Understanding Mental Health

Books that provide an overview of mental health conditions, including explanations of different disorders, symptoms, and common treatments.

Updated May 1, 2024
Libraries of Middlesex Automation Consortium Scotch Plains Public Library
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The balanced brain : the science of mental health
Nord, Camilla
Paper Book
How we can use what we've learned about the brain to improve our mental health There are many routes to mental well-being. In this groundbreaking book, neuroscientist Camilla Nord offers a fascinating tour of the scientific developments that are revolutionising the way we...
The disordered mind : what unusual brains tell us about ourselves
Kandel, Eric R.
Paper Book
A Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist's probing investigation of what brain disorders can tell us about human nature Eric R. Kandel, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his foundational research into memory storage in the brain, is one of the pioneers of...
Healing : our path from mental illness to mental health
Insel, Thomas R.
Paper Book
A bold, expert, and actionable map for the re-invention of America's broken mental health care system. "Healing is truly one of the best books ever written about mental illness, and I think I've read them all." --Pete Earley, author of Crazy As...
Losing our minds : the challenge of defining mental illness
Foulkes, Lucy
Paper Book
A compelling and incisive book that questions the overuse of mental health terms to describe universal human emotions Public awareness of mental illness has been transformed in recent years, but our understanding of how to define it has yet to catch up. Too often, psychiatric...

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