Lending Library
NAMI's Maryella Hitt Library offers a substantial
collection of books and other materials on mental health topics, available for
members to borrow free of charge.
To borrow books, please visit the Glenside Office, call us at 215-886-0350, or use
our contact form.
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although books may apply to more than one topic, each is listed only once.
Selected Bibliography
Antony, Martin M. and Richard P. Swinson. The
shyness & social anxiety workbook; proven techniques for overcoming your
fears. New Harbinger, 2000. 238 p.
Baer, Lee. Getting control; overcoming your
obsessions and compulsions. Rev. ed. Plume, 2000. 258 p.
Baer, Lee. The imp of the mind; exploring the silent
epidemic of obsessive bad thoughts. Plume, 2002. 154 p.
Coping with anxiety and phobias. Harvard
Health Publications. 2002. 42 p. deSilva, Padmal and Stanley Rachmal.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder. 2d ed. Oxford, 1998. 141 p. Kernodle, William. Panic disorder; the medical point
of view. 4th ed. Rand McNally, 1997. 209 p. Keuthen, Nancy J. Help for hair pullers;
understanding and coping with trichotillomania. New Harbinger, c2001.
184 p. Panic disorder and agoraphobia: a guide. Rev.
ed. By John H. Greist and James W. Jefferson. Madison Institute of Medicine,
1998. 69 p. Penzel, Fred. Obsessive-compulsive disorders.
Oxford Univ. Press, 2001. 428 p. Rappaport, Judith. The boy who couldn't
stop washing; the experience of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Dutton,
1989. 260 p. Raskin, Valerie Davis. When words are not enough;
the women's
prescription for depression and anxiety. Broadway Books, 1997. 318 p. Ross, Jerilyn. Triumph over fear; a book of help for
people with anxiety, panic attacks and phobias. Bantam, 1994. 296 p. Saul, Helen. Phobias; fighting the fear.
Arcade, c2001. 306 p. Sebastian, Richard. Compulsive behavior. Chelsea
House, 1993. 111 p. Social phobia: a guide. Rev. ed. Dean Foundation
for Health, 1997. 60 p.
Wilensky, Amy S. Passing for normal; a memoir of
compulsion. Broadway Books, 1999. 211 p.
Hallowell, Edward M. Answers to distraction.
Bantam, 1996. 334 p. Hallowell, Edward. Driven to distraction.
Pantheon, 1994. 319 p.
Fawcett, Jean. New hope for people with bipolar
disorder. Prima Health, 2000. 331 p. Fieve, Ronald R. Moodswing. 2d ed. rev.
and expand. Bantam, c1997. 321 p. Goodwin, Frederic K. and Kay R. Jamison. Manic
depressive illness, Oxford Univ. Press, 1990. 938 p. Granet, Roger. Why am I up, why am I down? Dell,
1999. 244 p. Living with manic-depressive illness; a guidebook
for patients, families and friends. National Depressive and Manic
Depressive Assoc. n.d. 35 p.
Mead, Richard Aaron. Yes you can! Commitment and
strategies for overcoming bipolar and unipolar depression. Regent Press,
c2001. 110 p.
Miklowitz, David J. The bipolar survival guide.
Guilford, c2002. 322 p.
Miklowitz, David J. and Michael J Goldstein. Bipolar disorder; a
family-focused treatment approach. Guilford, c1997. 318 p. Mondimore, Francis Mark. Bipolar disorder; a guide
for patients and families. Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 1999. 277 p.
Torrey, E. Fuller and Michael B. Knable. Surviving
manic depression; a manual on bipolar disorder for patients, families and
providers. Basic Books, 2002. 395 p. Waltz, Mitzi. Adult bipolar disorders; understanding
your diagnosis and getting help. O'Reilly,
c2002. 371 p.
Duke, Patty and Gloria Hochman. A brilliant madness.
