Mental Health Awareness Further Reading

Further Reading

for Mental Health Awareness Month

Books at other MU Libraries

Ebooks

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Toxic Positivity by Whitney Goodman

Every day, we're bombarded with pressure to be positive. But if all this positivity is the answer, why are so many of us anxious, depressed, and burned out? In this refreshingly honest guide, therapist Whitney Goodman shares the latest research along with everyday examples and client stories that reveal how damaging toxic positivity is to ourselves and our relationships, and presents simple ways to experience and work through difficult emotions.

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College Mental Health 101 by Christopher Willard, Blaise Aguirre, and Chelsie Green

This book reviews the various factors and considerations involved with managing the college admissions, selection, and enrollment processes with mental health concerns, as well as how to manage mental health as a college student.

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The Great Pretender by Susannah Cahalan

In the 1970s a Stanford psychologist and seven other people went undercover into asylums around America to test the legitimacy of psychiatry's labels. All eight emerged with alarming diagnoses and even more troubling stories of their treatment. But, as Cahalan's explosive new research shows, very little in this saga is exactly as it seems. What really happened behind those closed asylum doors, and what does it mean for our understanding of mental illness today?

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Ethical Considerations at the Intersection of Psychiatry and Religion edited by John Peteet, Mary Lenn Dell, and Wai Lun Alan Fung

Ethical Considerations at the Intersection of Psychiatry and Religion aims to give mental health professionals a conceptual framework for understanding the role of R/S in ethical decision-making and serve as practical guidance for approaching challenging cases.

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Madness at the Movies by James Charney

A practicing psychiatrist and long-time cinephile examines films that delve deeply into characters' inner worlds, and he analyzes moments that help define their particular mental illness. Based on the highly popular course that Charney taught at Yale University and the American University of Rome, Madness at the Movies introduces readers to films that may be new to them and encourages them to view these films in an entirely new way.

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Essentials in Health and Mental Health edited by Masood Zangeneh

This book is a comprehensive exploration of the multifaceted landscape of health and well-being, delving into key aspects that affect individuals of all ages, backgrounds, and circumstances. Through the lens of 20 meticulously crafted chapters, this book takes you on a journey to understand the essential elements that contribute to our overall health.

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Together by Vivek Hallegere Murthy

This engaging, student-friendly book debunks major myths about studying and provides practical tips for studying smarter, not harder. Written by expert psychology teachers who also conduct the very research that these tips are based on, this book outlines clear steps students can use throughout their high school and college careers to plan, monitor, and evaluate their learning.

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Mental Health Services and Community Care by Ian Cummins

This critical interdisciplinary study charts the modern history of mental health services, reflects upon the evolution of care in communities, and considers the most effective policies and practices for the future.

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The Good Life by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz

What makes a life fulfilling and meaningful? The simple but surprising answer is: relationships. The stronger our relationships, the more likely we are to live happy, satisfying, and overall healthier lives. In fact, the Harvard Study of Adult Development reveals that the strength of our connections with others can predict the health of both our bodies and our brains as we go through life.

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By the Time You Read This by Cheslie Kryst and April Simpkins

By the Time You Read This is the story former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst was about to publish before her tragic suicide. Her mother, April, wraps up the narrative by exploring the mental illness and depression that took her daughter's life.

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Strangers to Ourselves by Rachel Aviv

Aviv writes about people who have come up against the limits of psychiatric explanations for who they are. Animated by a profound sense of empathy, Aviv's exploration is refracted through her own account of living in a hospital ward at the age of six and meeting a fellow patient with whom her life runs parallel--until it no longer does.

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An Economy of Well-Being by Mark Anielski

In the face of political, financial, and environmental upheaval, it's difficult to slow down and build lives of mindfulness and joy. These things are within reach, but how can we go about creating a new world, using common-sense economics? Author Mark Anielski presents a practical guide for building a new economy of well-being to help communities and nations become more flourishing and happier places to live.

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The Happiness Curve by Jonathan Rauch

Cognitive science has revealed the hidden secrets of what really works for studying. Written by psychologists who are experts in the science of study habits, Study Like a Champ outlines clear steps students can use throughout their high school and college careers to plan, monitor, and evaluate their learning.

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Another Kind of Madness by Stephen Hinshaw

After years of experiencing the ups and downs of his father's illness without knowing it existed, watching him disappear for weeks at a time only to return as the loving father he had always known, everything Hinshaw experienced as a child began to make sense. He learned as much as possible about his father's illness, and what began as an exploration into his father's past and mental health turned into a full-fledged career as a clinical psychologist.

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