Resources for Families
* Amador, Xavier F. with Anna-Lica Johanson. I Am Not Sick I Don't Need Help!, Vida Press, 2000.
* Beard, Jean J. and Gillespie, Peggy, Interviewers. Nothing to Hide - Mental Illness in the Family, New York: The New Press, 2002.
Berger, Diane and Berger, Lisa. We Heard the Angels of Madness - A Family Guide to Coping with Manic Depression, New York: Quill - William Morrow, 1991.
Bernheim, Kayla, Lewine, Richard, and Beale, Caroline. The Caring Family - Living with Chronic Mental Illness, Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1982.
* Carter, Rosalynn, with Susan K. Golant. Helping Someone with Mental Illness - A Compassionate Guide for Family, Friends, and Caregivers, New York: Times Books, 1998.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Can I Catch It Like a Cold? - Coping with a parent's depression, Toronto: Tundra Books, 2009.
Hatfield, Agnes B. Coping with Mental Illness in the Family - A Family Guide, Arlington, Va.: National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 1992.
Johnson, Julie T. Hidden Victims - An Eight Stage Healing Process for Families and Friends of the Mentally Ill, 2nd Edition ,Edina, Minnesota: PEMA Publications, 1994.
Mueser, Kim T. and Gingerich, Susan. Coping with Schizophrenia - A Guide for Families, Oakland, California: New Harbinger Publications, 1994.
* National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), Family-to-Family Education Program, 1998. Information about this program is online at: www.nami.org/family.
Ozonoff, Sally, Dawson, Geraldine and McPartland, James. A Parent's Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism - How to Meet the Challenges and Help Your Child Thrive, New York: Guilford Press, 2002.
Rosen, Laura Epstein, and Amador, Xavier F. When Someone You Love Is Depressed- How To Help Your Loved One without Losing Yourself, New York: Free Press, 1997.
Woolis, Rebecca. When Someone You Love Has a Mental Illness, Tarcher, 1992.
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Resources for Consumers
Basco, Monica and Wright, Jesse. Getting Your Life Back:
The Complete Guide to Recovery from Depression, Carmichael, CA: Touchstone Books, 2002.
* Burns, David D. Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy, New York: Avon Books, 1999.
* Burns, David D. The Feeling Good Handbook, New York: Plume, 1999.
Canale, Andrew. Beyond Depression - A Practical Guide for Healing Despair, New York: HarperCollins, 1992.
* Chamberlin, Judi. On Our Own-Patient-Controlled Alternatives to the Mental Health System, New York: McGraw Hill, 1979.
* Copeland, Mary Ellen. Wellness Recovery Action Plan, Berkeley: Peach Press, 1997.
Copeland, Mary Ellen, McKay, Matthew and Riddle, Mary Liz. The Depression Workbook 2nd Edition: A Guide for Living with Depression and Manic Depression, Oakland, California: New Harbinger Publications, 2002.
* Corrigan, Patrick and Lundin, Robert. Don't Call Me Nuts! - Coping with the Stigma of Mental Illness, Chicago: Recovery Press, 2001.
* National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI). Peer-to-Peer Education Course, an experimental program, 2001. Information about this program is online at: web.nami.org/about/peer.html
* Wahl, Otto F. Telling is Risky Business - Mental Health Consumers Confront Stigma, New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1999.
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Religion and Mental Illness
Bender, Sue. Everyday Sacred - A Woman's Journey Home, San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1995.
* Boisen, Anton. The Exploration of the Inner World - A Study of Mental Disorder and the Religious Experience, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1936.
* Carlson, Dwight L. Why Do Christians Shoot Their Wounded?: Helping (Not Hurting) Those with Emotional Difficulties, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1994.
* Christiansen, Gunnar. "Successful Partnerships with Churches are built step by step - Don't 'dump and run' ", NAMI California Connection, Winter 2002, pp 14-15.
Clinebell, Howard. Well Being--A Personal Plan For Exploring & Enriching The 7 Dimensions Of Life--Mind, Body, Spirit, Relationships, Work, Play, Earth, San Francisco: Harper, 1992.
* Elliott, William. Tying Rocks to Clouds, Meetings and Conversations with Wise and Spiritual People, Wheaton, Illinois: Quest Books, 1995.
