Mental health resources for patients
Baywell providers and staff have curated this list of useful books, organizations, and tools. It is not intended to be a comprehensive list but rather a starting point on various topics pertinent to mental health.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
The Happiness Trap, with Russ Harris, MD
Addiction and substance use
SMART recovery
Codependent No More, by Melody Beattie
Anti-racism and social justice
My Grandmother’s Hands, by Resmaa Menakem
Talking to Young Children about Race and Racism
Anxiety and panic attacks
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook, by Edmund Bourne
When Panic Attacks, by David Burns, MD
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Driven to Distraction, by Edward Hallowell and John Ratey
Bipolar disorder
The Bipolar Survival Guide, by David J. Miklowitz
Borderline personality disorder
Stop Walking on Eggshells, by Paul T. Mason and Randi Kreger
Climate anxiety
The Good Grief Network
From Anxiety to Action, by Joanna Macy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Mind Over Mood, by Dennis Greenberger, PhD and Christine A. Padesky, PhD
Depression
The Noonday Demon, by Andrew Solomon
Feeling Good and The Feeling Good Handbook, by David Burns
When Someone You Love Is Depressed, by Laura Epstein Rosen
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook, by Matthew McKay, PhD, Jeffrey C. Wood, PsyD, Jeffrey Brantley, MD
DBT Self-Help
Eating disorders
Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder, by James Lock
Gender expression
Mind the Gap
The Gender Creative Child: Pathways for Nurturing and Supporting Children Who Live Outside Gender Boxes, by Diane Ehrensaft, PhD
Gender Spectrum
Interpersonal violence
Why Does He Do That?, by Lundy Bancroft
STAND! For Families Free of Violence
LGBTQ+
Mental health organizations
Mindfulness and meditation
Neurodivergence
Embrace Autism
Uniquely Human, by Barry Prizant
Beautifully Complex podcast
Parenting
Raise Winning Kids without a Fight, by William H. Hughes
Beyond Behaviors, by Mona Delahooke, PhD
The Explosive Child, by Ross Greene
Tilt Parenting
Relationships
Unlocking Us, podcast with Brené Brown
Attached, by Amir Levine, MD, and Rachel Heller, MA
Nonviolent Communication, by Marshall Rosenberg, PhD
Schizophrenia and psychosis
The Center Cannot Hold, by Elyn Saks
Suicide
Suicide: The Forever Decision, by Paul G. Quinnett
Trauma
It Didn’t Start with You, by Mark Wolynn
Telehelp Ukraine
Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving, by Pete Walker
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