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Deborah Serani

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Children's, Self Help, Suspense

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Agatha Christie, John Irving, Stephen King, Thomas Ligotti

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Deborah Serani is the author of the award-winning nonfiction books, "Living with Depression," "Depression and Your Child: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers" and "Depression in Later Life" published by Rowman & Littlefield.

Her 2019 debut psychological suspense thriller, "The Ninth Session," originally published by TouchPoint Press, is a multi award-winner in paperback, ebook and audiobook.

Serani writes the award-winning, "Sometimes When" children's picture book series along with illustrator, Kyra Ties from Free Spirit Publishing.

"Sometimes When I'm Jealous" 2024
"Sometimes When I'm Worried" 2023
"Sometimes When I'm Bored" 2022
"Sometimes When I'm Mad" 2021
"Sometimes When I'm Sad" 2020

Deborah Serani is a psychologist in private practice, a ...more

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	The Ninth Session 3.90 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living with Depression: Why Biology and Biography Matter Along the Path to Hope and Healing 3.89 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2011 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sometimes When I’m Sad by Deborah Serani (Goodreads Author), Kyra Teis (Illustrations) 4.26 avg rating — 92 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Depression and Your Child: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers 4.23 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sometimes When I'm Mad by Deborah Serani (Goodreads Author), Kyra Teis (Contributor) 4.44 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sometimes When I'm Bored by Deborah Serani (Goodreads Author), Kyra Teis (Illustrator) 4.20 avg rating — 55 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sometimes When I'm Worried by Deborah Serani (Goodreads Author), Kyra Teis (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 38 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sometimes When I'm Jealous by Deborah Serani (Goodreads Author), Kyra Teis (illustrator) 4.52 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Depression in Later Life: An Essential Guide 3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sometimes When Complete Series 5-Book Set 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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In 1999, Senator Harry Reid, a survivor of his father’s 1972 suicide, introduced a new resolution into the US Senate. With its passage, the US Congress designated the Saturday before Thanksgiving as National Survivors of Suicide Day - an awareness day that reaches out to thousands of people who have lost a loved one to suicide.

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Deborah liked Phyllis Bernstein's review of The Ninth Session: "4 1/2 stars. I loved this psychological thriller! Alicia Reese is a psychologist who is dealing with an anxiety ridden patient, Lucas. As the sessions progress, Alicia is faced with the dilemna of determining how dangerous Lucas is. I found myself un" Read more of this review »
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Deborah liked Brittany's review of The Ninth Session: "I read this book in one sitting. It was amazing and I loved every minute of it. I could not put it down. You felt close and connected with all the characters and had so many twists and turns. It really made you think and truly feel so many emotions. " Read more of this review »
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