October 5, 2015 | Boydl
This week is Mental Illness Awareness Week.
Below are some suggested materials on the topic provided by librarians at the Canton Public Library.
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What is mental illness? by Richard J. McNally
Just like someone without mental illness only more so: a memoir by Mark Vonnegut
Telling is risky business [electronic resource]: mental health consumers confront stigma by Otto F. Wahl
Furiously happy: a funny book about horrible things by Jenny Lawson
Military mental health care: a guide for service members, veterans, families, and community by Cheryl Lawhorne and Don Philpott
The family intervention guide to mental illness: recognizing symptoms & getting treatment by Bodie Morey, Kim T. Mueser
Chasing the Milky Way by Erin E. Moulton
Mental health, naturally: the family guide to holistic care for a healthy mind and body by Kathi J. Kemper
I am not sick, I don't need help!: how to help someone with mental illness accept treatment by Xavier Amador
Train your mind, change your brain: how a new science reveals our extraordinary potential to transform ourselves by Sharon Begley ; [foreword by the Dalai Lama ; preface by Daniel Goleman]
We've got issues [electronic resource]: children and parents in the age of medication by Judith Warner
The locked garden by Gloria Whelan
How to find mental health care for your child by Ellen B. Braaten
Managing anxiety in people with autism: a treatment guide for parents, teachers, and mental health professionals by Anne M. Chalfant
Body blues [electronic resource]: weight and depression by Laura Weeldreyer
Behind happy faces: taking charge of your mental health: a guide for young adults by Ross Szabo, Melanie Hall
The stressed sex: uncovering the truth about men, women, & mental health by Daniel Freeman & Jason Freeman
The evil hours [electronic resource]: a biography of post-traumatic stress disorder by David J. Morris
Breathless [electronic resource] by Jessica Warman