books
All of these books are available for checking out at the NAMI offices, 4233 West Beltline Hwy, Madison, WI. If the book is currently checked out, a notice of that should appear in red. Some of the books are available for purchase on Amazon.com; if you use the link on this page to buy the book, NAMI Wisconsin receives a small percentage of the purchase price, at no additional cost to you.
Adult Bipolar Disorders: Understanding Your Diagnosis and Getting Help
By Mitzi Waltz
Book
- 2002 [OReilly & Associates, Inc.]
This book covers a wide range of topics on bipolar disorder: diagnosis, medical intervention, lifestyle changes and complimentary therapies, family life, work, community, and resources.
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Aging Caregivers of Adult Disabled Relatives Planning for the Future
By Agnes B. Hatfield, Ph.D.
Book
- 1997 [AMI of Prince George's County]
As caregivers age, the need to plan for the future care of a relative becomes paramount. This pamphlet presents an overview of the planning process.
Beast - A Reckoning with Depression, The
By Tracy Thompson
Book
- 1995 [G.P. Putnam's Sons]
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Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know, The
By David J. Miklowitz
Book
- 2002 [The Guilford Press]
A comprehensive guide to help people with bipolar disorder take charge of their illness and reclaim their lives. Filled with practical self-assessment and self-management strategies, including early warning signs of manic or depressive episodes, coping with triggers for mood swings, managing medication problems and family and work issues, and learning to collaborate effectively with doctors and therapists.
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Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families
By Francis Mark Mondimore, MD
Book
- 1999 [Hopkins University Press]
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Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing: The Experience and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, The
By Judith Rapoport, MD
Book
- 1989 [New American Library]
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Brain Disorders and Treatment: A Consumer's View
By Dylan Abraham
Book
Brave New Brain: Conquering Mental Illness in the Era of the Genome
By Nancy C. Andreasen
Book
- 2001 [Oxford University Press]
A look at what is known about the human brain and human genome, and how these two branches of knowledge are coming together in an ambitious effort to conquer mental illness.
Breaking Free
By Dylan Abraham
Book
- 1997 [Abraham Publishers]
Burden of Sympathy: How Families Cope with Mental Illness, The
By David A. Karp
Book
- 2001 [Oxford University Press]
A thoughtful study that chronicles the experiences of family members caring for a catastrophically ill person.
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Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs. 10th rev. ed.
By Kalyna Z. Bezchlibnyk-Butler, BScPhm., ed. and J. Joel Jeffries, MB, FRCPC, ed.
Book
- 2000 [Hogrefe & Huber Publishers]
An up-to-date, easy-to-use, comprehensive summary of all the most relevant information about psychotropic drugs.
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Clinician's Thesaurus, 4th edition: The Guidebook for Writing Psychological Reports
By Edward L. Zuckerman, Ph.D.
Book
- 1995 [The Guilford Press]
Updated, expanded, and fully compatible with the DSM-IV, this guidebook offers an exhaustive checklist of thousands of words and phrases of the mental health profession.
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Conquering Schizophrenia
By Peter Wyden
Book
- 1998
Excellent account of the author's son's 25-year battle with schizophrenia, and the history of the search for better ways to treat this disease. Wyden's skillful telling of his search reads almost like a detective story.
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Consumers Guide to Residential Care Apartment Complexes, A
Book
- 1998 [Elder Law Center, Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Gro]
A complete description of residential care apartment complexes (RCACs) for seniors, comparisons to other Wisconsin long-term options, information about tenants rights, tips on evaluating and selecting a facility, and info about fees and payment options.
Consumers and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses in Dialogue
By Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA
Book
- 1999 [U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services]
Consumers and Psychiatrists: In Dialogue
By Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA
Book
- 1999 [U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services]
Consumers and Psychiatrists: In Dialogue
By Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA
Book
- 1997 [U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services]
Consumers and Social Workers in Dialogue
By Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA
Book
- 1999 [U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services]
Coping with Anger and Aggression
By Harriet P. Lefley, Ph.D.