Bantam, 1992. 285 p. Hinshaw, Stephen. The years of silence are
past; my father’s life with bipolar disorder. Cambridge Univ. Press,
c2002. 227 p. Jamison, Kay. Touched with Fire: manic-depressive
illness and the artistic temperament. Free Press, 1993. 228p.
Jamison, Kay. An unquiet mind: a memoir of moods and
madness. Knopf, 1995. 223 p. Lyden, Jackie. Daughter of the Queen of Sheba.
Houghton Mifflin, c1997. 257 p. Simon, Lizzie. Detour: my bipolar road trip in 4-D.
Atria, c2002. 211 p.
Bockian, Neil R. New hope for people with borderline
personality disorder. Prima Publishing, c2002. 331 p. Clarkin, John F. Borderline personality disorder.
Guilford, 1992. 341 p.
Dean, Melanie A. Borderline personality disorder:
the latest assessment and treatment strategies. Compact Clinicals, 1995.
84 p. Kreisman, Jerold & Hal Straus. I hate youBdon't
leave me; understanding the borderline personality. Avon, 1989. 207 p.
Mason, Paul T. and Randi Kreger. Stop walking on
eggshells; taking your life back when someone you care about has borderline
personality disorder. New Harbinger, 1997. 258 p. Moskowitz, Richard. Lost in the mirror; an inside
look at borderline personality disorder. 2d ed. Taylor, 2001. 206 p. Thornton, Melissa Ford. Eclipses: behind the
borderline personality disorder. Monte Santo, 1998. 148p.
Barondes, Samuel H. Molecules and mental illness.
Scientific American Library, 1999. 215 p. Barondes, Samuel H. Mood genes: hunting for origins
of mania and depression. W. H. Freeman, 1998. 237 p. Farasone, Stephen et al. Genetics of mental
disorders; a guide for students, clinicians and researchers.
Guilford, 1999. 272 p. New developments in the biology of mental disorders.
Research & Education Assoc., 1995 181 p. Siever, Larry J. The new view of self; how genes and
neurotransmitters shape your mind, your personality, and your mental health.
Macmillan, 1997. 257 p.
Blamed and ashamed; the treatment experiences of
youth with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders and
their families. Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health,
2001. 60 p.
Childhood revealed; art expressing pain, discovery &
hope. Abrams, 1999. 160 p. Campbell, Ross. Kids in danger. Victor Books,
1995. 187 p. [Anger] Greene, Ross W. The explosive child; a new approach
for understanding and parenting easily frustrated, chronically inflexible
children. 2d ed. Quill, 2001. 334 p. Gutkind, Lee. Stuck in time: the tragedy of
childhood mental illness. Henry Holt, 1993. 253 p. Peschel, Enid. Neurobiological disorders in
childhood. Jossey-Bass, 1992. 138 p. Swedo, Susan. Is it
Ajust a phase@?
How to tell common childhood phases from more serious problems. Broadway
Books, 1999. 348 p. Wilens, Timothy E. Straight talk
about psychiatric medication for kids. Guilford, 1999. 279 p.
Barkley, Russell. Taking charge of ADHD; the
complete and authoritative guide for parents. Guilford,1995. 294p. Dendy, Chris A. Zeigler. Teenagers with ADD; a
parents' guide.
Woodbine House, 1995. 370 p. Dendy, Chris A. Zeigler. Teaching teens with ADD and
ADHD; a quick reference guide for teachers and parents. Woodbine House,
c2000. 352 p. Wender, Paul H. ADHD: Attention-deficit
hyperactivity disorder in children, adolescents, and adults. Oxford,
c2000. 277 p.
Lynn, George. Survival strategies for parenting
children with bipolar disorders. Jessica Kingsley, 2000. 236 p.
Papolos, Demitri and Janice Papolos. The bipolar
child; the definitive and reassuring guide to childhood’s most misunderstood
disorder. Rev. and expand. ed. Broadway,c2002. 452 p. Waltz, Mitzi. Bipolar disorders; a guide to helping
children and adolescents. O'Reilly,
2000. 422 p.
Empfield, Maureen and Nicholas Bakalar.
