Books on Mental Health Issues

Whether you’re dealing with mental illness personally or have a family member who is affected, books serve as a great resource to gain knowledge, understanding, and direction. The following list is by no means a complete list of books available on the topic of mental illness, but serves as a sample of the amazing books available for children, parents, and consumers.

If you have any books you would like to see added to the mental health multimedia resource library, please email us.

Children's Books

Julia Cook, children’s book author

Eli the Bipolar Bear

Elle the Little Lost Wombat

Morty the Meerkat has Autism

Adult Books

The Alzheimer’s Caregiving Puzzle: Putting the Pieces Together

Alzheimer’s Disease: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier

Alzheimer’s Disease: The Dignity Within – A Handbook for Caregivers, Family, and Friends

Breaking Free from Depression: Pathways to Wellness

Breaking Free From Depression: Self Assessments & Worksheets

Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation

Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness

Creating Sanctuary: Toward the Evolution of Sane Societies

Driving to Clarinda: A Song of Ascent

Elder Rage

Emergency Psychiatry: Principles and Practice

Heather's Rage: A Mother's Faith Reflected in Her Daughter's Mental Illness

Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism

Nearing Home: Life, Faith, and Finishing Well

Second Time Foster Child: How One Family Adopted a Fight Against the State for their Son's Mental Healthcare while Preserving their Family

Unhinged: The Trouble with Psychiatry - A Doctor's Revelations about a Profession in Crisis