Great Books for Learning About Depression

12 Books That Shine a Light on Depression from healthline.com


DISCLAIMER: I have not read all of these (though I will), and I have changed the order from the original article.

The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression, Andrew Solomon - I moved this to the first spot because Solomon is perhaps the most eloquent author I've ever read.

Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy, David D. Burns, M.D. - This book has helped me more than any other resource.

Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, Daniel G. Amen, M.D. - another author whose breakthrough work I greatly admire.

Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, John J. Ratey, MD with Eric Hagerman - Ratey co-authored Driven to Distraction, a classic ADD resource.

The Depression Cure: The 6-Step Program to Beat Depression without Drugs, Stephen Ilardi, PdD

The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness, Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, Jon Kabat-Zinn

The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time, by Alex Korb, PhD

The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking, Oliver Burkeman

Depression-Free, Naturally: 7 Weeks to Eliminating Anxiety, Despair, Fatigue, and Anger from Your Life, Joan Mathews Larson, PdD

Undoing Depression: What Therapy Doesn’t Teach You and Medication Can’t Give You, Richard O’Connor, PhD

Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness, Jon Zabat-Zinn

Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things, Jenny Lawson

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