* Fleischman, Paul R. The Healing Spirit - Explorations in Religion and Psychotherapy, Cleveland: Bonne Chance Press, 1994. Originally published as The Healing Zone - Religious Issues in Psychotherapy by Paragon House, 1989.
Frankel, Estelle. Sacred Therapy: Jewish Spiritual Teachings on Emotional Healing and Inner Wholeness, Boston: Shambhala, 2004.
Freud, Sigmund. Future of an Illusion, in The standard edition of the complete psychological works, vol. XIII (pp 1-162)London: Hogarth Press, 1955. Original work published in 1913.
Govig, Stewart D. In the Shadow of Our Steeples: Pastoral Presence for Families Coping with Mental Illness, New York: Haworth Press, Inc., 1999.
* Gregg-Schroeder, Susan. In the Shadow of God's Wings - Grace in the Midst of Depression, Nashville: Upper Room Books, 1997. There is a study guide called In the Shadow of God's Wings - Grace in the Midst of Depression - Group Study Guide.
* Grof, Stanslav and Grof, Christina. Spiritual Emergency - When Personal Transformation Becomes a Crisis, Los Angeles: J. P. Tarcher, 1989.
Hofman, Hans. Religion and Mental Health - A Casebook with Comentary, and An Essay of Pertinent Literature, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961.
Horning, Crystal. A Christian View of Mental Illness: Understanding and Response, Goshen, Indiana: Mennonite Mutual Aid, 2001.
* James, William. The Varieties of Religious Experience - A Study in Human Nature being the Gifford Lectures on Natural Religion Delivered at Edinburgh in 1901-1902, New York: New American Library, 1958.
Jung, Carl G. Collected Works, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1970. Originally published in 1958.
* Jung, Carl G. Psychology and Religion, Based on the Terry Lectures delivered at Yale University, New Haven: Yale University Press, 1938.
Kahle, Peter A. The Power of Spirituality in Therapy: Integrating Spiritual and Religious Beliefs in Mental Health Practice, New York: The Haworth Pastoral Press, 2004.
Kehoe, Nancy. Wrestling with Our Inner Angels: Faith, Mental Illness, and the Journey to Wholeness, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2009.
Liebman, Joshua. Peace of Mind, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1946.
Loewenthal, Kate M. The Psychology of Religion: A Short Introduction, Oxford, England: OneWorld Publications, 2000.
Kelsey, Morton. Healing Christianity - A Classic Study, Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1995.
Malina, Bruce. The New Testament World - Insights from Cultural Anthropology, Third Edition Revised and Expanded, Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001.
Martin, Philip. The Zen Path through Depression, New York: Harper San Francisco, 1999.
* Muktananda, Swami. Meditate- Happiness Lies Within You, South Fallsburg, New York: Syda Foundation, 1999.
* Roukema, Richard W., M.D. The Soul in Distress - What Every Pastoral Counselor Should Know About Emotional and Mental Illness, New York: The Haworth Pastoral Press, 1997.
* Schumaker, J.F., editor. Religion and Mental Health, New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.
Severino, Sally and Richard Liew, Editors. Pastoral Care of the Mentally Disabled; Advancing Care of the Whole Person, New York: Haworth Press, Inc., 1996.
* Shorto, Russell. Saints and Madmen - Psychiatry Opens Its Doors to Religion, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1999.
Swinton, John. Resurrecting the Person: Friendship and the Care of People with Mental Health Problems, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2000.
Thomas, Leo and Alkire, Jan. Healing Ministry - A Practical Guide, Notre Dame: Ave Maria Press, 1992.
Toews, John and Lowen, Eleanor. No Longer Alone, Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1995.
Toth, J.C. "Faith in Recovery - Spiritual Support after an Acute Mental Illness", Journal of Christian Nursing, Fall 1992, pp. 28-31.
Ulanov, Ann and Barry. Religion and the Unconscious, Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1975.
Waterhouse, Stephen. Strength for His People: A Ministry for Families of the Mentally Ill, Amarillo, TX: Westcliff Bible Press, 1994.
Wuellner, Flora Slosson. Prayer, Stress and Our Inner Wounds, Nashville: Upper Room Books, 1985.
Wulff, David. Psychology of Religion - Classic and Contemporary Views, New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1991.
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