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Mental Illness
For younger readers
Bayer, Linda. Encyclopedia of Psychological Disorders: Personality Disorders. Chelsea House, 2000. Describes ten disorders; for middle school to high school readers.
Beam, Alex. Gracefully Insane: The Rise and Fall of America's Premier Mental Hospital. Public Affairs, 2001, 2003. A history of McLean Hospital in Massachusetts also traces the treatment of mental illness in America.
Bellenir, Karen, ed Mental Health Disorders Sourcebook. 2nd ed. Omnigraphics, 2002. Presents basic information, treatment, and therapy for each disorders; for general readers.
Giacobello, John. Everything You Need to Know About Anxiety and Panic Attacks. Rosen, 2000. Helpful introduction for readers in grades 5 to 9.
Hurley, Jennifer A., ed. Mental Health. Greenhaven, 1999. Essays on depression and other conditions and their treatments; for middle school and high school readers.
Hyde, Margaret O., and Elizabeth Forsyth. Know About Mental Illness. Walker, 1996. For middle school readers.
Kahn, Ada P., and Jan Fawcett. The Encyclopedia of Mental Health. 2nd ed. Facts on File, 2001. A reference source for general readers.
Porter, Roy. Madness: A Brief History. Oxford University Press, 2002. A medical historian looks at explanations and treatments for mental illness throughout history.
Silverstein, Alvin. Depression. Enslow, 1997. Discusses the causes, symptoms, and treatment of depression; for high school readers.
Stewart, Gail. Teens and Depression. Lucent , 1998. Four portraits of teens struggling with depression. For high school readers.
Mental Illness
Beam, Alex. Gracefully Insane: The Rise and Fall of America's Premier Mental Hospital. Public Affairs, 2001, 2003. A history of McLean Hospital in Massachusetts also traces the treatment of mental illness in America.
Bellenir, Karen, ed. Mental Health Disorders Sourcebook. 2nd ed. Omnigraphics, 2002. Presents basic information, treatment, and therapy for each disorder; for general readers.
Gorman, Jack M. The Essential Guide to Psychiatric Drugs. St. Martin's, 1997. A consumer's guide to drugs used for treating mental illness.
Hales, Dianne R., and Robert E. Hales. Caring for the Mind: The Comprehensive Guide to Mental Health. Bantam, 1995. Covers illnesses, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and resources; for general readers.
Kahn, Ada P., and Jan Fawcett. The Encyclopedia of Mental Health. 2nd ed. Facts on File, 2001. A reference source for general readers.
Kass, Frederic I., and others, eds. The Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Complete Home Guide to Mental Health. Holt, 1992, 1995. Detailed coverage of diagnosis, choosing therapy, legal issues, and psychiatric drugs.
Porter, Roy. Madness: A Brief History. Oxford University Press, 2002. A medical historian looks at explanations and treatments for mental illness throughout history.
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Psychotherapy
Caplan, Eric. Mind Games: American Culture and the Birth of Psychotherapy. University of California Press, 2001. Argues that psychotherapy was practiced in America long before Freud's arrival.
Hales, Dianne R., and Robert E. Hales, M.D. Caring for the Mind: The Comprehensive Guide to Mental Health. Bantam, 1995. Illnesses, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, resources; for general readers.
Hamstra, Bruce. How Therapists Diagnose: Seeing through the Psychiatric Eye: Professional Secrets You Deserve to Know-and How They Affect You and your Family. St. Martin's, 1994. How professionals evaluate and categorize patients based on DSMIV; insurance and consumer issues.
Hersen, Michel, and William H. Sledge, eds. Encyclopedia of Psychotherapy. Academic, 2002. A reference that explains the classical approaches and the major therapies currently in practice.
Pies, Ronald W., M.D. A Consumer's Guide to Choosing the Right Psychotherapist. Jason Aronson, 1997. Advice from a lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

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