Books
The Beast : A Journey Through Depression
by Tracy Thompson
Plume; 1996.  ISBN: 0452276950 
 Journalist Thompson recounts her struggle with depression, 
      which culminated in a terrifying bout with suicide, and 
her search for an understanding of and a cure for it. 
Breaking the Patterns of Depression
by Michael D. Yapko, 
Main Street Books;  1998.  ISBN: 0385483708 
Contradicting the widely held belief that depression is a 
disease best treated with medication or extensive 
psychotherapy, this book shows 
how to recognize the patterns that contribute to 
depression, and how to break them. 
A Brilliant Madness: 
Living with Manic Depressive Illness. 
Patty Duke, Mary Lou Pinckert, and Gloria Hochman.
Bantam Books; 1993  ISBN: 0553560727 
Patty Duke's personal account of 
her struggle with manic depression.
Care of the Soul : 
A Guide for Cultivating Depth and 
Sacredness in Everyday Life
by Thomas Moore
Harperperennial Library; 1994.  ISBN: 0060922249 
Moore draws from his experiences as a therapist and 
his lifelong campaign of exposing the connection between 
spirituality and the problems of individuals and society. 
Darkness Visible : A Memoir of Madness
by William Styron
Vintage Books;1992 ISBN: 0679736395 
William Styron explains his descent 
into a suicidal depression and his later recovery. 
On the Edge of Darkness : 
Conversations About Conquering Depression
by Kathy Cronkite
Delta; 1995.  ISBN: 0385314264 
Kitty Dukakis, Joan Rivers, Mike Wallace, Jules 
Feiffer, and many other famous people, along with 
the author, tell how they overcame depression, 
alongside information by medical experts on 
the workings of depression and varieties of treatment. 
Overcoming Postpartum Depression & Anxiety
by Linda Sebastian
LPC; 1998. ISBN: 1886039348 
This book explains postpartum depression very clearly 
and helps the woman and her family understand 
what the new mother is going through. 
Silencing the Self : Women and Depression
by Dana Crowley Jack. 
HarperCollins; 1993.   ISBN: 006097527X 
Toxic Psychiatry : 
Why Therapy, Empathy, and Love
Must Replace the Drugs, Electroshock, 
and Biochemical Theories of the New Psychiatry 
by Peter R. Breggin 
St. Martin's Press; 1994.  ISBN: 0312113668 
Breggin discusses the "New Psychiatry" and shows 
how potentially dangerous, even brain-damaging, 
many of its drugs and treatments are. 
Undercurrents : A Life Beneath the Surface
by Martha Manning
Harper San Francisco; 1996.
ISBN: 006251184X 
This memoir traces the devastating path of clinical 
depression and electroshock treatment
through the diaries of psychotherapist Martha Manning-
Undoing Depression : 
What Therapy Doesn't Teach You 
and Medication Can't Give You
by Richard O'Connor.
Berkley Pub Group; 1999.  ISBN: 0425166791 ; 
A psychotherapist explains how to "undo" depression 
by replacing depressive patterns of thinking, relating, and 
behaving with a new and more effective set of skills. 
An Unquiet Mind
by Kay Redfield Jamison
Random House; 1997.  ISBN: 0679763309 
 In this book Jamison tells of her own manic depression, 
the bitter costs of her illness, and its paradoxical benefits.
The Way Up from Down
by Priscilla Slagle 
St Martins Mass Market Paper; 1999
ISBN: 0312929145 
This easy-to-follow program of vitamins and amino 
acids requires no drugs or therapy and will increase 
stamina and improve moods--forever. Learn how 
the right vitamins and foods can boost mental health, 
how to determine mood level,how improved 
mental habits can end depression, and more. 
Wednesday's Child : 
Research into Women's Experience of Neglect 
and Abuse in Childhood, and Adult Depression
by Antonia Bifulco, Patricia Moran
Routledge; 1998.   ISBN: 041516527X 
What the Blues Is All About : 
Black Women Overcoming Stress and Depression
by Angela Mitchell, Kennise Herring (Contributor)
Perigee;  1998.  ISBN: 0399523766 
When Am I Going to Be Happy? : 
How to Break the Emotional Bad Habits 
That Make You Miserable 
by Penelope Russianoff 
Bantam Books; 1989.  ISBN: 0553282158 
The book explains that many of the negative 
emotional habits that make us unhappy are
learned behaviors which can be exchanged 
for habits that are life-giving, not life-wrecking. 
Why Do I Feel This Way?: 
What Every Women Needs to Know about Depression
by Brenda Poinsett
Unknown; 1996.  ISBN: 0891099247 
Willow Weep for Me : 
A Black Woman's Journey Through Depression
by Meri Nana-Ama Danquah
Ballantine Books (Trd Pap); 1999. 
ISBN: 0345432134 
Women, Anger & Depression : 
Strategies for Self-Empowerment
by Lois P. Frankel
Health Communications; 1991. 
ISBN: 1558741615 
Women & Depression : 
A Sane Approach to Mood Disorders
by M. Sara Rosenthal, Debra Lander
Lowell House; 2000.  ISBN: 0737303255
A medical health journalist explains depression and 
how women experience it in practical feminist terms, 
defining medical terms, describing how to find a good 
therapist, and outlining a patient's rights. 
Includes a list of associations and services available, 
a glossary of terms, and other resources.
You Are Not Alone : 
Words of Experience and Hope 
for the Journey Through Depression 
by Julia Thorne, Larry Rothstein (Contributor) 
Harperperennial Library; 1993.  ISBN: 0060969776 
Provides information, companionship and hope
for individuals and families coping with depression.