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10 books about mental illness
Pick up one of these featured titles on mental illness in May 2021.
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- Crisis Text Line. Text HOME to 741741 to talk to a crisis counselor.
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Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow
Category: Girls & Women
This book was published 3 years ago by Ember and takes approximately 14.9 hours to read.
No One Cares About Crazy People: My Family and the Heartbreak of Mental Illness in America by Ron Powers
Category: Suicide
This book was published 3 years ago by Hachette Books and takes approximately 12.8 hours to read.
Personality Disorders and Mental Illnesses: The Truth About Psychopaths, Sociopaths, and Narcissists by Clarence T. Rivers
Category: Personality
This book was published 7 years ago by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform and takes approximately 4.9 hours to read.
The Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness by Lori Schiller
Category: Memoirs
This book was published 25 years ago by Grand Central Publishing and takes approximately 9.6 hours to read.
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison
Category: Suicide
This book was published 25 years ago by Vintage and takes approximately 7.5 hours to read.
THINGS WE DON’T TALK ABOUT by Pandora Owl
Category: Canadian
This book was published 2 years ago by Independently published and takes approximately 3.4 hours to read.
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
Category: Memoirs
This book was published 4 years ago by Flatiron Books and takes approximately 12.3 hours to read.
Smoke and Mirrors: How You Are Being Fooled About Mental Illness - An Insider's Warning to Consumers by Chuck Ruby
Category: Mental Health
This book was published last year by Clear Publishing and takes approximately 11.7 hours to read.
A NIGHT IN JAIL: A story about drugs and mental illness, inspired by true events by H.A. Swan
Category: Schizophrenia
This book was published 4 years ago by bowker and takes approximately 3.6 hours to read.
Taking the Cape Off: How to Lead Through Mental Illness, Unimaginable Grief and Loss by Patrick J. Kenny
Category: Grief & Bereavement
This book was published last year by Global Wellness Media / Strategic Edge Innovations Publishing and takes approximately 11.4 hours to read.
We estimate total reading time by multiplying a book's page count by an average reading speed of 2 minutes per page. Summaries sourced from Google Books.
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