Bibliography for Mental Health and Health Living

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A.D.D./A.D.H.D./Learning Disabilities

  • Barkley, Russell A. Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents. New York: Guilford, 1997.
  • Hallowell, Edward M., & J. Ratey. Driven to Distraction. N.Y: Simon & Schuster, 1994. (for adults with A.D.D. and A.D.H.D.)
Adolescents: Books for Adolescents about Adolescence
  • Gordon, Sol. The Teenage Survival Book. New York: Time Books, 1981.
  • Packer, Alex. Bringing up Parents: The Teenageržs Handbook. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, 1993.
  • Riera, Michael. Surviving High School. Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts Press, 1997.
Aging/Caring for Aging Parents
  • Berman, Claire. Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Aging Parents: How to Help, How to Survive. New York: Henry Holt, 1996.
  • Larson, Dale G. The Helper's Journey: Working with People Facing Grief, Loss, and Life-Threatening Illness. Champaign, IL: Research Press, 1993.
  • McLeod, Beth Caregiving: The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss and Renewal. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 1999.
Alcoholism: Addiction and Recovery
  • Milam, James Robert, & K. Ketcham. Under the Influence: A Guide to the Myths and Realities of Alcoholism. Seattle: Madrona Publishers, 1981.
  • Schaefer, Dick. Choices and Consequences. Minneapolis, MN: Johnson Institute, 1987.
Alcoholism: Adult Children of Alcoholics and Codependence
  • Beattie, Melody. Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself. San Francisco: Hazelden, 1987.
  • Black, Claudia. It Will Never Happen to Me. Denver: M.A.C. Printing and Publ., 1981.
  • Cermak, Timmen, & J. Rutzky. A Time to Heal Workbook: Stepping-Stones to Recovery for Adult Children of Alcoholics. New York: Putnam, 1994.
  • Mellody, Pia. Facing Codependence. San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1989.
  • Woititz, Janet.Struggle for Intimacy. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, 1985.
AIDS
  • Sontag, S. AIDS and Its Metaphors. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1989.
Anger
  • Lerner, Harriett. The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships. New York: Harper Perennial, 1985.
  • McKay, Matthew, P. Rogers, & J. McKay.When Anger Hurts: Quieting the Storm Within. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 1989.
  • Tavris, Carol. Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion. New York: Touchstone Books, 1989.
Anxiety
  • Bourne, Edmund J. The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 1995.
  • Isaacs, Mark. Living with Fear: Understanding and Coping with Anxiety. New York: McGraw Hill, 1978.
  • Jeffers, Susan. Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987. (especially good for career issues)
  • Wilson, R. Reid. Don't Panic: Taking Control of Anxiety Attacks. New York: Harper and Row, 1986.

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Cognitive Therapy; correcting distorted and negative thinking

  • Burns, David. Feeling Good. New York: Morrow,1980.
  • Seligman, Martin. Learned Optimism. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991.
  • Seligman, Martin. The Optimistic Child: A Proven Program to Safeguard Children Against Depression and Build Lifelong Resilience. New York: HarperCollins, 1996.
Communication Skills
  • Bolton, Robert. People Skills: How to Assert Yourself, Listen to Others, and Resolve Conflicts. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986.
  • McKay, Matthew, M. Davis, & P. Fanning. Messages: The Communication Book. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 1995.
  • Wile, Daniel. After the Honeymoon: How Conflict Can Improve Your Relationship. New York: Wiley, 1988. (aimed at communication between couples)

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Death and Dying (for those facing their own death)

  • Kubler Ross, Elizabeth. On Death and Dying. New York: MacMillan, 1969.
Depression
  • Burns, David.Feeling Good. New York: Morrow, 1980. (a cognitive-behavioral approach to resolving depression)
  • Burns, David. The Feeling Good Handbook. New York: Plume, 1989. (a workbook based on Burns' Feeling Good book)
  • Copeland, Mary Ellen. The Depression Workbook: A Guide for Living with Depression. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 1992.
Divorce/Ending Relationships/Breaking up
  • Ahrons, Constance R. The Good Divorce. New York: HarperCollins, 1994.
  • Amodeo, John. Love and Betrayal: Broken Trust in Intimate Relationships. New York: Ballantine Books, 1994.
  • Anderson, Carol M.Flying Solo: Single Women in Midlife. New York: W. W. Norton, 1994.
  • Fisher, Bruce. ReBuilding: When Your Relationship Ends. San Luis Obispo, CA: Impact, 1981.
  • Hayes, Christopher, Anderson, D. and Blau, Melinda. Our Turn: The Good News about Women and Divorce. New York, CA:Pocket Books, 1993.(Aimed at women over 40 who are going through divorce. How divorce can be a catalyst for self-discovery, change and growth.)
  • Kingma, Daphne Rose. Coming Apart: Why Relationships End and How to Live Through the Ending of Yours. New York: Fawcett , 1989.
  • McKay, Matthew. The Divorce Book: A Practical and Compassionate Guide. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 1984. (an ideal guide for anyone who is going through a divorce, written by two psychologists, a lawyer, and an educator)
  • Wolf, Anthony.Why Did You Have to Get a Divorce? And When Can I Get a Hamster?: A Guide to Parenting Through Divorce. NY, Noonday Press, 1998.
Domestic Violence
  • Ackerman, Robert. Before It's Too Late: Helping Women in Controlling or Abusive Relationships. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications Inc., 1995.
  • Enns, Greg, & J. Black.It's Not Okay Anymore:Your Personal Guide to Ending Abuse, Taking Charge, and Loving Yourself. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 1997.
  • Forward, Susan. Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them. New York: Bantam, 1987.
  • Kirshenbaum, Mira. Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay: A Step-by-Step Guide to Helping You Decide Whether to Stay in or Get Out of Your Relationship. New York: NAL-Dutton, 1996.

