Fiction books about mental illness for teens now thats. Dalloway by virginia woolf 1925 a day in the life of clarissa dalloway. These books traverse all aspects of mental health and mental illness, and theyre both fiction and nonfiction. Salinger 1951 the quintessential tale of disaffected youth. The victorians loved stashing mad women up in towers or attics, where they could sloly peel the. A deeply hopeful ya novel about living with mental illness thats perfect for fans of girl in pieces.
Books that feature characters dealing with mental illness. Nonfiction books can be really educational when it comes to learning about mental health conditions, but fiction books can help you connect with people and see what its actually like for people have mental illnesses. Nine great books about living with mental illness the sane blog. Ya books about mental illness all that i can fix by crystal chan. If you want to better understand different mental health issues and how psychiatric treatment has evolved, the 16 nonfiction books about mental illness listed below are a. The perks of being a wallflower by stephen chbosky, eleanor oliphant is completely fine by gail honeyman, made yo. Here are 16 of our favorite books that address mental health topics in. In honor of world mental health day, were highlighting important stories about mental health from voices that need to be heard.
Book about mental illness in family is real yet reassuring. According to will grayson, mental health days are little more than a luxurious day off for people who arent stuck with a chronic mental illness. Turtles all the way down by john green, challenger deep by neal shusterman, the bell jar by sylvia plath, its k. Ya books about mental illness and mental health book riot.
Mental illness in fiction news newspapers books scholar jstor july 2010. The man who mistook his wife for a hat and other clinical tales by oliver sacks. It isnt a light or easy read, but it gets to the darkest corners of ocd the panic attacks, the mania, the shame and gives depth to the character living with it. A black womans journey through depression by meri nanaama danquah. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Teen girl struggles following trauma in riveting novel. Memoirs, fiction, ya these books show what its like when your brain seems.
One sister starts hearing voices while the other struggles with finding a way to support and protect her in this novel about how mental illness. I recommend such books to people with mental illness regularly. Women and mental illness fiction and nonfiction, best eating disorder books, ya involving mental health issues 2000present, borderline. Ive wanted to make a video like this for a while and knowing that world mental health day was coming up i thought it would be the perfect time for it. Even if you have never dealt with a mental illness, chances are you know people who have them. Haydus ya novel is about bea, a young girl juggling some crushes who also has obsessivecompulsive disorder. These new novels face the complicated reality of mental illness. Fiction has long had a history of using mental illness as a plot device or symbolism, but some recent novels are depicting mental illness in. This lyrical, profound contemporary novel takes an honest. Chasing the chaos of mental illness sheila hamilton. There is a great tradition of mental illness in fiction.
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