Books

“So many books, so little time.”

-Frank Zappa

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Depression

Against Depression by Peter Kramer, M.D.

 Feeling Good by David D. Burns, M.D.

Bipolar Disorder

The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know

 An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

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Positive Psychology

Authentic Happiness by Martin E. P. Seligman, Ph.D.

 Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Ph. D.

 The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor

Self-help Workbooks

The Feeling Good Handbook by David D Burns, M.D.

 Mind Over Mood by David Greenberger, Ph.D. & Christine A. Padesky Ph.D.


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Parenting Your Children

Your Defiant Child by Russell A Barkley, Ph.D.

 The Explosive Child by Ross W Green, Ph.D.

 How to Talk so Kids Will Listen by Adele Faber

Parenting your Teen

Your Defiant Teen by Russell A Barkley, Ph.D.

Family

Everyday Blessings by Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn

 Becoming Attached by Robert Karen


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Mindfulness/Meditation

Going to Pieces without Falling Apart by Mark Epstein, M.D.

 Thoughts Without a Thinker by Mark Epstein, M.D.

​The Endless Practice by Mark Nepo

 Yoga for Depression by Amy Weintraub



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OCD


Getting Control by Lee Baer

 The OCD Workbook by Bruce Hyman

 Imp of the Mind by Lee Baer

 The Doubting Disease by Joseph Ciarrocchi

 Brain Lock by Jeffrey Schwartz, MD

 Tormenting Thoughts and Secret Rituals: The Hidden Epidemic of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Ian Osborn

 Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Jonathan Grayson

 Stop Obsessing! How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions by Edna Foa




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Resilience

The Resilience Factor by Karen Reivich, Ph.D. & Andrew Schatt, Ph.D.

 Resilience by Steven M. Southwick, M.D. & Dennis S. Charney, M.D.

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Relationships


The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman

 Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman, Ph.D.

 The Seven Levels of Intimacy by Matthew Kelly

 People Skills by Robert Bolton, Ph.D.

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Medications

Listening to Prozac by Peter Kramer, M.D.