Mental Health Resources and Support: Books

Provides detailed information on mental disorders and conditions. Also features entries for prescription, alternative and over-the-counter drugs, as well as the various therapies used to treat mental disorders.

Selections from magazine articles, speeches, and other sources examining the issue of mental illness in the United States.

"A brave teen recounts her debilitating struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder--and brings readers through every painful step as she finds her way to the other side--in this powerful and inspiring memoir."--Provided by publisher.

Contains eighteen essays that provide information on depression, discussing the seriousness of the illness, its link to suicide, postpartum depression, deep brain stimulation, psychotherapy, the history of antidepressants, and more.

Explores some of the reasons why teenagers commit suicide and describes some of warning signs to which family and friends should be alert.

Provides information for teens about suicide and self-destructive behaviors, examining the difference between healthy and unhealthy risk-taking, discussing substance abuse, risky relationships, self-injury, eating disorders, and suicide, and including resources for further study.