Depression category: 790 books

It is perhaps the irony that makes this story so different from others.  Carla has built a career in mental health, and spends her days helping others facing depression.  She once thought she knew it all.  She now knows she will always have much to learn.  "It is in your darkest...

An inspirational self help book that utilizes refreshing methods for people who suffer from depression. this book of personal wisdom, provides an antidote to the profound grief and depression suffered by so many.

Maybe you are ill with depression or you have a close friend or relative who suffers from this. Then reading my account of how I became seriously ill, what the effects of depression are like and how I managed to overcome the illness and live a happy and contented life. This has not been an...

"Trying to craft a meaningful life and wanting someone’s story to accompany you? Read this book. Alison is an extraordinary writer and thinker - her prose and her insights have me reading and rereading her words. This is Eat, Pray, Love for real life. I adore this book!” Jennifer...

'My Journey from Darkness to Light' is a book about recovering from depression and bi-polar illness. It offers solid ideas that have made a real difference in my life and the lives of others. 'My Journey From Darkness to Light' is for those who have or are dealing with feelings of daily discouragement or dysfunctional depression. This is one journey you'll be glad you went on.

Author Rhonda tells her story about overcoming depression and exposes the taboo subject that is so often not discussed in churches. She gives women who have or are suffering from this a voice as well as spritual and practical ways to manage mental illness.

Self-love is the solution to ALL your problems. I’m not saying that is easy to love yourself fully and unconditionally. No, it is certainly not easy when we have lived most of our lives doing the exact opposite, but through some simple practices, we can begin to turn our lives around into a purely...

In her revealing bestseller Call Me Anna, Patty Duke shared her long-kept secret: the talented, Oscar-winning actress who won our hearts on The Patty Duke Show was suffering from a serious-but-treatable-mental illness called manic depression. For nearly twenty years, until she was correctly diagnosed...

In this dark gem of a book by the author of The Kiss, a complex mother-daughter relationship precipitates a journey through depression to greater understanding, acceptance, freedom, and love,. Spare and unflinching, The Mother Knot is Kathryn Harrison’s courageous exploration of her painful...

From the best-selling author of Snow Falling on Cedars: a poignant, searching memoir about one man's fall into depression in the wake of a national tragedy, and his brave struggle to return to normalcy. Like most of the country and the world, David Guterson woke up on Tuesday, September 11th, 2001,...

**Elizabeth Wurtzel's New York Times best-selling memoir, with a new afterword "Sparkling, luminescent prose . . . A powerful portrait of one girl's journey through the purgatory of depression and back." —New York Times "A book that became a cultural touchstone."...

Kitty Dukakis has battled debilitating depression for more than twenty years. Coupled with drug and alcohol addictions that both hid and fueled her suffering, Kitty?s despair was overwhelming. She tried every medication and treatment available; none worked for long. It wasn?t until she tried electroconvulsive...

Simply and clearly explains depression and shows how lifestyle changes will make a difference. The holistic approach includes tips on physical wellbeing, insights into beliefs that shape our moods, and ways to keep sight of the bigger picture through mindfulness. The result is an empowering process which works when tailored to each individual.

Everyone wants to be happy. But what does that really mean? Increasingly, scientific evidence shows us that true satisfaction and well-being come only from within. Dr. Andrew Weil has proven that the best way to maintain optimum physical health is to draw on both conventional and alternative...