Bipolar Disorder


An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know
All the Bright Places
Madness: A Bipolar Life
Manic: A Memoir
Wishful Drinking
When We Collided
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me
Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament
Impulse (Impulse, #1)
Fangirl
A Tragic Kind of Wonderful
Lily and Dunkin
Little & Lion
Crazy
Phoebe Unfired by Amalie JahnSeparate Things by Ashley Marie BerryWe Were Liars by E. LockhartSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonAll the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Mental Health Novels
66 books — 41 voters
The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls by Emilie AutumnGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenEverything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. LeeAn Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield JamisonA Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar
Best bipolar/schizophrenia books
133 books — 156 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyI Have to Call Someone Mama by Tammy Eady WalkerEverything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. LeeWithout MAlice by Amesbury ClarkeMore To Life by Jacob Lasher
Best Books On Mental Health
265 books — 218 voters
Separate Things by Ashley Marie BerryAn Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield JamisonLove Sick by Cory MartinSure, I'll Join Your Cult by Maria BamfordMarbles by Ellen Forney
Best Bipolar Memoirs
9 books — 7 voters

Made You Up by Francesca ZappiaAll the Bright Places by Jennifer NivenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyIf the Cardinal Flies Home by Corrine DaltonBeware That Girl by Teresa Toten
Themes of Mental Illness in YA Novels
21 books — 13 voters
Puddle Jumping by Amber L.  JohnsonReclaiming the Sand by A. Meredith WaltersFocus on Me by Megan EricksonSpiral by Mila FerreraSecond Position by Katherine  Locke
NA w/Neurodiversity
48 books — 42 voters

Preeti Shenoy
Creativity is closely associated with bipolar disorder. This condition is unique . Many famous historical figures and artists have had this. Yet they have led a full life and contributed so much to the society and world at large. See, you have a gift. People with bipolar disorder are very very sensitive. Much more than ordinary people. They are able to experience emotions in a very deep and intense way. It gives them a very different perspective of the world. It is not that they lose touch with ...more
Preeti Shenoy, Life is What You Make It: A Story of Love, Hope and How Determination Can Overcome Even Destiny

Kay Redfield Jamison
Which of my feelings are real? Which of the me's is me? The wild, impulsive, chaotic, energetic, and crazy one? Or the shy, withdrawn, desperate, suicidal, doomed, and tired one? Probably a bit of both, hopefully much that is neither. ...more
Kay Redfield Jamison, An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

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All 16 and older are welcome. This book club focuses on books with a mental health lean. These b…more
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Ask Christine F. Anderson Nothing here is off limits. Questions about my life? Answered. Questions about Bipolar Disorder?…more
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How To Cope With Fear, Anxiety, Depression And Other Mental Health Issues Do you know a friend or relative who struggles with fear, anxiety, and depression? If so check …more
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DBSA is the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. Peers who experience mood disorders (such a…more
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