Understanding teenage depression; a guide to diagnosis, treatment and
management. Henry Holt, c2001. 250 p. Fassler, David G.
AHelp me, I'm
sad.@ Recognizing,
treating and preventing childhood and adolescent depression. Viking,
1997. 210 p.
Ingersoll, Barbara. Lonely, sad and angry; a parent's
guide to depression in children and adolescents. Doubleday, 1995. 225 p Kerns, Lawrence. Helping your depressed child; a
reassusring guide to the causes and treatments of childhoood and adolescent
depression. Prima, 1993. 283 p. Koplewicz, Harold S. More than moody;
recognizing and treating adolescent depression. Putnam,
c2002. 366 p. Koplewicz, Harold S. It's
nobody's fault; new
hope and help for difficult children and their parents. Three Rivers
Press, c1996. 304 p. Mondimore, Frances M. Adolescent depression; a
guide for parents. Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, c2002. 287 p. Oster, Gerald and Sarah D. Montgomery. Helping your
depressed teenager: a guide. Wiley, 1995. 184 p. Slaby, Andrew. No one saw my pain; why teens
kill themselves. Norton, 1996 (c1994). 208 p. Williams, Kate. A parent's
guide for suicide and depressed teens. Hazelden, 1995. 234 p.
Chansky, Tamar. Freeing your child from
obsessive-compulsive disorder; a powerful, practical program for parents of
children and adolescents. Three Rivers Press, c2000. 354 p. March, John. OCD in children and adolescents.
Guilford, 1998. 298 p. Waltz, Mitzi. Obsessive-compulsive disorder; help
for children and adolescents. O'Reilly,
c2000. 384 p.
American Medical Association. Essential guide to
depression. Pocket Books, 1998. 238 p.
Bloch, Douglas. When going through hell....don't
stop. Pallas, 2000. 200 p. Broida, Marian. New hope for people with depression.
Prima Publishing, c2001. 317 p.
Burns, David D. The feeling good handbook. Rev. ed. Plume,
c1999. 732 p.
Copeland, Mary Ellen. Learning to cope with
depression and manic depression; a workbook for people who experience
extreme high and low moods and for the people who love and support them.
Peach Press, 1991.184 p.
Copeland, Mary Ellen. Living without depression and
manic depression; a workbook for maintaining mood stability. New
Harbinger, 1994. 263 p.
DePaulo, Raymond J., Jr. and Leslie Horvitz.
Understanding depression; what we know and what you can do about it.
Wiley, c2002. 296 p.
Elfenbein, Debra. Living with antidepressants:
personal accounts of life on impramine, nortiptyline, amitriptyline and
others. Harper, 1996. 140 p. Golant, Mitch and Susan Golant. What to do when
someone you love is depressed. Henry Holt, 1996. 192 p.
Heston, Leonard. Mending minds; a guide to the new
psychiatry of depression, anxiety and other serious disorders. W. H.
Freeman, 1992. 233 p.
Karp, David A. Speaking of sadness; depression,
disconnection, and the meanings of illness. Oxford Univ. Press, 1996.
240 p.
Klein, Donald and Paul Wender. Understanding
depression: a complete guide to its diagnosis and treatment. Oxford
Univ. Press, 1993. 182 p.
Kramer, Peter D. Listening to Prozac. Viking,
1993. 409 p.
Mayo Clinic on depression. Mayo Clinic,
Rochester, MN, c2001. 194 p.
Mondimore, Francis Mark. Depression, the mood
disease. Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 1990. 226 p.
Real, Terence. I don't
want to talk about it; overcoming the secret legacy of male depression.
Scribner, 1997. 483 p.
O'Connor, Richard. Undoing depression: what
therapy doesn't
teach you and medication can't
give you. Berkley Books, 1997. 358 p.
Owen, Patricia L. I can see tomorrow; a guide for
living with depression. Hazelden, 1995. 183 p.
