These books are hand-picked by your Guide and all are highly recommended. Rather than a huge selection, only the best books have been included in this bookstore. On this page are:
Self-Help Books
Allies in Healing : When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused As a Child
by Laura Davis
A book from one of the authors of the controversial book The Courage to Heal, this book is written for families of abuse survivors. An excellent resource without the potential problems of the first book. Paperback.
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and It's All Small Stuff
by Richard Carlson
A wonderfully readable book which promises "Simple ways to keep the little things from taking over your life." Paperback
Elder Rage - or - Take My Father, Please!
by Jacqueline Marcell
This is a first-hand account of the author's struggle with her father's with lots of helpful information for anyone caring for an aging parent.
Fat Is a Feminist Issue : A Self Help Guide for Compulsive Eaters
by Susie Orbach
The classic work which looks at compulsive eating from a feminist perspective. An excellent resource for women exploring these issues. Paperback.
Feeling Good : The New Mood Therapy
by David D. Burns
The book Feeling Good was one of the first self-help books providing cognitive techniques to help depressed people when it was published in 1981.
The Feeling Good Handbook
by David D. Burns
The follow-up to Feeling Good. This book provides more information in a format which is easier to use.
Food & Mood
by Elizabeth Somer. M.A., R.D.
An excellent book about nutrition and mental health. Highly recommended for anyone exploring these issues.
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Forgiveness is a Choice
by Robert Enright, Ph.D.
A practical book that advocates a "scientifically-proven forgiveness program" for incest survivors and others who have been traumatized.
For Yourself : The Fulfillment of Female Sexuality
by Lonnie Garfield Barbach
Many women cannot regularly have orgasms through intercourse alone. Once considered a disorder, this is now considered normal. Barbach helped change the way we view female sexuality through this book.
Full Catastrophe Living : Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness
by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Psychologist Kabat-Zinn helps people with chronic illness improve their lives. Use this excellent resource to improve the quality of your life. Paperback
How to Keep Your Brain Alive: 83 Neurobic Exercises to help prevent memory loss and increase mental fitness
by Lawrence Katz, Ph.D. & Manning Rubin
Easy to read and based on the latest science. This book may help you slow brain ageing.
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Letting Go : A Parents' Guide to Understanding the College Years
by Karen Levin Coburn, Madge Lawrence Treeger
An excellent book for parents of college students. Learn how to allow your son or daughter to become an adult. Paperback
Mindfulness Meditation : Cultivating the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind
by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Listen to one of the experts on the application of Mindfullness to life. Cassette
Powerfully Recovered
by Ann Wayman
A 12-step author challenges the movement to let go of the ideas of "never-ending recovery" and "perpetual powerlessness"
Wherever You Go, There You Are : Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
by Jon Kabat-Zinn
This is an extremely readable book which will help you improve the quality of your life. Buy this book if you are unable to enjoy each moment.
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Student &Professional Books
Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder: The Power of the Collective Heart
by Sarah Y. Krakauer
An effective balanced and caring approach to working with these patients.
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Clinical Health Psychology in Medical Settings : Practitioner's Guidebook
by Cynthia D. Belar, William W. Deardorff
An excellent overview of a psychologist's role in medical settings. Paperback
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Dissociative Identity Disorder : Diagnosis, Clinical Features, and Treatment of Multiple Personality
by Colin A. Ross
Colin Ross has a solid background as a clinician and researcher. Hardcover
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing : Basic Principles, Protocols, and Procedures
by Francine Shapiro
The definitive professional book on EMDR. Hardcover
Graduate Study in Psychology
by American Psychological Association
If you are considering graduate school in Psychology you should start with this book. It has stats on most North American programs.
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The Healing Power of Play: Working With Abused Children
by Eliana Gil
One of the best authors on working with children who have been abused.
Healing the Incest Wound: Adult Survivors in Therapy
by Christine A. Courtois
A psychologist in the Washington DC area writes about her work and the work of others.