Book
Anger and aggression have many causes. The author helps caregivers understand these behaviors and suggests ways to cope with them.
Coping with Feelings about Mental Illness in the Family
By Maureen Fama
Book
- 1997 [AMI of Prince George's County]
Helps families understand and manage the powerful feeling that they experience when a loved one becomes mental ill.
Coping with Mental Illness in the Family: A Family Guide
By Agnes B. Hatfield, Ph.D.
Book
- 1991 [NAMI]
Creating a Circle of Caring: The Church and the Mentally Ill
By Shirley Strobel
Book
- 1997
A curriculum designed to sensitize adults in the church to the plight of people with severe mental illness & their families. Leaders can teach the study as 12 one-hour lessons or six two-hour lessons. The teaching sessions build on a biblical-based theological reflection calling congregations to minister to their brothers & sisters with mental illness.
Darkness Visible
By William Styron
Book
- 1990 [Vintage Books]
From the author of "Sophie's Choice," Styron candidily recounts his experiences with crippling & almost suicidal depression, and his eventual recovery.
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Daughter of the Queen of Sheba
By Jacki Lyden
Book
- 1997 [Penguin Putnam, Inc.]
Jacki Lyden's heartbreaking and compelling memoirs of growing up with a mother with bipolar disorder in a small midwestern town.
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Day the Voices Stopped, The
By Ken Steele and Claire Berman
Book
- 2001 [Basic Books]
A personal account of Ken Steeles journey to recovery and how finding treatment inspired him to become an advocate for people with mental illnesses.
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Defiant Child: A Parent's Guide to Oppositional Defiant Disorder, The
By Dr. Douglas A. Riley
Book
- 1997 [Taylor Publishing Company]
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Depression and Its Treatment, rev. ed.
By J.H. Greist and J.W. Jefferson
Book
- 1992 [Warner Books]
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Depression: An Illness that Can be Treated
Book
- 1992 [Pfizer-Roerig Pratt Pharmaceuticals]
From the makers of Zoloft, a 10 x 13.5 flipchart explaining depression: symptoms, causes, medication, etc.
Documenting Psychotherapy: Essentials for Mental Health Practitioners
By Mary E. Moline and George T. Williams
Book
- 1998 [Sage Publications, Inc.]
This practical book examines what is necessary to keep adequate records that meet current standards of care.
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Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood
By Edward M. Hallowell, MD and John J. Ratey, MD
Book
- 1994 [Random House]
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Dual Diagnosis: Counseling the Mentally Ill Substance Abuser
By Katie Evans and J.M. Sullivan
Book
- 1990 [Guilford Press]
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Efficacy of Schizophrenia Treatment, The
By Laura Lee Hall and Tami L. Mark
Book
- 1995 [NAMI]
Essential Guide to Psychiatric Drugs, The
By Jack M. Gorman, MD
Book
- 1995 [St. Martin's Paperbacks]
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Evaluation: Prison Health Care, Department of Corrections, An
By State of Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau
Book
- 2001 [State of Wisconsin]
Evaluation and recommendations in providing health care for Wisconsin's prisoners.
Families in Poverty: Parents with Disabilities and their Children
By Caroline Hoffman and Amy Fisher
Book
- 1998 [Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities]
A report on the effect of Wisconsins Welfare Reform Program on families headed by a parent who receives SSI because of a disability.
Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
By Harriet P. Lefley, Ph.D.
Book
- 1996
An excellent examination of patients' rights and treatment needs from the point of view of all those involved. Focuses on family burden and research and theoretical perspectives that influence mental health professionals.
Family Face of Schizophrenia, The
By Patricia Backlar
Book
- 1995 [Tarcher/Putnam Book]
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First Tiger
By George Harrer
Book
- 1999 [The Permanent Press]
The trials of troubled teenager, detailing how one family-shattering tragedy leads to another.
