Psychiatric and mental disorders Books

Mental health care increasingly faces a challenge to be 'evidence based'. However, despite much policy activity in the UK, it's still not clear what sort of evidence researchers should be producing for mental health services, or what purchasers should be...

This book will evoke in the reader a Spiritual energy, hope, compassion and understanding of healing from Intergenerational Trauma and Addiction. The author brings to life our journey as Indigenous Peoples globally from atrocities, oppression and...

‘[A] moving, beautifully written book about love and mental health and life’ BOB ODENKIRK‘Fiercely intelligent, humane and necessary’ NATHAN FILER, author of THE SHOCK OF THE FALL'At its heart a story about love … an astonishing new voice' ALI MILLAR,...

A compelling and troubling exploration of a generation raised on antidepressants, and a book that combines expansive interviews with substantive research-based reporting, Coming of Age on Zoloft is a vitally important and immediately engrossing study...

An eye-opening and intimate look into the lonely, sad and nightmarish lives left behind celebrity suicides, Death Becomes Them covers twenty subjects ranging from Sylvia Plath to Ian Curtis, from Vincent van Gogh to Abbie Hoffman, and Diane Arbus to...

Six years ago, journalist John McManamy was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In this book, he shares his own experiences and those of his fellow patients while offering a guide to making the most out of life with depression and bipolar disorder. With...

"You're Doing a Great Job, Mama" is meant to be an accessible, adult picture book aimed at new mothers. It is incredibly common for new mothers to experience the "baby blues" during the first few weeks postpartum, but many women struggle much longer...