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From the time she was a small child, Kay Jamison knew that she was different. Her moods were unlike other children and her experience of the world was at times confusing. This book charts her course from a young girl with unstable moods, to an adult diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Jamison eventually became a successful professor at Johns Hopkins University while battling her moods and seeking treatment with medication, therapy and supports. The book documents honestly some of the dangerous pitfalls of mania and depression and should be read by patients with a caregiver's guidance but can provide hope and inspiration for anyone living with a mood disorder.
This book discusses frankly the author's own suicide attempt and though it is handled well, parents should know that it is a topic that occurs in a detail. Brandon and the Bipolar Bear: This is a short story about a boy with bipolar disorder. When the boy goes to see his doctor, the doctor provides a nice description of the illness. The book can help a child understand his or her illness and feel less alone. The Dark Side of Innocence Author: The author writes of her experience as a child and adolescent struggling with mood problems.
Sugar and Salt Author: This is a historical life journey of one woman's experience with lifelong mental illness. It addresses some of the biases and stigma associated with mental illness. There are only brief anecdotes of symptoms during childhood and adolescence. This book would not likely appeal to an adolescent struggling with evolving mental illness or a parent with questions about their child or adolescent. It would most likely appeal to an older adult with a history of bipolar disorder or a family member of an older adult with bipolar disorder or a historian. The book comprises a different historical era from 's to 's.
This is a short but wonderful book about a young boy whose big sister has bipolar disorder and needs to go to the hospital. It thoughtfully describes the impact of the illness on the boy and his family. Get Me Out of Here: Rachel Reiland writes about her struggle with, treatment for and recovery from borderline personality disorder. Her account of her provocative, manipulative and dangerous behavior may help readers recognize typical behavior and mood reactiveness seen in borderline personality disorder. She relates the effect it had on her husband, children and extended family, giving caregivers who read this novel a window into similar experiences they likely face with the individual with borderline personality disorder in their lives.
Reiland's detailed scripted account of her therapy sessions with Dr. Padgett could be used as an excellent teaching tool for clinicians interested in treating individuals with borderline personality disorder. Susanna Kaysen was diagnosed at eighteen with borderline personality disorder. She spent two years on and off the inpatient psychiatric ward at McLean Hospital. This memoir chronicles her time on the ward and describes the personalities and psychological make-up of the other patients she lived with in the hospital. It serves as an excellent psychoeducational tool for learning about borderline personality disorder and what psychiatric treatment was like in the s at one of the most famous mental hospitals in the country.
Girl, Interrupted is an excellent first-hand account of one young woman's mental health struggles and a fascinating example of how borderline personality disorder was conceptualized some 40 years ago. Down Came the Rain: Well-known actress Brooke Shields discusses her experiences with postpartum depression following the birth of her first child in this memoir.
This memoir helped to increase the public's awareness of mental health issues during and after pregnancy. She discusses the impact of motherhood on her relationship and career and the role mental health treatment played in her recovery. Contains discussions of suicidal thinking that may be upsetting for some readers. Recommended for middle school and teenage girls who are struggling with peer relationships and desire to fit in and be popular in school. There are useful tips on how to recognize a supportive friendship versus a destructive self- esteem lowering relationship.
The short book is a fast read and helps teens to identify their own friendship building styles and how to distance themselves from inappropriate friendships. Book also discusses how to cope with being excluded from groups and hurtful friends. It's a valuable resource for teen girls navigating the social world. The Princess and the Fog: A Story for Children with Depression. This is an excellent storybook about a princess developing depression. It contains great use of metaphor and also provides psychoeducation about the development of depression and the ways to move beyond depression.
This book would be a wonderful waiting room book and is recommended reading for a parent and a child.
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Trouble in my Head: Trouble in My Head is a book written by a young woman in her own words, post treatment for very severe depression with reality distortion and anorexia. She deftly explains her rationale, distorted thought processes when she was at her most ill and her experience on an inpatient unit. She begins to integrate into the treatment, accept medication, and through her eyes, we watch her improve, her depression and body distortions become less severe, and Ms.
Monaque reconnect with her family and the world. The ending is uplifting and shows how severe mental illness can be treated. This is well written and eye opening from a first person perspective. This could be a trigger for those with emerging restrictive eating issues and could also increase ideas about why not eating could make sense—especially initially as the author is very ill. Toward the end, the patient does talk about having gone off of her medication without talking to her MD and does qualify this by saying anyone should first speak with their doctor.
This could inadvertently encourage patients to change or drop medications without collaborating with their team. This book is from the U. There may be some terminology that could be confusing, but it's not extensive. Doris Smeltzer and Andrea Lynn Smeltzer. This book is told through the eyes of Doris, the mother of 19 year old Andrea, after she has been devastated by the news that her daughter has passed away in her sleep after a year-long battle with bulimia.
