ShortForm.com - Best Schizophrenia Books of All Time

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Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family 4.15 avg rating — 139,654 ratings
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The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness 4.32 avg rating — 22,260 ratings
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The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays
The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays 4.13 avg rating — 19,781 ratings
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The Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness
The Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness 4.09 avg rating — 9,619 ratings
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A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind 4.13 avg rating — 134,378 ratings
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An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness 4.06 avg rating — 84,156 ratings
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I Know This Much Is True
I Know This Much Is True 4.21 avg rating — 320,938 ratings
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma 4.36 avg rating — 255,266 ratings
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Challenger Deep
Challenger Deep 4.14 avg rating — 33,497 ratings
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Made You Up
Made You Up 4.02 avg rating — 30,182 ratings
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I Am Not Sick I Don’t Need Help!: How to Help Someone Accept Treatment - 20th Anniversary Edition
I Am Not Sick I Don’t Need Help!: How to Help Someone Accept Treatment - 20th Anniversary Edition 4.65 avg rating — 281 ratings
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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden 3.90 avg rating — 34,829 ratings
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Me, Myself, and Them: A Firsthand Account of One Young Person's Experience with Schizophrenia
Me, Myself, and Them: A Firsthand Account of One Young Person's Experience with Schizophrenia 3.87 avg rating — 316 ratings
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Divided Minds: Twin Sisters and Their Journey Through Schizophrenia
Divided Minds: Twin Sisters and Their Journey Through Schizophrenia really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,067 ratings
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Surviving Schizophrenia: A Manual for Families, Patients, And Providers
Surviving Schizophrenia: A Manual for Families, Patients, And Providers 4.24 avg rating — 979 ratings
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Words on Bathroom Walls
Words on Bathroom Walls 4.06 avg rating — 15,661 ratings
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January First: A Child's Descent into Madness and Her Father's Struggle to Save Her
January First: A Child's Descent into Madness and Her Father's Struggle to Save Her 3.90 avg rating — 8,838 ratings
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The Complete Family Guide to Schizophrenia: Helping Your Loved One Get the Most Out of Life
The Complete Family Guide to Schizophrenia: Helping Your Loved One Get the Most Out of Life 4.26 avg rating — 95 ratings
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House of Leaves
House of Leaves 4.09 avg rating — 191,509 ratings
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The Day the Voices Stopped
The Day the Voices Stopped 4.05 avg rating — 1,677 ratings
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Is There No Place on Earth for Me?
Is There No Place on Earth for Me? 3.85 avg rating — 1,282 ratings
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The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music
The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music 3.92 avg rating — 10,502 ratings
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Fight Club
Fight Club 4.18 avg rating — 629,496 ratings
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Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity
Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity 4.27 avg rating — 22,184 ratings
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The Shock of the Fall
The Shock of the Fall 3.76 avg rating — 49,087 ratings
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The Memory Palace
The Memory Palace 3.54 avg rating — 8,174 ratings
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Inside Out
Inside Out 3.85 avg rating — 2,101 ratings
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Freaks Like Us
Freaks Like Us 3.83 avg rating — 1,477 ratings
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The Heartland: Finding and Losing Schizophrenia
The Heartland: Finding and Losing Schizophrenia 4.28 avg rating — 2,383 ratings
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Tell Me I'm Here: One Family's Experience of Schizophrenia
Tell Me I'm Here: One Family's Experience of Schizophrenia 4.30 avg rating — 548 ratings
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Trust Your Eyes
Trust Your Eyes 4.12 avg rating — 15,084 ratings
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Ben Behind His Voices: One Family's Journey from the Chaos of Schizophrenia to Hope
Ben Behind His Voices: One Family's Journey from the Chaos of Schizophrenia to Hope 4.06 avg rating — 510 ratings
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Sooner Than Tomorrow: A Mother's Diary About Mental Illness, Family, and Everyday Life
Sooner Than Tomorrow: A Mother's Diary About Mental Illness, Family, and Everyday Life 4.71 avg rating — 17 ratings
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The Eden Express: A Memoir of Insanity
The Eden Express: A Memoir of Insanity 3.88 avg rating — 3,732 ratings
