is the story of two people: a mother with schizophrenia and her daughter's struggle against her mother's illness.
Hyland, B. The Girl With The Crazy Brother. NY: Franklin Watts. (1987)
Jamison, K. An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness. NY: Knopf. (1995) This renowned psychiatrist relates her own personal battle with depression.
Kaysen, S. Girl Interrupted. NY: Turtle Bay. (1993) The author's own story of her late teenage first hospitalization at McLean Hospital, Belmont MA in the 1980s.
Lachenmeyer, Nathaniel. The Outsider. NY, NY: Broadway Books (2001). The author struggles to understand what happened to his father, who lived with schizophrenia. An unsentimental yet profoundly moving and suspenseful story.
Lyden, J. Daughter of the Queen of Sheba. NY: Houghton Mifflin. (1997)
Manning, Martha. Undercurrent. NY: HarperCollins. (1995)
Neugeboren, Jay. Imaging Robert, My Brother, Madness, and Survival-A Memoir.
NY, NY: William Morrow & Co. (1997). Personalizing his brother who suffers
from mental illness, this novelist provides a heartrending and ultimately uplifting
story.
North, Carol, M.D. Welcome Silence: My Triumph Over Schizophrenia. NY: Simon & Schuster. (1987)
Olsen, L. He Was Still My Daddy. Portland, OR: Ogden House Publishing Co. (1994)
Schiller, Lori & Bennett, Amanda. The Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness. NY: Warren Books. (1994) A personal story of dealing with mental illness and finally finding sanity with Clozeril (clozapine).
Secunda, Victoria. When Madness Comes Home, (1997) Personal accounts offer first-hand, day-to-day experiences with mental illness of a sibling (mostly) and partner/spouse (briefly)
Simon, Clea. Mad House: Growing Up in the Shadow of Mentally Ill Siblings (1997) A personal, often painful account of the author's experiences growing up in an upper-middle class, caring family deeply affected by the mental illnesses of her two older siblings. Also features recent findings in brain research.
Spaniol, L. & Koehler, M. Recovery: Self-Reports by People With Mental Illness. The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston University. (1993)
Steel, Danielle. His Bright Light-The Nick Traina Story. NY, NY: Delacore Press (1999). Ms. Steel, an international best-selling novelist, tells the tragic story of her own son as he dealt with a mental illness while a teenager and committed suicide in his twenties. (ISBN 0-385-33346-3)
Steele, Ken & Berman, Claire. The Day the Voices Stopped (A Memoir of Madness and Hope). NY, NY: Basic Books. A first person account of life with schizophrenia and improvement with risperidone. Inspirational and hopeful.
Wieden, Peter. Conquering Schizophrenia (1998). A story of a son's twenty-five year struggle with schizophrenia and a father's search for new effective treatment and medications for his son's illness. Reads like a detective story ending on a note of optimism.
Caplan, P. & Hall-McCorquodale, I. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry,
The scapegoating of mothers: A call for change. 55, 610-613. (1985)
Mancuso, Laura. Case Studies on Reasonable Accommodations for Workers with Psychiatric Disabilities, Americans with Disabilities Act manual gives examples of reasonable accommodations needed by persons with psychiatric disabilities. California Department of Mental Health 1-916-657-0290 (1993)
Noble, John H. Jr. Ph.D., Honberg, Ronald S.. Hall, Laura Lee, Ph. D., & Flynn, Laurie. -134 A Legacy of Failure: The Inability of the Federal-State Vocational Rehabilitation System to Serve People with Serious Mental Illnesses, An evaluation of the current effectiveness of state programs, this report identifies serious concerns relating to certain practices, expenditures, and outcomes. NAMI P.O. Box 79179, Baltimore, MD 21279-0179, 1-888-780-4167 (1997)
Torrey, E. Fuller M.D. & others. -093 Criminalizing the Seriously Mentally Ill: The Abuse of Jails as Mental Hospitals, Advocate resource for persons with mental illnesses who are jailed. NAMI P.O. Box 79179, Baltimore, MD 21279-0179, 1-888-780-4167 (1992)
Wahl, Otto F. Media Madness: Images of Mental Illness, (1995) About the treatment in the media of people with brain disorders and the stigmatizing inaccuracies in movies, TV, books, cartoons, advertising, etc.
-145 Pact Manual, A how-to manual, which spells out how to effectively start up and operate a successful PACT team. NAMI P.O. Box 79179, Baltimore, MD 21279-0179, 1-888-780-4167
Backlar, Patricia. The Family Face of Schizophrenia: Practical Counsel from
America's
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Hall, Laura, Ph. D & Mark, Tami, Ph.D. -R325 The Efficacy of Schizophrenia Treatment, (1995) This NAMI report summarizes data from the most rigorous of schizophrenia research. It concludes that symptoms can be controlled and the lives of people suffering from this brain disorder can be improved. NAMI P.O. Box 79179, Baltimore, MD 21279-0179, 1-888-780-4167
Keefe, Richard & Harvey, Philip. Understanding Schizophrenia: A Guide to the New Research on Causes and Treatment. NY: Macmillan, Inc. (1994)
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