The author intertwines Andrea's own diary and journal entries, along with self-penned poetry, to reveal the story of their struggle to deal with bulimia and the ultimate consequence of their fight. Young adult Adolescents and older due to mature themes; Parents of individuals with bulimia. In this autobiography, Lucy chronicles her own experiences as she enters the early stages of anorexia, struggles with her symptoms, and eventually makes her way into recovery.
Many of the pages are narrative, but also include first-hand journal entries from her own diaries at that time. Young Adults Adolescents or older due to advanced language, mature themes; vivid descriptions. Diary of an Anorexic Girl Author: Viewed through a series of diary entries, the author exposes Blythe's journey through anorexia, and how it affected her self-esteem, her relationships, and her ultimate recovery from the illness. At the end, the author includes tips and inspirational items from her own struggle with anorexia.
Young adult Adolescents and older due to mature themes, vivid descriptions, strong language. Eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia, sexual content, drug and alcohol use. This memoir follows Jenny Lauren, the niece of Ralph Lauren, the fashion designer, through her formative years, during which she developed anorexia and bulimia, and eventually required significant medical treatment to deal with the consequences of her illness. Young adult College students due to mature themes, vivid descriptions, and profane language. Second Star to the Right Author: This follows the story of Leslie, a successful, popular teenage girl, as she develops and struggles with anorexia, and how it affects not only her, but all those around her.
The story is fiction, but written by an author who had a personal struggle with anorexia, which she details in the foreword and afterword of the book. Young adult Adolescents and older due to mature themes, vivid descriptions. This is the story of Jennifer Hendricks, who was diagnosed with anorexia at age fourteen, and passed away at age twenty-five.
The book is narrated through the recollections of her father, and Jennifer's personal journal entries. It follows her journey into illness and her eventual death as a result of struggling with an eating disorder. Young adult Older adolescents, College students due to mature themes.
In this book, the story outlines the life of Aimee, a young multiracial girl growing up in the s, who develops anorexia nervosa following a difficult transition into a new life in the United States and trauma at age seven. Aimee describes her path to recovery after a long fight with her own mind and body.
Young adult College students due to mature themes, vivid descriptions, and advanced language. A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia Author: This book chronicles Mayra's development of bulimia at age nine, followed by anorexia by age fifteen, and her long struggle with self-image, medical complications, and acting out, along with her eventual recovery from eating disorders. This is a book to be read to younger children about therapy, which can apply to therapies other than just play therapy.
It has nice pictures and understandable text as well as a much needed section on confidentiality. Younger child with parent or therapist or PCP office staff reading to child. A Volcano in My Tummy: Helping Children to Handle Anger Author: Eliane Whitehouse and Warwick Pudney. Workbook for teachers, parents to work with kids with anger issues, aggression issues.
Some lessons are for multiple kids, some for small groups, some for individuals. Multiple ways to help kids deal with anger and frustration. A Relaxation Story Author: A story of an octopus getting angry and then learning how to relax his anger away. It could be used as a script for guided relaxation. Cool Cats, Calm Kids: Cute little book using cats to help kids learn how to become calm, stay calm, have fun, and express themselves.
Part of the Teen Life Confidential series, this chapter book features information and strategies for children who are being bullied. Chapters include details about how to deal with being bullied, how to understand what causes others to bully, what to do if you are a bully, and important tips like developing self-assertiveness and more self-awareness as well as how to make friends.
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Chapters include some self-help type questions and guided exercises appropriate for pre-teens. This is a well written and thoughtful guide to help children work through their anger. It provides helpful strategies for children to work through their anger including talking with friends, drawing and over 30 other activities to distract the child from acting out their angry feelings in unhealthy ways. A kid's book about therapy Author: This is a story of a 12 y. It describes the problems and reasons for going into therapy, a little about the therapy she is involved in, some definitions, and whether to tell friends about being in therapy.
It's a bit wordy at times but may help a depressed and anxious tween understand therapy. Michael Chissick and Sarah Peacock. This is a fun book teaching different yoga breathing techniques to help with emotional difficulties. School violence, prevention, juvenile justice, anger, juvenile literature, hand, early childhood literature.
This is a thoughtful guide to help children work through their anger. It explains to children the healthy ways to use their hands. I'm Adam, a child's story of Tourette Syndrome Author: This short single sided 35 page book is written by a 10 year old to elaborate the challenge of growing up with a problem like Tourette's disorder and no understanding of how to treat it. He deals with the complexity of being a person with bad behavior that his body makes him do, the misunderstanding that people have of his illness, and the frustration of his parents, teachers, doctors, and self.
He felt so out of control that at times he wanted to die. Once a diagnosis and treatment were obtained, he began to educate teachers and peers and advocate that others do the same. Elizabeth Verdick and Marjorie Lisovskis. Excellent resource for children, families, and therapists to help child work and develop coping strategies when angry.