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Eating Disorders

  • Mellin, Laurel. The Solution: 6 Winning Ways to Permanent Weight Loss. New York: HarperCollins, 1997. (for people who have trouble controlling their food cravings)
  • Roth, Geneen.When Food is Love: Exploring the Relationship Between Eating and Intimacy. New York: NAL-Dutton, 1991.
  • Roth, Geneen. Feeding the Hungry Hear. Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill, 1982.
  • Zerbe, Kathryn. The Body Betrayed: A Deeper Understanding of Women, Eating Disorders, and Treatment. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Press, 1993.

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Gay and Lesbian Issues

  • Bass, Ellen, & K. Kaufman. Free Your Mind: The Book for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth and Their Allies. New York: Harper Perennial, 1996.
  • Bernstein, Robert A. Straight Parents, Gay Children: Keeping Families Together. New York: Harcourt Brace,1998. (Written by a P-FLAG parent - Parents and Friends of Gays and Lesbians).
  • Fairchild, Betty, & N. Hayward. Now That You Know:What Every Parent Should Know About Homosexuality. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1998.
  • Johnson, Bret K. Coming Out Every Day: A Gay, Bisexual and Questioning Man's Guide. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 1998.
  • Kaufman, Gershen, & L. Raphail. Coming Out of Shame: Transforming Gay and Lesbian Lives. New York: Doubleday, 1996.
  • McDaniel, Judith. The Lesbian Couples' Guide. New York: Harper Perennial, 1995. (examines issues such as setting boundaries, power, parenting, opening the closet doors, etc.)
  • Marcus, Eric. Is It a Choice? San Francisco: HarperSan Francisco, 1993. (honest and compassionate answers to 300 of the most frequently asked questions about gays and lesbians)
Grief and Loss
  • Ilse, S. Empty Arms: Coping with Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Death. 1990.
  • Goulding, Mary. A Time to Say Good-Bye: Moving Beyond Loss. Watsonville, CA: Papier-Mache Press, 1996. (for widows and widowers)
  • Grollman, Earl. Talking About Death: A Dialogue Between Parent and Child. Boston: Beacon Press: 1989. (for parents , to help their children deal with death)
  • Rando, Therese. How to Go on Living When Someone You Love Dies. New York: Bantam, 1988.

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Illness (Chronic illness and Chronic pain)

  • Topf, Linda, & H. Z. Bennett. You are not Your Illness: Seven Principles for Meeting the Challenge of Illness. Edgartown, MA: S & S Publishers, 1995.
  • Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. New York: Dell, 1990.
  • Kane, Jeff.Be Sick Well: A Healthy Approach to Chronic Illness. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 1991.
  • Klein, Robert, & M. Landau. Healing the Body Betrayed: A Self-Paced, Self Help Guide to Regaining Psychological Control of Your Chronic Illness. Minnetonka, MN: Chronimed, 1992.
  • Larson, Dale G. The Helperžs Journey: Working with People Facing Grief, Loss, and Life-Threatening Illness. Champaign, IL: Research Press, 1993.
  • LeMaistre, Joanne. Beyond Rage. Oak Park, IL: Alpine Guild, 1985
Infertility/Childlessness
  • Anton, Linda Hunt.Never to be a Mother: A Guide for All Women Who Didn't' or Couldn't Have Children. San Francisco: Harper SanFrancisco, 1992.