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Focus on Sexual Assault and People with Psychiatric Disabilities
Book
- 2001 [Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault]
A product of Transcending Silence, a booklet series about speaking out and taking action in our communities. A discussion of people with mental illness who are victims sexual assault, the offenders, attitudes and factors that contribute to increased risk, indicators and effects of abuse, relevant laws and reporting.
Freudian Fraud
By E. Fuller Torrey, MD
Book
- 1992 [Harper Collins]
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Fundraising for Social Change, 3rd ed.
By Kim Klein
Book
- 1996 [Chardon Press]
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Genetics and Mental Illness
By Laura Lee Hall
Book
- 1996 [Plenum Press]
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Girl Interrupted
By Susanna Kaysen
Book
- 1993 [Turtle Bay Books]
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Growing Up Sad: Childhood Depression and its Treatment
By Leon Cytryn, MD and Donald McKnew, MD
Book
- 1996 [W.W. Norton & Company]
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Guide for Siblings, A
By Diane T. Marsh, Ph.D. and Agnes B. Hatfield, Ph.D.
Book
- 1998 [NAMI Prince George's County]
Advises and supports siblings in their efforts to cope with mental illness in the family.
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Guiding People Home: The Role of Wisconsin's Supported Housing Specialist
By John O'Brien and Connie Lyle O'Brien
Book
- 1999 [Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities]
This report describes a particular, strategic, collaborative approach to the goal of solving various housing dilemmas faced by people with disabilities.
Handbook for Caregivers of Elderly Relatives with Mental Illness
By Agnes Hatfield, Ph.D.
Book
- 1996 [AMI of Prince George County]
Prepared for families of an elderly relative with serious mental illness. coers such topics as the nature of resources and ways to develop supportive environments. Developed for NAMI Maryland, but equally useful in other locations.
He Was Still My Daddy
By Laurie Samsel Olson
Book
- 1994 [Ogden House Publishing Co.]
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Help Me Cope
By Susan C. Mader
Book
- 2001 [Susan C. Mader]
Written by a consumer sharing her personal experiences, this collection of short stories will inspire those with mental illness and their families.
Help Me, I'm Sad: Recognizing, Treating, and Preventing Childhood and Adolescent Depression
By David G. Fassler, MD and Lynne S. Dumas
Book
- 1997 [Penguin Books]
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His Bright Light: The Story of Nick Traina
By Danielle Steel
Book
- 1998 [Dell Publishing]
This is Danielle Steel's powerful, personal story of the son she lost and the lessons she learned during his courageous battle against bipolar disorder.
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How Do I Get My Relative to (fill in the blank)?
By Edie Mannion and Marilyn Meisel
Book
- 1997
Alternatives for families coping with problem behaviors in an adult relative with mental illness.
How to Cope with Mental Illness in Your Family: A Self-care Guide for Siblings, Offspring, and Parents
By Diane T. Marsh, Ph.D. and Rex Dickens
Book
- 1997 [Tarcher/Putnam]
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How to Survive the Loss of a Love
By Melba Colgrove, et.al.
Book
- 1976 [Bantam Books]
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Ill, Not Insane
By B. Busick and M. German
Book
- 1986 [New Idea Press]
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Imagining Robert
By Jay Neugeboren
Book
- 1997
An honest account of what it is like for the millions of families who must cope day by day with mental illness.
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Invisible Plague: The Rise of Mental Illness from 1750 to the Present, The
By E. Fuller Torrey, M.D. and Judy Miller
Book
- 2001 [Rutgers University Press]
In this provocative book, Torrey contends that mental illnesses have increased dramatically over the centuries, reaching epidemic proportions, and concludes that insanity is an unrecognized, modern-day plague.
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Involving Families in Mental Health Services: Competencies for Mental Health Workers
By Shirley Glynn
Book
- 1997 [Center for Improving Mental Health Systems]
This manual supplements the video, 'Involving Families in Mental Health Services: A Video Introduction.'
Issues in Mental Illness and Aging
By Agnes Hatfield, Ph.D. and Roberta Worrall
Book
- 1997 [AMI of Prince George's County]
Provides basic info about the special needs of elderly persons with mental illness.
