Resources

Secular

Fast, Julie A. & Preston, John D.  Get It Done When You’re Depressed.  Alpha Publishers, 2008.

Fast, Julie A. & Preston, John D.  Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder: A 4-Step Plan for You and Your Loved Ones to Manage the Illness and Create Lasting Stability.  Warner Wellness, 2006.

Greenberger, Dennis & Padesky, Christine A.  Mind over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think.  Guilford Press, 1995.

Hockey, Kathleen P. Raising Depression-Free Children: A Parent’s Guide to Prevention and Early Intervention.  Hazelden, 2003.

Nolen-Hoeksema, Susan.  Women Who Think Too Much: How to Break Free of Over-Thinking and Reclaim Your Life.  Henry Holt & Company LLC, 2003. 

Ramirez-Basco, Monica. The Bipolar Workbook: Tools for Controlling Your Mood Swings.  Guilford Press, 2006.

Yapko, Michael D. Breaking the Patterns of Depression. Three Rivers Press, 1998. Paperback edition.

 

Catholic/Christian

Burke, William. Protect Us from All Anxiety: Meditations for the Depressed. ACTA Publications, 1999.

Ellsberg, Robert. A Saint’s Guide to Happiness: Practical Lessons in the Life of the Spirit. Image Publishers, Inc., 2005.

Hermes, Kathryn. Prayers for Surviving Depression. Pauline Books and Media, 2003.

Hermes, Kathryn. Surviving Depression: A Catholic Approach. Pauline Books and Media, 2003.

Hermes, Kathryn. Surviving Depression Journal. Daughters of St. Paul, 2008.

O’Malley, Vincent J. Ordinary Suffering of Extraordinary Saints. Our Sunday Visitor, 1999.

Rabior, William E. Emerging from Depression. Liguori Publications, 1994; 2005.

  

Helpful Websites

Suicide Hotlines

www.suicidehotlines.com

The National Catholic Partnership on Disability

www.ncpd.org

Mental Illness Ministries (Catholic)

www.miministry.org

National Alliance on Mental Illness

www.nami.org

www.nami.org/faithnet 

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

www.aamft.org

American Psychological Association

www.apa.org

Depression and Bipolar Support

www.dballiance.org

Help Guide (Child and Adolescent)

 www.helpguide.org

 Postpartum Help

www.postpartum.net 

The Academy of Cognitive Therapy

www.academyofct.org