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Lesbian (see Gay and Lesbian Issues)

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Manic Depression

  • Jamison, Kay Redfield.An Unquiet Mind. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. (an autobiography of a psychologist who is diagnosed with manic depression)
  • Vien, Enid. Mood Swings. La Mesa, CA: Dynamism Publications, 1997.
  • Copeland, Mary Ellen. Living Without Depression and Manic Depression: A Workbook for Maintaining Mood Stability. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 1994.
Marriage and Relationship
  • Bader, Ellyn, & P. Pearson.In Quest of the Mythical Mate.New York: Brunner-Mazel, 1988. (describes the developmental stages of marriage)
  • Evans, Patricia. The Verbally Abusive Relationship. Holbrook, MA: Adams Publishing, 1992.
  • Gottman, John. Why Marriages Succeed or Fail. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994.
  • Gottman, John. The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work. New York: Crown Publishers, 1999.
  • Gray, John. Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus. New York: HarperCollins, 1992.
  • Hendrix, Harville. Getting the Love You Want. New York: Henry Holt, 1988. (how and why we choose our partners, and how to heal relationship conflict)
  • Halpern, Howard. Finally Getting It Right: From Addictive/Obsessive Relationships to Healthy Ones. New York: Bantam, 1995.
  • Kirschenbaum, Mira.Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay: A Step by Step Guide to Help You Decide Whether to Stay in or Get Out of Your Relationship. New York: Plume, 1997.
  • Spring, Janis Abrahms.After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust when a Partner has been Unfaithful. New York: Harper Perennial, 1996.
  • Wile, Daniel. After the Honeymoon. New York: Wiley, 1988. (an excellent book on how to improve communication in intimate relationships)
Menopause
  • Barbach, Lonnie. The Pause: A Positive Approach to Menopause. New York: Penguin Books, 1995.
  • Boston Women's Health Book Collective. The New Our Bodies Ourselves. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1984.
  • Doress, Paula, & D. Siegal.Ourselves, Growing Older. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1987.
  • Greenwood, Sadja. Menopause Naturally. Volcano, CA: Volcano Press, 1992.
  • Greer, Germaine. The Change. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.
  • Love, Susan.Dr. Susan Love's Hormone Book: Making Informed Choices About Menopause. New York: Random House, 1997.
  • O'Hanlan, Katherine. Natural Menopause. New York: Addison Wesley, 1992.
  • Pearl, Bill. Getting Stronger. Bolinas, CA: Shelter Publications, 1986.
  • Sheehy, Gail. Silent Passage: Menopause. New York: Random House, 1992.
  • Taylor, Dena, & A. Sumrall. Women of the 14th Moon. Freedom, CA: The Crossing Press, 1991.
  • Wolfe, Honora Lee. Second Spring: A Guide to Healthy Menopause Through Traditional Chinese Medicine. Boulder, CO: Blue Poppy Press, 1990.

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

  • Baer, Lee. Getting Control: Overcoming Your Obsessions and Compulsions. New York: Little Brown, 1991.
  • Dumont, Raeann. The Sky is Falling: Understanding and Coping with Phobias, Panic, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders. New York: W. W. Norton, 1996.
  • Rapaport, Judith. The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing: The Experience and Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1989.
  • Steketee, Fail, & K. White. When Once is Not Enough: Help for Obsessive Complusives. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 1990.

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Parenting young children

  • Faber, Adele, & E. Mazlish. How to Talk So Kids will Listen and Listen So Kids will Talk. New York: Avon, 1980.
  • Faber, Adele, & E. Mazlish. Siblings Without Rivalry. New York: MacMillan, 1987.
  • Turecki, Stanley, & L. Tonner. The Difficult Child. New York: Bantam, 1989. (practical advice for parents of hard-to-raise children)
  • Wolf, Anthony. It's Not Fair: Jeremy Spencer's Parents Let Him Stay Up All Night. New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 1995.
Parenting adolescents
  • Riera, Michael. Uncommon Sense for Parents of Teens. Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts, 1995.
Perfectionism
  • Hendlin, Steven. When Good Enough is Never Enough: Escaping the Perfection Trap. New York: Jeremy Tarcher, 1992.
  • Mallinger, Allan, & J. DeWyze. Too Perfect: When Being in Control Gets Out of Control. New York: Clarkson Potter, 1992.
  • Elliott, Miriam, & S. Meltsner. The Perfectionist Predicament: How to Stop Driving Yourself and Others Crazy. New York: William Morrow, 1991.
Phobias
  • Brown, Duane. Flying Without Fear. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 1996.
  • Dumont, Raeann. The Sky is Falling: Understanding and Coping with Phobias, Panic, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders. New York: W. W. Norton, 1996.
  • Pathway Systems has good audio tapes by R. Reid Wilson on conquering the fear of flying. Telephone number: 1-800-349-2299.
Procrastination
  • Burka, Jane, & L. Yuen. Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do About It. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1983.
  • Fiore, Neil. The Now Habit. Los Angeles: Jeremy Tarcher, 1989.
  • Roberts, Susan M. Living Without Procrastination: How to Stop Postponing Your Life. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 1995.