Job Strategies for People with Disabilities
By Melanie A. Witt
Book
- 1992 [Peterson's Guides]
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Job-Hunting Tips for the So-Called Handicapped or People Who Have Disabilities
By Richard N. Bolles
Book
- 1991 [Ten Speed Pess]
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Kids Like Me: Children's Stories about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
By Constance H. Foster
Book
- 1997 [Dilligaf Publishing]
Leaving Home: Separation Issues in Mental Illness
By Agnes B. Hatfield, Ph.D.
Book
- 1997 [AMI of Prince George's County]
Helps caregivers understand why dependency is such a persistent & troubling part of mental illness. Suggests coping strategies.
Life Planning Workbook, The
By Mark L. Russell and Arnold E. Grant
Book
- 1995 [American Publishing Co.]
Lives at Risk: Understanding and Treating Young People with Dual Disorders
By Hilary Ryglewicz and Bert Pepper
Book
- 1996 [The Free Press]
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Lonely, Sad and Angry: A Parent's Guide to Depression in Children and Adolescents
By Barbara D. Ingersoll, Ph.D. and Sam Goldstein, Ph.D.
Book
- 1995 [Doubleday]
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Mad House: Growing Up in the Shadow of Mentally Ill Siblings
By Clea Simon
Book
- 1997
A personal, often painful, account of the author's experiences growing up in an upper-middle class, caring family deeply afftected by the mental illness of her two older siblings.
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Madness in the Streets: How Psychiatry and the Law Abandoned the Mentally Ill
By R.J. Isaac and V.C. Armat
Book
- 2000 [Treatment Advocacy Center]
2nd edition
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Management and Supervision of Jail Inmates with Mental Disorders
By Marty Drapkin
Book
- 1999 [Civic Research Institute]
Media Madness: Public Images of Mental Illness
By Otto F. Wahl, Ph.D.
Book
- 1995 [Rutgers University Press]
A valuable book that exposes the myths, stereotypes, inaccuracies, and misperceptions of mental illness in the media.
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Meeting the Needs of Well Siblings: A Guide for Parents
By Agnes B. Hatfield, Ph.D. and Diane T. Marsh, Ph.D.
Book
- 1998 [NAMI Prince George's County]
How can families help their well children cope with the mental illness of a sibling?
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services under the State Childrens Health Insurance Program
By Embry Howell and Sara Roschwalb and Miki Satake
Book
- 2000 [Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse]
Describes the results of a CMHS-funded study meant to assist policymakers in estimating the costs associated with providing MH/SA coverage under the SCHIP program.
Mental Health in America: The Years of Crisis
By Richard C. Allen, ed.
Book
- 1979 [Marquis Academic Media]
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Mood Apart: Depression, Mania, and Other Afflictions of the Self, A
By Peter Whybrow
Book
- 1997
Discussion of depression and mania includes the symptoms, human cost, biological underpinnings, and therapies. Authoritatively written and has much information.
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Mood Genes: Hunting for Origins of Mania and Depression
By Samuel H. Barondes
Book
- 1998 [W.H. Freeman and Company, New York]
The author traces the search for genes that predispose people to mania and depression. Barondes tells the story of mood disorders, mania, and depression through warm narratives of specific families, interweaving these with vivid explanations of the latest research breakthroughs.
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My Sister's Keeper
By Margaret Moorman
Book
- 1992 [W.W. Norton & Co.]
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My Son My Son - A Guide to Healing After Death, Loss, or Suicide
By Iris Bolton
Book
- 1983 [Bolton Press]
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National Dialogue on Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders
By National Association of State Mental Health Progra and National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abu
Book
- 1999
State mental health commissioners and alcohol and drug abuse directors, expert panelists, and federal officials discuss co-occuring disorders and needed system changes.
Neurobiological Disorders in Children and Adolescents
By Enid Peschel, et.al.