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The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness
The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness 4.11 avg rating — 6,311 ratings
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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary 3.84 avg rating — 120,613 ratings
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Finding Alice
Finding Alice 4.04 avg rating — 2,048 ratings
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Angelhead: My Brother's Descent into Madness
Angelhead: My Brother's Descent into Madness 3.98 avg rating — 943 ratings
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Mad in America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill
Mad in America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill 4.18 avg rating — 2,580 ratings
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by: Ken Kesey
4.20 avg rating — 767,704 ratings
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Mind Estranged: My Journey from Schizophrenia and Homelessness to Recovery
Mind Estranged: My Journey from Schizophrenia and Homelessness to Recovery 4.21 avg rating — 355 ratings
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Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions 4.06 avg rating — 275,092 ratings
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Henry's Demons: Living with Schizophrenia, A Father and Son's Story
Henry's Demons: Living with Schizophrenia, A Father and Son's Story 3.72 avg rating — 1,124 ratings
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Die Therapie
Die Therapie 4.16 avg rating — 41,490 ratings
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The Bride Collector
The Bride Collector 3.85 avg rating — 12,628 ratings
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Schizo
Schizo
by: Nic Sheff
3.67 avg rating — 4,238 ratings
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No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America
No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America 3.87 avg rating — 4,179 ratings
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Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America
Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America 4.16 avg rating — 4,383 ratings
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A Head Full of Ghosts
A Head Full of Ghosts 3.78 avg rating — 100,605 ratings
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The Boy Who Could See Demons
The Boy Who Could See Demons 3.88 avg rating — 5,055 ratings
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Stalking Irish Madness: Searching for the Roots of My Family's Schizophrenia
Stalking Irish Madness: Searching for the Roots of My Family's Schizophrenia 3.49 avg rating — 344 ratings
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The Memory of Light
The Memory of Light 3.98 avg rating — 6,493 ratings
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Gut and Psychology Syndrome: Natural Treatment for Autism, ADD/ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Depression, Schizophrenia
Gut and Psychology Syndrome: Natural Treatment for Autism, ADD/ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Depression, Schizophrenia 4.15 avg rating — 2,917 ratings
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Iron House
Iron House
by: John Hart
4.09 avg rating — 17,626 ratings
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Sophie’s Choice
Sophie’s Choice 4.17 avg rating — 93,615 ratings
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Everything Here Is Beautiful
Everything Here Is Beautiful 3.93 avg rating — 19,985 ratings
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Sybil: The Classic True Story of a Woman Possessed by Sixteen Personalities
Sybil: The Classic True Story of a Woman Possessed by Sixteen Personalities 3.99 avg rating — 90,423 ratings
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The Protest Psychosis: How Schizophrenia Became a Black Disease
The Protest Psychosis: How Schizophrenia Became a Black Disease 4.16 avg rating — 618 ratings
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ACT Made Simple: An Easy-to-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
ACT Made Simple: An Easy-to-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy 4.43 avg rating — 1,908 ratings
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Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night 3.77 avg rating — 146,449 ratings
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Calvin
Calvin 3.81 avg rating — 3,072 ratings
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Recovered, Not Cured: A Journey Through Schizophrenia
Recovered, Not Cured: A Journey Through Schizophrenia 3.82 avg rating — 214 ratings
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Psycho (Psycho, #1)
Psycho (Psycho, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 74,137 ratings
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Legion (Legion, #1)
Legion (Legion, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 43,530 ratings
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American Female SERIAL KILLERS: Coloring Book for Adults. Over 60 killers to color
American Female SERIAL KILLERS: Coloring Book for Adults. Over 60 killers to color 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness
Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness 4.27 avg rating — 3,993 ratings
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A Blue So Dark
A Blue So Dark 3.72 avg rating — 1,329 ratings
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EMDR Toolbox: Theory and Treatment of Complex PTSD and Dissociation (1st Edition, Paperback) – Highly Rated EMDR Book
EMDR Toolbox: Theory and Treatment of Complex PTSD and Dissociation (1st Edition, Paperback) – Highly Rated EMDR Book
by: Jim Knipe
4.55 avg rating — 197 ratings
69.
