Reading List

Mental Health & Wellness · May 6, 2025

Originally published by Remission Psychiatry. Read the original article. Republished with permission.

Written by

Dr. MaryEllen Eller, MD

Contributing Author

Board-Certified Psychiatrist | Master Psychopharmacologist | Performance-Focused Mental Health Expert

Dr. MaryEllen Eller is a board-certified psychiatrist recognized for her clinical expertise, leadership, and holistic approach to mental health. With a unique background as a gymnast and coach, she understands the powerful link between mindset and performance. Her training spans general adult psychiatry, sports psychiatry, and leadership-focused care.

A graduate of Andrews University and Loma Linda University School of Medicine, she holds advanced certification as a Master Psychopharmacologist through the Neuroscience Education Institute. Her leadership roles include co-founding RxPerformance Therapy and serving as Medical Director across multiple inpatient and outpatient psychiatric programs.

Dr. MaryEllen Eller, MD is a contributing author. She is not a Turned Leaf Psychiatry clinician or employee, does not treat Turned Leaf patients, and is not available for appointments at this practice.

Published: May 6, 2025
Original clinical review: May 6, 2025

A collection of books that patients and clinicians have found helpful. Reading is not a substitute for treatment, but it can be a meaningful part of understanding what you are living with.

Books to Understand Depression

Burns, D. D., & Newbern, G. (2017). Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy. Harper Audio.
Frankl, V. E. Man's Search for Meaning. Beacon Press.
Gordon, James. Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression.
Nguyen, Joseph. Don't Believe Everything You Think.

Books to Understand Trauma

McDonald, MaryCatherine. Unbroken: The Trauma Response is Never Wrong.
Perry, Bruce, and Oprah Winfrey. What Happened to You?
TerKeurst, Lysa. Forgiving What You Can't Forget.
Woodhouse, Sarah. You're Not Broken.
van der Kolk, B., & Pratt, S. (2021). The Body Keeps the Score. Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group.

Books to Help with Anxiety

Burns, D. D., & Newbern, G. (2017). Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy. Harper Audio.
Pittman, Catherine, and Maia Hoffman. 50 Ways to Rewire Your Anxious Brain.
Trenton, Nick. The Art of Letting Go.

Books to Help with Bipolar Disorder

Howard, Gabe. Crazy Good Talks.
Jamison, Kay. An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness.
Miklowitz, David. The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide.

Books to Help with Schizophrenia

Jamison, Kay. An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness.
Mueser, Kim, and Susan Gingerich. The Complete Family Guide to Schizophrenia: Helping Your Loved One Get the Most Out of Life.
Nasar, Sylvia. A Beautiful Mind.
Saks, Elyn. The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness.
Torrey, E. Fuller. Surviving Schizophrenia, 7th Edition.

Originally published by Remission Psychiatry. Read the original article. Republished with permission.

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