Book
- 1992 [Jossey-Bass Publishers]
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New View of Self: How Genes and Neurotransmitters Shape Your Mind, The
By Larry Siever and William Frucht
Book
- 1997
This technical book discusses the leading scientific edge of psychiatry through use of practical applications and case studies.
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Nobody's Child
By Marie Balter and Richard Katz
Book
- 1991 [Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. Inc.]
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One Step Ahead: Resource Planning for People with Disabilities
By Roy Froemming
Book
- 1997 [Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities]
For those who rely on Supplemental Security Income and medical assistance. Community Supported Living Series.
Organizational Development Handbook
By Agnes B. Hatfield, Ph.D.
Book
- 1996 [AMI of Prince George's County]
A comprehensive handbook prepared to help NAMI state and local affiliates strengthen their organizations and become more effective advocates. Topics include: Building Membership, Developing Fundraising Strategies, Working Productively in Groups, and Developing Effective Education and Support Groups.
Our Special Dad
By Tootsie Sobkiewicz
Book
- 1996 [Children of Mentally Ill Parents]
Our Special Mom
By Tootsie Sobkiewicz
Book
- 1994
Out of the Shadows: Confronting America's Mental Illness Crisis
By E. Fuller Torrey, MD
Book
- 1996
Includes updated information on the homeless and incarcerated mentally ill as well as the increasing episodes of violence associated with those not receiving treatment. Also discusses the drawbacks of managed care and offers alternative solutions.
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Outsider: A Journey into My Father's Struggle with Madness, The
By Nathaniel Lachenmeyer
Book
- 2000 [Broadway Books]
Lachenmeyer describes the gradual & relentless transformation of his father from brilliant sociology professor to a frightening victim of paranoid schizophrenia and alcoholism.
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Overcoming Depression
By Dmitri Papolos
Book
- 1997
This revised 3rd edition has been described as the most comprehensive book available for the layperson on depression. covers the full range of mood disorders.
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Parents as Policy-Makers: A Handbook for Effective Participation
By Richard W. Hunter
Book
- 1994 [Portland State University]
Parent's Guide to Home Health Care, A
By Amy Whitehead
Book
- 2000 [The Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilitie]
A primer for families who want to learn more or who want to enhance their skills as consumers of home health care for their children.
Personal History
By Katherine Graham
Book
- 1997 [Alfred A. Knopf]
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Planning for the Future Care of Relatives with Major Mental Illnesses
By Agnes B. Hatfield, Ph.D.
Book
A guidebook on planning for the future care and needs of a loved one with a disability when a family member/provider is no longer able to provide care.
Planning for the Future: Providing a Meaningful Life for a Child with a Disability after Your Death
By Mark L. Russell
Book
- 1993 [American Publishing Co.]
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Primary Disabilities in Schizophrenia, The
By Agnes B. Hatfield, Ph.D.
Book
[AMI of Prince George's County]
Helps caregivers understand cognitive deficits in mental illness and how they infulence feelings and behaviors. Suggests ways of coping with them.
Provisions: Sample Language for Supplemental Needs Trusts
By Roy Froemming
Book
- 1997 [Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities]
Community Supported Living Series.
Psychoactive Drugs and Their Effects on Mentally Ill Persons
By Jean K. Bouricius
Book
- 1996
Psychotropic Drugs, 10th rev. ed.
Book
- 2000 [Hogrefe & Huber Publishers]
An up-to-date, easy-to-use, comprehensive summary of all the most relevant information about psychotropic drugs.
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Quiet Room, The
By Lori Schiller and Amanda Bennett
Book
- 1994 [Warner Books]
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Recovery and the Mental Health Consumer Movement in Wisconsin
By Bureau of Community Mental Health and Division of Supportive Living, Wisconsin Departmen
Book
- 2001 [Bureau of Community Mental Health]
Discussion of the values, principles, and essential attitudes that define recovery-focused practice, and also strategies for creating recovery-based statutes and policies that will support recovery-based practices.
Rights & Reality II: An Action Guide to the Rights of People with Disabilities in Wisconsin
By Sally Mather, ed.
