The following is a growing list of book recommendations and online links to provide you with additional mental health care information and resources.
Recommended Readings
ADD/ADHD
“Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete Authoritative Guide for Parents” by Russell Barkley, Ph.D.
“All About Attention Deficit Disorder” by Thomas Phelan, Ph.D.
Adult ADD/ADHD
“Driven to Distraction” by Edward Hallowell, Ph.D.
“You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy?” by Kate Kelly & Peggy Ramundo
Attachment
“Building the Bonds of Attachment: Awakening Love in Deeply Troubled Children” by Daniel Hughes, Ph.D.
“Fostering Changes: Treating Attachment Disordered Foster Children” by Richard Delaney.
“Attachment-Focused Parenting: Effective Strategies to Care for Children” by Daniel Hughes, Ph.D.
Autism/Asperger’s/Sensory Disorders
“Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid: Survival Guide for Ordinary Parents of Special Children” by G. Gallagher & P. Konjoian
“The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome” by Tony Attwood
“The Sensory Processing Disorder Answer Book: Practical Answers…” by Tara Delaney
“Raising A Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child” by L. Biel & N. Peske
Behavior Management
“1-2-3 Magic” by Thomas Phelan, Ph.D.
“Positive Discipline” by Jane Nelson, Ed.D.
“Surviving Your Adolescents” by Thomas Phelan, Ph.D.
“Get Out of My Life! But First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall?” by Anthony Wolf
Bipolar Disorder
“The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your family Need to Know” by David J. Miklowitz
“Loving Someone With Bipolar Disorder” by Julie A. Fast
“The Bipolar Child” by Demitri Papolos, M.D. & Janice Papolos
“The Explosive Child” by Ross Greene, Ph.D.
“An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness” by Kay Redfield Jamison
Divorce (for parents)
“Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way” by M. Gary Neuman
“ Mom’s House, Dad’s House: A Complete Guide for Parents Who Are Separated, Divorced, or Remarried” by Isolina Ricci
“Breakthrough Parenting : A Revolutionary New Way to Raise Children. A step-by-step guide for the care of children of divided families” Dr. A. Jayne Major
“Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way” by M. Gary Neuman
“The Good Divorce” by Constance Ahrons
“The Co-Parenting Survival Guide: Letting Go of Conflict after a Difficult Divorce” by Elizabeth S. Thayer, Ph.D. and Jeffrey Zimmerman, Ph.D.
Divorce (for children)
“Dinosuars Divorce” by Marc and Laurie Brown
“It’s Not Your Fault, Koko Bear: A Read-Together Book for Parents and Young Children During Divorce” by Vicki Lansky
“Let’s Talk About It: Divorce” by Fred Rogers
“Two Homes” by Claire Masurel
“I Don’t Want to Talk About It” by Jeanie Ransom & Kathryn Finney
“It’s Not Your Fault Koko Bear,” by Vicki Lansky
Faith/Spirituality
“Enemies of the Heart: Breaking Free from the Four Emotions that Control You” by Andy Stanley
“Living Close to God” by Charles Stanley
“Search for Significance” by Robert McGee
“What’s So Amazing About Grace?” by Philip Yancey
“The Power of a Whisper: Hearing God, Having the Guts to Respond” by Bill Hybels
“I Declare” by Joel Osteen
Marriage/Couples/Dating
“iMarriage” by Andy Stanley
“Getting the Love you Want: A Guide for Couples” by Harville Hendrix
“The New Rules for Love, Sex, and Dating” by Andy Stanley
“When Work and Family Collide: Keeping Your Job from Cheating Your Family by Andy Stanley, John Maxwell (Foreword By)
“Power of A Praying [Husband/Wife]” by Stormie Omartian
“The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work” by John Gottman, Ph.D.
“The Five Love Languages” by Gary Chapman
“After the Affair” by Janis Abrahms Springs
“Making Dating Work Boundaries in Dating” by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
“All you Need is Love & Other Lies about Marriage: How to save your marriage before it is too late” by John W. Jacobs