Useful Books

Depression:

Depression – The Commonsense Approach – Tony Bates

Mind Over Mood – Greenberger/Padeskey

Overcoming Depression – Paul Gilbert

Depression – Your Questions Answered – Melvyn Lurie

Bipolar Disorder:

Bipolar Disorder – The Survival Guide – David Miklowitz

Bipolar Disorder – The Ultimate Guide – Sarah Owen/Amanda Saunders

Beyond Bipolar – 7 Steps to Wellness – Jane Mountain

Living Well with Depression and Bipolar Disorder – John McManamy

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder:

Overcoming Obsessive Compulsive Disorder – David Veale/Rob Wilson

Brain Lock – Jeffrey M Schwartz

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder – DeSilva/ Rachmann

Stop Obsessing – Foa/Wilson

Psychosis:

Coping with schizophrenia – Steven Jones/Peter Hayward

Schizophrenia – The Facts – Ming T Tsuang/Stephen V Farone

Overcoming Paranoid and Suspicious Thoughts – D Freeman/J Freeman/P Garety

Anxiety:

All books from the Overcoming series

Overcoming Anxiety – Helen Kennerley

Coping with Anxiety and Depression – Shirley Trickett

No More Anxiety – Gladeana McMahon

Living with Fear – Isaac M Marks

Addiction:

Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Blue Book) – AA

Overcoming Alcohol Misuse – Conor Farren

The Language of Letting Go – Melody Beattie

Get Your Loved One Sober – Robert Myers/Brenda L Wolfe

Eating Disorders:

Getting Better Bit(e) by Bit(e) – Schmidt/Treasure

Anorexia Nervosa – Janet Treasure

Golden Cage – Hilde Bruch

Overcoming Anorexia Nervosa – Christopher Freeman

Mindfulness:

The Mindful Way Through Depression – Williams/Teasdale/Segal/Kabat-Zinn

Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle

Light Mind – Padraig O Morain

Awareness – Anthony de Mello

Books for Children:

Why Are you so Sad – A Child’s Book about Parental Depression – Beth Andrews

Sometimes My Mommy Gets Angry – Bebe Moore Campbell

Can I Catch It Like a Cold – CAMH – Coping With A Parent’s Depression

The Bipolar Bear Family – When a Parent Has Bipolar Disorder - Angela A Holloway

All the books listed above are part of an extensive range of Mental Health Books and are available from the drop-in Information Centre, St. Patrick’s Hospital, James’s Street, Dublin 8.

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