Books About Mental Illness Goodreads. Neal shusterman's 2015 national book award winning book is an amazing portrayal of mental health. Bleed like me by christa desir ( read my review here.
These books traverse all aspects of mental health and mental illness, and they’re both fiction and nonfiction. Too often, discussions of mental illness have focused only on the extreme: Ruby’s illustrations show what it’s like to suffer from all kinds of mental health issues:
These books all feature heroes or heroines who are living with mental health conditions from anxiety to depression to ptsd and ocd.
Part immigrant story, part family drama, lee has crafted a work of tender fiction that will resonate with anyone who has been touched by mental illness, and will serve as starting point for those who want to better understand. Peterson, and i write books about mental illness aimed at both people who live with mental illness and those who want to support us. Best for people battling trauma: Anxiety, depression, mental illness, etc.the protagonist, samantha (sam) mcallister, is a pretty popular girl in her junior year of high school.