Suggested Readings
Psychiatric Medications
Straight Talk about Psychiatric Medications for Kids by Timothy E. Wilens, M.D.
ADHD and Related Disorders In Children and Adolescents
Taking Charge of ADHD by Russell Barkley, Ph.D.
Dr. Larry Silver's Advice to Parents on ADHD by Larry B. Silver, M.D.
The Misunderstood Child: Understanding and Coping with Your Child's Learning Disabilities by Larry B. Silver, M.D.
Negotiating the Special Education Maze by Winifred Anderson, Stephen Chitwood and Deidre Hayden
Understanding Girls with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder by Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D., Ellen B. Littman, Ph.D. and Patricia O. Quinn, M.D.
Making the System Work for Your Child with ADHD by Peter S. Jansen, M.D.
AD/HD & Driving: A Guide for Parents of Teens with AD/HD by J. Marlene Snyder, Ph.D.
ADHD in Adults
Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, M.D.
ADD in the Workplace: Choices, Changes and Challenges by Kathleen G. Nadeau, Ph.D.
A.D.D. On the Job: Making You're A.D.D. Work for You by Lynn Weiss, Ph.D.
A.D.D. & Romance by Jonathan Scott Halverstadt, M.S.
The Disorganized Mind by Nancy A. Ratey, M.Ed.
Bipolar Disorder
Living Without Depression and Manic Depression: A Workbook for Maintaining Mood Stability by M. Copeland
If Your Adolescent Has Depression or Bipolar Disorder: An Essential Resource for Parents by D. Evans and L. Andrew
Fear is No Longer My Reality: How I Overcame Panic and Social Anxiety Disorder- And You Can Too by J. Blyth with J. Glatzer
Mind Race: A Firsthand Account of One Teenager's Experience with Bipolar Disorder by P. Jamieson with M. Rynn
Touched with Fire: Manic Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament by K. Jamison
We Heard the Angles of Madness: One Family's Struggles with Manic Depression by D. Berger et al.
Depression
Memoirs
On the Edge of Darkness by Kathy Chronkite
Monochrome Days: A Firsthand Account of One Teenager's Experience with Depression by C. Irwin with D. Evans and L. Andrews
Down Came the Rain by B. Shields
Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness by W. Styron
The Beast: A Journey Through Depression by T. Thompson
Books
If Your Adolescent Has Depression or Bipolar Disorder: An Essential Resource for Parents by D. Evans and L. Andrews
"Help Me, I'm Sad": Recognizing, Treating, and Preventing Childhood and Adolescent Depression by D. Fassler and L. Dumas
I Don't Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression by T. Real
How You Can Survive When They're Depressed: Living and Coping with Depression Fallout by A. Sheffield
Trichotillomania and Skin Picking
The Hair Pulling Habit and You: How to Solve the Trichotillomania Puzzle by R. Golomb and S. Vavrichek
The Hair Pulling Problem by F. Penzel
Social Anxiety Disorder
10 Simple Solutions to Shyness: How to Overcome Shyness, Social Anxiety and Fear of Public Speaking by M. Antony
The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook by M. Antony and R. Swinson
Fear is No Longer My Reality: How I Overcame Panic and Social Anxiety Disorder- And You Can Too by J. Blyth with J. Glatzer
What You Must Think of Me: A Firsthand Account of One Teenager's Experience with Social Anxiety Disorder by E. Ford with M. Liebowitz and L. Andrew
Living Fully with Shyness and Social Anxiety: A Comprehensive Guide to Gaining Social Confidence by E. Hilliard
Painfully Shy: How to Overcome Social Anxiety and Reclaim Your Life by B. Markway and G. Markway
Triumph Over Shyness: Conquering Shyness and Social Anxiety by M. Stein and J. Walker
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Memoirs
Rewind, Replay, Repeat: A Memoir of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by J. Bell
Everything in Its Place: My Trials and Triumphs with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by M. Summers with E. Hollander
Passing for Normal: A Memoir of Compulsion by A. Wilensky
Books
Helping Your Child With OCD: A Workbook for Parents of Children with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by L. Fitzgibbons and C. Pedrick
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Complete Guide to Getting Well and Staying Well by F. Penzel
The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing: The Experience and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by J. Rapoport
What to Do When Your Child Has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Strategies and Solutions by A. Wagner
Freedom from Obsessive-Compulsive by J. Grayson
Enuresis
Sammy the Elephant & Mr. Camel by Joyce C. Mills, Ph.D. and Richard J. Crowly, Ph.D.
Waking Up Dry by Howard Bennett, M.D.
Eating Disorders
Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia by Marya Hornbacher
Life Without Ed by Jenni Schaefer
Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders by Jennifer L. Gaudiani
Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family and Friends by Michele Siegel, Judith Brisman, Margot Weinshel
8 Keys to Recovery by Carolyn Costen
Alcohol/Substance Use Disorders
Beautiful Boy by David Sheff
Joy Of Being Sober by Jack Mumey
Addict in the House by Robin Barnett
Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change: A Guide for Families by Carrie Wilkens, Jeffrey Foote, Nicole Kosanke, et al.