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The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Road by Cormac McCarthyBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,231 books — 3,982 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyAll the Bright Places by Jennifer NivenThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherIt's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
YA involving mental health issues (2000-present)
536 books — 1,150 voters

Finding Zach by Rowan SpeedwellBetween Sinners and Saints by Marie SextonZero at the Bone by Jane SevilleTouch Me Gently by J.R. LovelessShades of Gray by Brooke McKinley
Best Gay Romance with Abused/Traumatized Characters
850 books — 917 voters
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyIt's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniAll the Bright Places by Jennifer NivenSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
YA Books About/Mentioning Depression, Self-Harm And Suicide
351 books — 834 voters

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyCut by Patricia McCormickVeronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho
Fictional Mental Hospital Novels
273 books — 781 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Borderline Personality Disorder, Insanity, and related issues
590 books — 757 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathDarkness Visible by William StyronThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyLights in Cold Rooms by Joan Cusack HandlerThe Noonday Demon by Andrew Solomon
Books Worth Reading on Depression (fiction and nonfiction)
537 books — 677 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Depression and Mental Illness
606 books — 511 voters

The Secret Life of a Weight-Obsessed Woman by Iris Ruth PastorRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerLeaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren HoughGirl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Unsettling Memoirs & Biographies
567 books — 485 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathVincent by Joseph FasanoThe Mental Health Handbook by Barbara B Wilson LCSWThirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Great Reads About Mental Health
410 books — 472 voters

Puddle Jumping by Amber L. JohnsonThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanReclaiming the Sand by A. Meredith WaltersThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonReal by Katy Evans
Characters with mental illnesses or learning disabilites
516 books — 472 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenAn Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield JamisonThe Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanDarkness Visible by William Styron
Memoirs of Madness
314 books — 407 voters

Devil in Winter by Lisa KleypasArcher's Voice by Mia SheridanThe Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer AshleyAnnie's Song by Catherine AndersonNever Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks
romance where hero/heroine have a disability
530 books — 387 voters
5 Days FREE of Depression Anxiety and Panic Attacks by Rhonda PattonDetour from Normal by Ken DicksonTeaching Disability by Rhoda OlkinTeaching Disability by Rhoda OlkinEverything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee
Mental Health and Family
318 books — 353 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Best Mentally Ill Characters
266 books — 266 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeRules of Civility by Amor TowlesMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best 1930s Historical Fiction
149 books — 241 voters

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa MoshfeghThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanBunny by Mona Awad
The Female Malaise: She's Sad, Mad, and Bad
263 books — 236 voters
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinDeath, Taxes, and Turduckens by Jens Kurt HeyckeThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderDark Money by Jane MayerUnderstanding Power by Noam Chomsky
Corruption, Plutocracy, Oligarchy, Kleptocracy, Corporatocracy — The Problem (nonfiction)
750 books — 232 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathAn Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield JamisonGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenThe Prince of Tides by Pat ConroyThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Manic depression and bi-polar illness in literature
171 books — 202 voters
Osteoporosis Prevention by Susan LandersYoga Nidra by Suresh PatelGut by Giulia EndersThe End of Alzheimer's by Dale E. BredesenUndoctored by William Davis
Healthy Aging
424 books — 184 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonA Walk Between Raindrops by Amalie JahnThe Program by Suzanne YoungThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Best Mental Health Books for Teens
167 books — 168 voters
Forbidden by Tabitha SuzumaWe Were Liars by E. LockhartThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Books that punch life and happiness in the gut, and make the reader want to go to the nearest bridge over water and jump (but they don't, because that would be horrible)
229 books — 163 voters

How to Hack Back Your Mind by Ramzi NajjarHow to Hack Back Your Mind by Ramzi NajjarThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb Tsipursky
Helpful For Life Transitions
122 books — 160 voters
The Bad Guy by Celia AaronBlack Lies by Alessandra TorreMy Torin by K. WebsterEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanGrayson by Lisa Eugene
Heroes with mental illness
281 books — 160 voters

Never Seduce a Scot by Maya BanksSeduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa KleypasAgain the Magic by Lisa KleypasWithout Words by Ellen O'ConnellGarrett by Sawyer Bennett
Romances with Chronically Ill/Disabled Heroines
218 books — 149 voters
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherCut by Patricia McCormickSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonWintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonScars by Cheryl Rainfield
Triggering Books
230 books — 138 voters

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Depressing Novels
132 books — 129 voters
Everything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. LeeWithout MAlice by Amesbury ClarkeThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Mental Illness and Disorders
176 books — 128 voters

Hating Jesse Harmon by Robin MimnaThere's More Than One Way Home by Donna LevinThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanFish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Books About Teenagers With Learning Difficulties
100 books — 119 voters
The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
ATY 2020 - A Book with an Emotion in the Title
622 books — 108 voters

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