Book
- 2001 [Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy]
This new and revised edition covers major programs, funding sources, and rights issues affecting adults and children with disabilities in Wisconsin. This guide offers many practical strategies for people advocating for their own rights or the rights of others. Also includes citations to applicable statutes, regulations, and case law.
Rights of People with Mental Disabilities: The Authoritative ACLU Guide, The
By Robert Levy and Leonard Rubenstein
Book
- 1996
A good working tool on the legal rights of individuals with brain disorders and the procedures to vindicate those rights.
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Roots of Treason: Ezra Pound and the Secret of St. Elizabeths, The
By E. Fuller Torrey, MD
Book
- 1992 [Lucas Books]
One of the outstanding poets of the 20th century, Ezra Pound was also an active fascist and anti-Semite. Pound escaped trial on 19 counts of treason by pleading insanity and spent 12 years at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, DC. After reviewing Pound's psychiatric hospital records, Torrey concludes that Pound was not insane. An engrossing and illuminating study of a complex man's life, beliefs, and poetry.
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Sad Days, Glad Days
By Dewitt Hamilton
Book
- 1995
Introduces five- to nine-year-olds to a parent's depression.
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Schizophrenia and Manic-Depressive Disorder
By E. Fuller Torrey, MD, et. al.
Book
- 1994 [Basic Books]
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Skipping Stone - Ripple Effects of Mental Illness on the Family, The
By Mona Wasow
Book
- 2000
Both compassionate and practical, this book addresses the concerns and anguish of all family members when a loved one is struck with a serious mental illness.
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So Young, So Sad, So Listen
By Philip Graham and Carol Hughes
Book
- 1995 [Bell & Bain Ltd.]
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Sorrow's Web: Overcoming the Legacy of Maternal Depression
By Anne Sheffield
Book
- 2000 [The Free Press]
Explores the issues of maternal depression: why so many women suffer during their childbearing years and the long-term effects of the disease on their children.
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Souls are Made of Endurance
By Steward D. Govig
Book
- 1994
A profoundly religious perspective on mental illness offering hope, endurance, and healing in coping.
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Step Back from the Exit: 45 Reasons to Say NO to Suicide
By Jillayne Arena
Book
- 1995 [Zebulon Press]
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Stuck in Time: The Tragedy of Childhood Mental Illness
By Lee Gutkind
Book
- 1993 [Henry Holt & Co.]
Examines this major crisis in American health care by dramatically documenting the lives of 3 adolescents and the pain of a family that is desperate for help.
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Sunshine from Darkness: The Other Side of Outsider Art
By Nancy Glidden Smith
Book
- 1997 [NARSAD Artworks]
NARSAD Artworks presents the works of 18 accomplished artists, all of whom have two things in common: an abundance of creative skill and mental illness. Included are brief biographies of the artists and color photographs of their artworks.
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Survival Strategies for Parenting Your ADD Child
By George T. Lynn, MA, CMHC
Book
- 1996 [Underwood Books]
Surviving Mental Illness
By Agnes B. Hatfield and H. Lefley
Book
- 1993 [Guilford Press]
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Surviving Schizophrenia - A Manual for Families, Consumers and Providers
By E. Fuller Torrey, MD
Book
- 1995 [Harper Perennial]
Third edition.
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Taking Charge: A Handbook for Parents Whose Children Have Emotional Disorders
By Katharin A. Kelker
Book
- 1994 [Portland State University]
Telling Is Risky Business: Mental Health Consumers Confront Stigma
By Otto F. Wahl, Ph.D.
Book
- 1999 [Rutgers University Press]
Individuals with mental illnesses have a double burden: Not only coping with disabling disorders, but also contending with negative attitudes of the public toward those disorders. Through Wahls research, consumers reveal their experiences of stigma and discrimination.
