The Catcher in the Rye2765 reviews J.D. Salinger Little, Brown and Company, 1991 Young and foolish + You WILL love this book! + A classic book for young minds I love this little book. And I am not completely sure why. No, it is not the most engaging and brilliant of stories. It's simply a rambling journey of 16 year old Holden-and his subsequent misadventures. Would I have liked a guy like Holden in high school back in the day? Probably not! But the ...             Girl, Interrupted430 reviews Susanna Kaysen Topeka Bindery, 1994 Personal, but (seemingly) honest memoir + Chase Von, The Last Panther's Review Susanna Kaysen shares an episodic account of her two-year stay in a mental institution during her late teens. She recounts the ailments and behavior which led her to the hospital, while also questioning her diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder, as well as the manner in which mental ...             Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness144 reviews William Styron Vintage, 1992 This book is So helpful. It's Not "the blues" - it's a living nightmare! + descriptive but a bit naive + Definite insight...but it is a bit dated + Deep Understanding + Journey into Depression             Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the Surface50 reviews Martha Manning HarperOne, 1995 Well-written, honest and inspiring + Excellent and accurate + A Great View Of Depression + Poetic grace + Excellent             Prozac Nation344 reviews Elizabeth Wurtzel Riverhead Trade, 1995 Very Helpful In Understanding Depression + On The Mark + Helpful In Many Ways I've gone through my share of depression, as many others have before me. As bad as I thought I had it, after reading this book I realize just how lucky I was. Wurtzel's book was gripping, using very raw and blunt language, which I connected with easily. And such a quick, easy read. Made me want ...             Speaking of Sadness: Depression, Disconnection, and the Meanings of Illness16 reviews David A. Karp Oxford University Press, USA, 1997 The most helpful book on depression I have ever read + Wise reading for depressives and their families/friends + A very real and honest look at depression. + Beautifully written and profoundly insightful book + Academic View of Illness             Good Morning, Midnight10 reviews Jean Rhys W. W. Norton & Company, 1986 Entertaining and Original Writing + I can't forget this book + Dark look inside a woman's mind + Reading this book has left a mark on me... + Delicately Violent             Depression and How to Survive It Spike Milligan ARROW (RAND), 1994             Wasted : A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia401 reviews Marya Hornbacher Harper Perennial, 1999 Couldn't put it down! + Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia + Excellent writing, horrific story + Incredible Journey Through Hell of EDs             Tell Me I'm Here: One Family's Experience of Schizophrenia5 reviews Anne Deveson Penguin (Non-Classics), 1992 There are two books that should be ordered together + Tell Me I'm Here by Anne Deveson + This Book Should Be Read By All Mental Health Professionals! + New edition published 1998 by Penguin! + The most moving story I have ever read.             The Bell Jar: A Novel (Perennial Classics)479 reviews Sylvia Plath Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2000 I was moved + This isn't a book about depression I was hesitant to pick this up, but I am so glad I did. Plath beautifully wrote her story about a woman's undefinable mental battles combined with the demands of instant perfection from others (academically, socially, career-wise, and talent-wise), her own insecurities, and her own desires to be ...             An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness326 reviews Kay Redfield Jamison Vintage, 1996 An Unquiet Mind + An Unquiet Mind + Very Interesting Educative + bi polar illness + Spot On!             Owls Do Cry5 reviews Janet Frame George Braziller, 1982 A Beautifully Stylised View of a Family + Ariel in hospital + Exquisite, Painful Writing + In search of treasure + A power-filled book influenced by great writers of the past.             Speaking of Sadness: Depression, Disconnection, and the Meanings of Illness16 reviews David A. Karp Oxford University Press, USA, 1997 The most helpful book on depression I have ever read + Wise reading for depressives and their families/friends + A very real and honest look at depression. + Beautifully written and profoundly insightful book + Academic View of Illness             Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness144 reviews William Styron Vintage, 1992 This book is So helpful. It's Not "the blues" - it's a living nightmare! + descriptive but a bit naive + Definite insight...but it is a bit dated + Deep Understanding + Journey into Depression             Tell Me I'm Here: One Family's Experience of Schizophrenia5 reviews Anne Deveson Penguin (Non-Classics), 1992 There are two books that should be ordered together + Tell Me I'm Here by Anne Deveson + This Book Should Be Read By All Mental Health Professionals! + New edition published 1998 by Penguin! + The most moving story I have ever read.             Girl, Interrupted430 reviews Susanna Kaysen Topeka Bindery, 1994 Personal, but (seemingly) honest memoir + Chase Von, The Last Panther's Review Susanna Kaysen shares an episodic account of her two-year stay in a mental institution during her late teens. She recounts the ailments and behavior which led her to the hospital, while also questioning her diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder, as well as the manner in which mental ...             Prozac Nation344 reviews Elizabeth Wurtzel Riverhead Trade, 1995 Very Helpful In Understanding Depression + On The Mark + Helpful In Many Ways I've gone through my share of depression, as many others have before me. As bad as I thought I had it, after reading this book I realize just how lucky I was. Wurtzel's book was gripping, using very raw and blunt language, which I connected with easily. And such a quick, easy read. Made me want ...             An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness326 reviews Kay Redfield Jamison Vintage, 1996 An Unquiet Mind + An Unquiet Mind + Very Interesting Educative + bi polar illness + Spot On!             Depression and How to Survive It Spike Milligan ARROW (RAND), 1994