Papolos, Dimitri F. and Janice Papalos. Overcoming
depression; the definitive resource for patients and families who live with
depression and manic-depression. 3rd ed. HarperPerennial,
1997. 413 p.
Quinn, Brian. The depression sourcebook. 2d ed.
Lowell House, 2000. 275 p.
Raskin, Valerie Davis. When words are not
enough; the women’s prescription for depression and anxiety. Broadway
Books, c1997. 318 p.
Restoring intimacy; the patient's
guide to maintaining relationships during depression. National
Depressive and Manic Depressive Assoc., 1999. 114 p.
Rosenthal, Norman E. Winter blues: seasonal
affective disorder; what it is and how to overcome it. Guilford, 1993.
325 p.
Seligman, Martin E. P. Learned optimism.
Pocket Books, c1998. 320 p.
Sheffield, Anne. Sorrow's
web; overcoming the legacy of maternal depression. Free Press, 2000. 285
p.
Sheffield, Anne. How you can survive when they're
depressed; living and coping with depression fall out. Three Rivers
Press, 1998. 306 p.
Understanding depression. Harvard Medical
School. Harvard Health Publications, 2001. 44 p. Whybrow, Peter. A mood apart: depression, mania, and
other afflictions of the self. Basic Books, 1997. 365 p.
Casey, Nell. Unholy ghost; writers on depression.
William Morrow, c2001. 299 p. Cronkite, Kathy. On the edge of darkness;
conversations about conquering depression. Doubleday, 1994. 352 p.
Danquah, Meri. Willow weep for me; a black woman's
journey through depression: a memoir. Norton, 1998. 272 p. Kaysen, Susanna. Girl, interrupted. Vintage,
1993. 168 p. Manning, Martha. Undercurrents; a therapist
reckoning with her own depression. HarperCollins, 1995. 197 p. Slater, Lauren. Prozac diary. Penguin, 1999. 203
p. Smith, Jeffrey. Where the roots reach for water; a
personal & natural history of melancholia. North Point Press, 1999. 292
p. Solomon, Andrew. The noonday demon; an atlas of
depression. Scribner, 2001. 571 p. Styron, William. Darkness visible: a memoir of
madness. Random House, 1990. 84 p. Thompson, Tracy. The beast; a reckoning with
depression. Putnam, 1995. 286 p. Thorne, Julia. You are not alone; words of
experience and hope for the journey through depression. HarperPerennial,
1993. 185 p.
Alcohol use and abuse. Harvard Medical School.
Harvard Health Publications, 2001. 36 p.
Dual disorders recovery book; a twelve-step program
for those of us with addictions and an emotional or psychiatric illness.
Hazelden, 1993. 245 p. Evans, Katie and J. Michael Sullivan. Dual
diagnosis; counseling the mentally ill substance abuser. 2d ed.
Guilford, 2001. 290 p. Integrated treatment for dual disorders: a
guide to effective practice. Guilford, 2003. 470 p.
Minkoff, Kenneth. Dual diagnosis of major mental
illness. Jossey-Bass, 1991. 113 p. Pita, Diane Doyle, ed. A comprehensive guide for
integrated treatment of people with co-occurring disorders. Edit. by
Diane Doyle Pita and LeRoy Spaniol. Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation,
Boston Univ., c2002. 768 p.
Steinwachs, Donald M., ed. Using client outcome
information to improve mental health and substance abuse treatment.
Jossey-Bass, 1996. 136 p.
Kennedy, Gary. Geriatric mental health care; a
treatment guide for health professionals. Guilford, c2001. 191 p. Miller, Mark D. Living longer depression free;
a family guide to recognizing, treating, and preventing depression in later
life. Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, c2002. 184 p. Salzman, Carl. Psychiatric medications for older
adults: the concise guide. Guilford, c2001. 191 p.
Electroconvulsive therapy: a guide. Madison
Institute of Medicine, 1998. 18 p. Fink, Max. Electroshock; restoring the mind.
Oxford, 1999. 157 p.
Russell, L. Mark. Planning for the future; providing
a meaningful life for a child with a d
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