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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
294 books — 375 voters
Framed & Hunted by Edward WilliamsMean Spirited by Nick RobertsFramed by John GrishamThe Innocent Man by John GrishamThe Girls Are Gone by Michael Brodkorb
Weird, Addictive, Psychological, Must Reads
466 books — 254 voters

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesWintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
YA "Brain" Novels
207 books — 230 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
148 books — 157 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
274 books — 154 voters
Brain on Fire by Susannah CahalanWithout MAlice by Amesbury ClarkeEverything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. LeeFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Day the Music Died by Blair Evans
Madness Real and Imagined
64 books — 110 voters

Mind Fields by Julia FultonWatchmen by Alan MooreThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanBatman by Alan MooreV for Vendetta by Alan Moore
Psychological & Philosophical Comics
140 books — 102 voters
Haunt Your Heart Out by Amber RobertsStay with Me by Nicole FiorinaWillow by Julia HobanOne Carefree Day by Whitney AmazeenThe Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley
Romance Books with Characters Who Have Mental Disorders
100 books — 69 voters

Splatterpunk by Wade H. GarrettThe Angel of Death by Wade H. GarrettThe Angel of Vengeance - The Most Gruesome Series on the Market by Wade H. GarrettThe Angel of Vengeance by Wade H. GarrettHuman Cruelty by Wade H. Garrett
Top 10 Shocking & Horrifying Books
76 books — 65 voters
Pro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyAnxiety by Danny Winter
Mental Health And Well-Being Books
91 books — 43 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyCatch-22 by Joseph HellerHamlet by William ShakespeareEating Smoke by Chris ThrallKing Lear by William Shakespeare
Men and Mental Illness
111 books — 40 voters
Tainted Shadows by Kendrick SimsTo the Lighthouse by Virginia WoolfThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksIn All Things by Ed DavisManage My Emotions by Kenneth J. Martz
Stories for a Psychology Student
73 books — 40 voters

Everything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. LeeThe End of Miracles by Monica StarkmanThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathWintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
Mental Illness Fictional
42 books — 33 voters
Steal Like an Artist by Austin KleonThe Miracle Diet by Susan Ford CollinsOutliers by Malcolm GladwellSecrets of Jewish Wealth Revealed! by Celso CukierkornI Am That by Nisargadatta Maharaj
James Altucher's Summer Reading List
79 books — 17 voters

The Mayonnaise Affair by Frank LinnSeparate Things by Ashley Marie BerryFuriously Happy by Jenny LawsonLet's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny LawsonFoxavier and Plinka by Scott Talbot Evans
Mental Health Humor
12 books — 13 voters
Provocări și echilibru în coaching executiv pragmatic by Iulia Dobre-TrifanThere's No Plan B for Your A-Game by Bo EasonDeep Listening by Emily KasrielPersonal Coaching by Dean AmoryLife Coaching For Dummies by Jeni Mumford
Personal Coaching
23 books — 12 voters

Separate Things by Ashley Marie BerryThe Broken Mind Series by Bren LehotayIf the Cardinal Flies Home by Corrine DaltonTurtles All the Way Down by John GreenEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Best Psychological and Mental Health Fiction Books and Series
14 books — 12 voters
Turtles All the Way Down by John GreenMr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse by Lee GoldbergThe Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick NessToo Good to Be True by Carola LoveringThe Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf
CDO MC
34 books — 9 voters

Introduction to Mindfulness by Dean AmoryYoga For Beginners Guide Book by Sam SivMeditate the Pounds Away by Suki S. MillerSamadhi by Ivan AnticThe Cosmic Playbook for Writers by P.K. Davies
Meditation and Imagery
9 books — 7 voters
Separate Things by Ashley Marie BerryFangirl by Rainbow RowellTurtles All the Way Down by John GreenNervous Energy by Chloe CarmichaelIn Circles We Go by Lila N. Phung
Crazy AF Podcast Recommendations: Books on Mental Health
8 books — 7 voters

Tell Your Children by Alex BerensonStrappado by Karl JirgensThe Sentimental Song Book by Julia A. MooreHow to Survive Being Committed to a Mental Hospital by Doug CameronHow to Shit in the Woods by Kathleen Meyer
Orna'mental' Illnesses
208 books — 7 voters
Water Falls Down by Danielle RohrGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenLiterary Companion Series by Lawrence KappelProzac Nation by Elizabeth WurtzelThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb Tsipursky
The Mental Institution
5 books — 5 voters

Gone by Michael GrantRules by Cynthia LordHouse Rules by Jodi PicoultThe Lost Bookshop by Evie WoodsMockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
Bad Aspies
27 books — 5 voters
Blood Risk by Brian CoffeyGetting My Hands Dirty by Chuck Hutchison
Football & Mental Health
2 books — 2 voters

Introduction to Mind Reading by Dean AmoryOnline seduction through mind reading by Dean AmoryHow to become a good mentalist by Dean Amory
Mind Reading
3 books — 1 voter
Introduction to Mind Reading by Dean AmoryOnline seduction through mind reading by Dean AmoryHow to become a good mentalist by Dean AmoryThe Magic Power of Mental Images by Dean Amory
Cold Reading
4 books — 1 voter

Afrikan People and European Holidays by Ishakamusa BarashangoAfrikan People and European Holidays, Vol.1 by Ishakamusa BarashangoPyramids of power! An Ancient African Centered Approach to Op... by John T. ChissellAfrican People in World History by John Henrik ClarkeBack Where We Belong by Louis Farrakhan
We are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery
11 books — 1 voter
Issues With Authority by Nadia BulkinThe King in Yellow by I.N.J. CulbardThe Aleph and Other Stories by Jorge Luis BorgesCell by Stephen KingBird Box by Josh Malerman
Paracontagions, BLITs, Brown Notes and Thought Viruses in Fiction
33 books — 1 voter

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