Schizophrenia For Dummies
Schizophrenia For Dummies 3.84 avg rating — 100 ratings
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Niacin: The Real Story: Learn about the Wonderful Healing Properties of Niacin
Niacin: The Real Story: Learn about the Wonderful Healing Properties of Niacin 4.50 avg rating — 313 ratings
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Welcome to My Country: A Therapist's Memoir of Madness
Welcome to My Country: A Therapist's Memoir of Madness 3.88 avg rating — 2,051 ratings
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Your Voice Is All I Hear
Your Voice Is All I Hear 4.05 avg rating — 1,595 ratings
73.
Schizophrenia: Cognitive Theory, Research, and Therapy
Schizophrenia: Cognitive Theory, Research, and Therapy 4.33 avg rating — 60 ratings
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Ordinary Hazards
Ordinary Hazards 4.39 avg rating — 3,956 ratings
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When Elephants Fly
When Elephants Fly 4.15 avg rating — 1,181 ratings
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The Gargoyle
The Gargoyle 3.97 avg rating — 50,391 ratings
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The Escape Artist (Escape Artist #1)
The Escape Artist (Escape Artist #1) 3.82 avg rating — 24,041 ratings
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The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Psychosis: Manage Your Emotions, Reduce Symptoms, and Get Back to Your Life
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Psychosis: Manage Your Emotions, Reduce Symptoms, and Get Back to Your Life 4.28 avg rating — 25 ratings
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The Drowning Girl
The Drowning Girl 3.71 avg rating — 5,729 ratings
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Where the Watermelons Grow
Where the Watermelons Grow 4.10 avg rating — 2,905 ratings
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Madness and Modernism: Insanity in the Light of Modern Art, Literature, and Thought
Madness and Modernism: Insanity in the Light of Modern Art, Literature, and Thought 4.43 avg rating — 218 ratings
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Grace for the Afflicted: Viewing Mental Illness Through the Eyes of Faith
Grace for the Afflicted: Viewing Mental Illness Through the Eyes of Faith 4.20 avg rating — 559 ratings
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Recovery from Schizophrenia: Psychiatry and Political Economy
Recovery from Schizophrenia: Psychiatry and Political Economy 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings
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A Disability of the Soul: An Ethnography of Schizophrenia and Mental Illness in Contemporary Japan
A Disability of the Soul: An Ethnography of Schizophrenia and Mental Illness in Contemporary Japan 4.43 avg rating — 115 ratings
85.
Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia
Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia 4.17 avg rating — 8,358 ratings
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Autism in Heels: The Untold Story of a Female Life on the Spectrum
Autism in Heels: The Untold Story of a Female Life on the Spectrum 3.88 avg rating — 3,359 ratings
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Bedlam: An Intimate Journey Into America's Mental Health Crisis
Bedlam: An Intimate Journey Into America's Mental Health Crisis 4.06 avg rating — 907 ratings
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Cognitive-Behavioral Social Skills Training for Schizophrenia: A Practical Treatment Guide
Cognitive-Behavioral Social Skills Training for Schizophrenia: A Practical Treatment Guide 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple: 10 Strategies for Managing Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Panic, and Worry
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple: 10 Strategies for Managing Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Panic, and Worry 4.13 avg rating — 1,780 ratings
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Grayson
Grayson
by: Lynne Cox
3.67 avg rating — 4,796 ratings
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Veronika Decides to Die
Veronika Decides to Die 3.73 avg rating — 237,063 ratings
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The Anatomical Shape of a Heart
The Anatomical Shape of a Heart 3.93 avg rating — 20,264 ratings
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Swallow the Ocean: A Memoir
Swallow the Ocean: A Memoir 3.75 avg rating — 1,766 ratings
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Life is But a Dream
Life is But a Dream 3.74 avg rating — 865 ratings
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Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned
Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned
by: Alan Alda
3.90 avg rating — 9,561 ratings
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Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence
Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,015 ratings
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What a Life Can Be: One Therapist's Take on Schizo-Affective Disorder.
What a Life Can Be: One Therapist's Take on Schizo-Affective Disorder. 4.07 avg rating — 41 ratings
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Recovery, Meaning-Making, and Severe Mental Illness
Recovery, Meaning-Making, and Severe Mental Illness it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 11 ratings
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The Disordered Mind: What Unusual Brains Tell Us About Ourselves
The Disordered Mind: What Unusual Brains Tell Us About Ourselves 4.12 avg rating — 2,718 ratings
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About Us: Essays from the Disability Series of the New York Times
About Us: Essays from the Disability Series of the New York Times 4.39 avg rating — 543 ratings