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Threshold: A House-Buying Guide for People with Disabilities
By Marcie Brost
Book
- 1998 [Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities]
Community Supported Living Series
Threshold: Housekeeping Details on Renting or Owning a Home for People with Disabilities
By Roy Froemming
Book
- 1998 [Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities]
A series of four booklets. Booklet 1: SSI, MA, In-Kind Income. Booklet 2: Owning Your Own Home. Booklet 3: Impact on Benefits. Paying Expenses. Booklet 4: Divestment, Liens, Estate Recovery. Community Supported Living Series.
Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperment
By K. R. Jamison
Book
- 1993 [Free Press]
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Transforming Madness: New Lives for People Living with Mental Illness
By Jay Neugeboren
Book
- 1999 [William Morrow & Co., Inc.]
A survey of the mental health care system - its shortcomings & new, effective approaches.
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Transition to Adulthood: A Resource for Assisting Young People with Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties
By Hewitt B. Clark and Maryann Davis
Book
- 2000 [Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., Inc.]
Practical methods for professionals to help young people with emotional or behavioral difficulties pursue their interests and goals as they move into greater career-oriented education, work, independence, and responsibility.
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Troubled Journey
By Diane T. Marsh, Ph.D. and Rex M. Dickens
Book
- 1997
The authors use their years of listening to stories to provide a book that offers support to siblings and a caring and heartfelt approach to healing.
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Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the Surface
By Martha Manning
Book
- 1995
An autobiographical account of a woman's encounter with major depression is one of those rare books that manages to be funny, intense, and frightening all at once.
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Understanding Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia
By Agnes B. Hatfield, Ph.D.
Book
- 1996 [AMI of Prince George's County]
Understanding Depression
By D.F. Klein and P.H. Wender
Book
- 1993 [Oxford University Press]
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Understanding Depression: A Special Health Report
By Francesca Coltrera
Book
- 2001 [Harvard Health Publications]
A 44-page overview of the causes of depression; how it affects men, women, children, and the aging; suicide; diagnosis; and more.
Understanding Medication Compliance in Schizophrenia
By Wayne S. Fenton, MD
Book
- 1998 [AMI of Prince George's County]
Addresses the baffling problem of treatment noncompliance and suggests ways for families to respond.
Understanding Schizophrenia: A Guide to the New Reserach on Causes and Treatment
By R.S.E Keefe and P.D. Harvey
Book
- 1994 [The Free Press]
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Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression
By Nell Casey
Book
- 2001 [HarperCollins Publishers]
A collection of 22 modern essays about depression by writers who know their subject intimately.
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Unquiet Mind - A Memoir of Moods and Madness, An
By K. R. Jamison
Book
- 1995 [Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.]
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Vincent van Gogh, a Life
By Philip Callow
Book
- 1990 [I.R. Dee, Inc.]
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We Are Not Alone: Fountain House and the Development of Clubhouse Culture
By Stephen B. Anderson
Book
- 1998 [Fountain House Inc.]
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When Irish Eyes are Crying
By Stephen D. Manning
Book
- 1997 [University Editions, Inc.]
Invites you into the mind of a 16-year old boy with bipolar disorder.
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When Madness Comes Home
By Victoria Secunda
Book
- 1997
Personal accounts offer first-hand, day-to-day experiences with mental illness of a sibling (mostly) and partner/spouse (briefly) and discussion of the effects of growing up in a family whose energies are focused on an ill family member.
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Where to, Now? A Field Guide to Resolving Complaints within the Mental Health System
By Alicia Walley
Book
- 2000 [Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy]
Overviews various avenues that you can pursue to resolve your concerns with providers, governmental agencies, and professional associations in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Womens Resources
Book
- 2001 [Wisconsin Womens Council]
This directory is designed to assist women in finding the most appropriate organization in Wisconsin to meet their needs, such as parent services, domestic abuse services, business development, etc.
Working Together: The Parent/Professional Partnership
By Katharin A. Kelker
Book
- 1987 [Portland State University]
You Are Not Alone: NAMI Wisconsin brochure
Book
- 2001
Braille copy
You Mean I Don't Have to Feel This Way? New Help for Depression, Anxiety, and Addiction
By Colette Dowling
Book
- 1993 [Bantam Books]
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