Burnout in Families : The Systemic Costs of Caring
by Charles R. Figley
A book for professionals from an expert in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Mental Health Internet Pocket Guide
by David G. Lukoff
A pocket-sized book with many of the best mental health sites listed. Maybe this site will be in the next edition?
Mind-Body Therapy : Methods of Ideodynamic Healing in Hypnosis
by Ernest L. Rossi, David B. Cheek
A 1994 book on Mind-Body Medicine by two of the best. Paperback
The Psychobiology of Mind-Body Healing : New Concepts of Therapeutic Hypnosis
by Ernest L. Rossi
The best integration of new research on psychoneuroimmunology with hypnosis and psychotherapy. Rossi is a creative genius, and this work will stand the test of time.
Addictive Behaviors : Readings on Etiology, Prevention, & Treatment
by G. Alan Marlatt
From the author of the classic work on relapse preventiion.
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy
by Irvin D. Yalom
This is the 1995 revision of the classic work on group psychotherapy.
Therapy for Adults Molested As Children : Beyond Survival
by John Briere
Briere's books are always thoroughly grounded in research and accessible to clinicians. This one is a must-read if you work with these clients.
Traumatic Stress : The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society
Uncommon Therapy : The Psychiatric Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D.
by Bessel A. van der Kolk, et al
This is an excellent work on the effects of trauma. It includes information on "Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder," a symptom cluster often seen in trauma survivors.
by Jay Haley
Probably the most accessible introduction to Erickson's work. A wonderfully readable primer on ideas such as meeting the client in their world and utilizing resistance to facilitate change.
Books for a Wide Audience
Past Forgetting: The True Story of My Memory Lost & Found
by Jill Robinson
What would life be like without memory? Find out from this gifted writer.
Interview with the Author
Bulimarexia : The Binge/Purge Cycle
by Boskind-White & Boskind-White
One of the early books on Anorexia and Bulimia which has been revised and is still relevant.
Data Smog : Surviving the Information Glut
by David Shenk
Information overload is a problem for many of us. Here are some ways to cope.
E.M.D.R. : The Breakthrough Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma
by Francine Shapiro, Margot Silk Forrest
The 1997 book explaining EMDR to a lay and professional audience.
Girl, Interrupted
by Susanna Kaysen
The true story of woman who spent 2 years in a mental hospital at age 18. It questions some of our institutions while affirming creativity and individuality.
Healing and the Mind
by Bill Moyers
This is the excellent PBS series on mind-body medicine narrated by Bill Moyers. The video can sometimes be special ordered.
Healing into Life and Death
by Stephen Levine
A different sort of book on healing, and a different sort of book on grief. Stephen Levine bridges these fields in a compassionate way.
The Hurried Child : Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon
by David Elkind
Read the book that started the discussion of the pressures on youth today. Does this describe your family?
The Insider's Guide to Mental Health Resources Online
by John Grohol
A paper guide to online mental health resources by the former webmaster of Mental Health Net.
Shame and Pride : Affect, Sex, and the Birth of the Self
by Donald L. Nathanson
A groundbreaking book about emotions. Nathanson is making "affect theory" accessible.
TechnoStress: Coping With Technology @WORK @HOME @PLAY
by Michelle M. Weil & Larry D. Rosen
Some practical advice for dealing with the stresses of the Information Age.
The Rights of People With Mental Disabilities : The Authoritative A.C.L.U. Guide to the Rights of People With Mental Illness and Mental Retardation
by Robert M. Levy, et al
An important book as the Americans with Disabilities Act begins to be enforced.
Unfinished Business : Pressure Points in the Lives of Women
by Maggie Scarf
A journalist writes a readable book about the weight of the past in our lives. Not for women only.
Where the Roots Reach for Water: A Personal and Natural History of Melancholia
by Jeffrey Smith
A wonderful book about one person's struggle with depression. Highly recommended.
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