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Rape

  • Adams, Caren, & J. Fay. Free of the Shadows: Recovering from Sexual Violence. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 1989.
  • Ledray, Linda. Recovering from Rape. New York: Henry Holt, 1994.
  • Raine, Nancy Venable. After Silence. New York: Crown, 1998.

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Schizophrenia

  • Mueser, Kim, & S. Gingerich. Coping with Schizophrenia: A Guide for Families. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 1994.
  • Torrey, E. Fuller. Surviving Schizophrenia: A Manual for Families, Customers, and Providers. New York: Harper & Row, 1995.
Self Esteem
  • McKay, Matthew, & P. Fanning. Self-Esteem. Oakland CA: New Harbinger, 1987.
  • Sorensen, Marylyn. Breaking the Chain of Low Self-Esteem.Sherwood, OR: Wolf 1998.
Sexuality: sexual issues in relationships
  • Renshaw, Domeena. Seven Weeks to Better Sex. New York: Random House, 1995.
  • Love, Pat, & J. Robinson. Hot Monogamy: Essential Steps to More Passionate, Intimate Lovemaking. New York: NAL-Dutton, 1995.
  • Zilbergeld, Bernie. The New Male Sexuality: The Truth About Men, Sex, and Pleasure. New York: Bantam, 1992.
Sexual Abuse: adults abused as children
  • Gil, Eliana. Outgrowing the Pain: A Book for and About Adults Abused as Children. New York: Dell, 1984.
  • Hunter, Mic. Abused Boys: The Neglected Victims of Sexual Abuse. New York: Fawcett, 1991.
  • Lew, Mike. Victims No Longer: Men Recovering From Incest and Other Sexual Child Abuse. New York: HarperCollins, 1990.
Sexual Addiction
  • Carnes, Patrick. Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction. Minneapolis, MN: Compcare, 1983.
  • Carnes, Patrick. Don't Call it Love: Recovery from Sexual Addiction. New York: Bantam, 1991.
Sexual Harassment
  • Morris, Celia. Bearing Witness. Boston: Little Brown, 1994
  • Hill, Anita Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994.
Shyness
  • Markway, Barbara, et.al. Dying of Embarrassment: Help for Social Anxiety and Social Phobia. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 1992. (a practical workbook with techniques for assessing your fears and working on them)
  • Zimbardo, Philip. Shyness: What It Is and What to Do About It. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley, 1987.
Spiritual Issues/Spiritual Confusion
  • Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Wherever You Go There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life. New York: Hyperion, 1994. (using the Buddhist principle of mindfulness to attain physical and mental health)
  • Nhat Hanh, Thich. Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life. New York: Bantam, 1991. (a simple explanation of Zen Buddhist techniques of meditation and awareness)
  • Peck, Scott. The Road Less Traveled. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1978.
  • Schwartz, Tony. What Really Matters: Searching for Wisdom in America. New York: Bantam, 1995. (a New York Times journalist's conversations with leading psychologists, philosophers, physicians, and scientists)
Stepfamilies
  • Newman, Margaret. Stepfamily Realities: How to Overcome Difficulties and Have a Happy Family. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 1994. (a practical guide to adjusting to all aspects of living in a stepfamily)
  • Wolf, AnthonyWhy Did You Have to Get a Divorce? And When Can I Get a Hamster?: A Guide to Parenting Through Divorce. NY, Noonday Press, 1998.
Stress Reduction
  • Borysenko, Joan. Minding the Body, Mending the Mind. New York: Addison Wesley, 1987.
  • Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. New York: Dell, 1990. (based on the principles of mindfulness and breathing, with particular emphasis on managing chronic pain)
  • O'Hara, Valerie. Five Weeks to Healing Stress: The Wellness Option. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 1996. (an excellent workbook, with charts for recording progress)
  • Sapolsky, Robert. Why Zebras Donžt Get Ulcers. New York: W. H. Freeman, 1994. (an explanation of how stress affects the body and mind, based on scientific research)

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Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

  • Matsakis, Aphrodite. I Can't Get Over It: A Handbook for Trauma Survivors. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 1992.

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Work Issues/ Vocational Stress

  • Boice, Robert. The New Faculty Member. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1992.
  • Boice, Robert. Professors as Writers. Stillwater, OK: New Forums, 1990.
  • Bramson, Robert. Coping with Difficult People. New York: Ballantine, 1984
  • Bridges, William. Managing Transitions. New York: Addison Wesley, 1991.
  • Fisher, Roger. Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. New York: Penguin, 1981.
  • O'Hara, Valerie. Wellness at Work: Building Resilience to Job Stress. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 1995. (a blueprint for taking charge of your worklife: identifying and managing stress, improving communications, developing support networks; includes a chapter that deals with work-stress issues that affect women)
  • Tierney, W. and E. M. Bensimon. Promotion and Tenure: Community and Socialzation in Academe. Albany, New York: SUNY Press, 1996.

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