Provides education around the emotion of anger and tools to use when angry. How children and frogs, dogs, flamingos and dragons can use yoga relaxation to help deal with stress, grief, bullying and lack of confidence Author: This is a great book to help teach relaxation to worried kids in a fun and interesting way.
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Sam's Pet Temper Author: Sangeeta Bhadra and Marion Arbona. The book spends a bit too long on giving examples of how temper gets Sam in trouble, but not enough on how he is able to say goodbye to Temper. Some Bunny To Talk To: Short, concise, positive book for children starting therapy.
Helps them understand why therapy may be helpful to them and what therapy can consist of. Workbook for kids who use a lot of negative thinking to help them to learn techniques to see more positive aspects of life and cope with negative things that occur. When I feel Angry Author: This describes a very basic understanding of anger as a feeling and identifies things that commonly provoke anger. It provides options for what to do when angry feelings happen and emphasizes doing something healthy instead of acting out on anger.
When I Feel Sad Author: A simple picture book about sad feelings.
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain Author: A cute book with humorous illustrations describing the structure, function, and development of the brain. This helps the child understand how to use the four square apology technique: What I did to hurt somebody 2. How the person felt 3. What I can do next time 4. How I'll make it up to the person. This book can be used by elementary school teachers and parents to help children learn to apologize for mistakes, while keeping their dignity and not feeling overly shamed.
It is an excellent book. Zach Gets Frustrated Author: This helps the child understand how to handle frustration by using the frustration triangle: This book can be used by elementary school teachers and parents to help children learn to reframe their frustration. This is an excellent book. Blink, Blink, Clop, Clop: This is a funny, farm-friendly book about OCD. It is written for very young children who love animals. Devil in the Details Author: In her memoir, author Jennifer Traig describes firsthand her own difficulties with developing neuroses and compulsive behaviors related to obsessive compulsive disorder from age twelve to college.
Using funny anecdotes and humor, Traig brings the reader into her world in detailed descriptions of her experiences. Sammy's Mommy Has Cancer Author: The author of this book was diagnosed with breast cancer when her son was 18 months old. The Introduction for adults has a useful and thoughtful explanation of her experience and how the book was helpful to her family. The picture book portion describes Sammy and his family as well as what happens to his mother during the course of her treatment, for example, what is cancer, how she experiences chemotherapy, how Sammy hugs his mother when she feels sad.
It uses simple and clear language that is appropriate for a preschooler or child in early elementary school. Up and Down the Worry Hill: Aureen Pinto Wagner, PhD. This is a great introductory book on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and its effective treatment. It is meant to be read by a child who is struggling with obsessions and compulsions. It is very encouraging and informative.
This is a great book explaining how to fight OCD. It has clinical exercises and drawing space to emphasize the therapeutic take-home points. It's a great way to help kids conceptualize how to fight OCD. The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness Author: A personal memoir of Dr. Elyn Saks, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Southern California and her experience of living with schizophrenia.
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From her youngest memories to embarking on a career and managing her illness as an adult, this is an inspiring story about one woman's ongoing battle with psychosis and how she was able to work with her illness to lead a successful life. Pamela Spiro Wagner and Carolyn S. This book chronicles the lives of identical twin sisters Pammy author Pamela and Lynnie Carolyn as their lives are turned upside down by Pammy's descent into psychosis during their adolescence.
As the previously eclipsed sister, Lynnie finds herself in the conflicted position of surpassing Pammy as the illness progresses. The authors are frankly honest about how their lives are impacted by schizophrenia. Young adult to Adult due to mature themes, vivid descriptions, foul language, advanced language.
The Quiet Room Author: Lori Schiller and Amanda Bennett. Told through the viewpoints of the author, Lori, her family members, her doctors, and her friends, Ms. Schiller pieces together the account of her personal struggle with schizophrenia, starting in her seventeenth year. Her first personal accounts reveal the depth of the pain and conflict within a person with schizophrenia, but also the unintended consequences of the illness on those around her. Young adult Adolescents and older to Adult due to mature themes, vivid descriptions, foul language, advanced language, scary situations. Welcome to My Country Author: This novel follows the early career of the author, Ms.
Slater, as a psychologist at the Bate House, a residence for chronic schizophrenics, and an outpatient clinic therapist. Slater unflinchingly describes both the struggles of her patients, but also her own difficulties in her attempts to help them. Schizophrenia, personality disorders, depression, and abuse are all revealed through the eyes of Ms. Slater and her patients. Young Adults Adolescents or older due to foul language, mature themes, vivid descriptions. Caroline Kettlewell writes in Skin Game about her struggles with cutting.
She gives a well-written and thoughtful account of the issues she faced in childhood and adolescence and how they might have led to her eventual use of non-suicidal self-injury as a form of fascination, self-punishment and maladaptive coping skill. Do you like Portland Book Review? Follow us on Twitter at pdxbookreview and like us on Facebook! Get your book professionally reviewed and have it published on this site! Click here to read our Sponsored Book Review Program submission guidelines.
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