This is a reading list that may be helpful for mental health

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Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel of Mental Disorders 5th edition (DSM-5)

            American Psychiatric Association

The Quiet Room

            By Lori Schiller

An Unquiet Mind

            Kay Redfield Jamison

The Body Keeps the Score

            Bessel van der Kolk

Trauma and Recovery

            Judith Herman

Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice

            Judith Herman

Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness

            William Styron

Unshackled: Finding God’s Freedom from Trauma

            Dr. Elizabeth Stevens

Finding Jesus in the Storm: The Spiritual Lives of Christians with Mental Health Challenges

            John Swinton

Confessions of a Trauma Therapist: A memoir of Healing and Transformation

            Mary K. Armstrong

The Burden of Sympathy: How Families Cope with Mental Illness

            David A. Karp

Dutiful Love: Empowering Individuals and Families Affected by Mental Illness

            Elizabeth L. Hinson-Hasty

Grace for the Afflicted: A Clinical and Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness

            Matthew S. Stanford

Hiding in the Pews: Shining Light on Mental Illness in the Church

            Steve Austin

Mental Health Care at Church and Beyond: The Stigma Free Church

            B.R. Reese

Mental Illness: The Silent Pandemic

            Dianne Lackey Benedict

My Lovely Wife on the Psych Ward: A Memoir

            Mark Lukach

No One Cares about Crazy People: My Family and the Heartbreak of Mental Illness in America

            Ron Powers

Pride Abuse and Mental Illness

            Ms. Paulajean Anne Anderson

Religion and Recovery from PTSD

            Harold G. Koenig, Donna Ames, Michelle Pearce

Show Me All Your Scars: True Stories of Living with Mental Illness

            Ed. By  Lee Gutkin

Ten Days in a Mad-House

            Nellie Bly

Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church’s Mission

            Amy Simpson

When Bad Things Happen to Good People

            Rabbi Harold S. Kushner

Whispers in the Pews: Voices on Mental Illness in the Church

            Chris Morris

You are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health

            Ken Duckworth

Mental Illness: How I escaped My Straightjacket

            Achilles Du Preez

Madness and Grace: A Practical Guide for Pastoral Care and Serious Mental Illness

            Matthew S. Stanford

I Hate You-Don’t Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality

            Jerold J. Kreisman and Hal Straus

Murphy’s Boy

            Torey Hayden

One Child

            Torey Hayden

Twilight Children

            Torey Hayden