Nothing escaped his interest and his carefulĪttention. It was based, not on contrived experiments, but on careful, systematic observation of the natural behavior of living things, and scrupulously accurate description of the observed regularities. From Bill’s point of view, there was one psychology.

Bill was one of the giants of psychology, individuals who pre-dated the field’s splitting into myriad, siloed specialties: cognition, motivation, social, clinical, counseling, organizational et al. When she began her studies there, he was the department head during his tenure, the department won national attention for its quality. Down and Across by: Arvin Ahmadi (it doesn’t exactly mention what mental illness Fiona has- I’m thinking that she’s Bipolar or has some other impulsive disorder.When I moved to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville to direct the graduate program in clinical psychology, my wife, who had graduated from that program, was eager for me to meet William S. Everything, Everything by: Nicola Yoon (Hypochondria- Sort of, While the main character has a physical disorder another very important character is revealed to have a serious mental illness.)ġ0. I did this book for a unit of study and if you really dig you can find a lot of the same themes that you find in a lot of the books above while also adding the suspense and intrigue of a thriller.)ĩ. All Your Twisted Secrets by: Diana Urban (Psychopath? Sociopath? I’m not sure if this one would really fall under this genre, but I thought it was a good book that was something a little different. It’s Kind of a Funny Story by: Ned Vinizzi (Depression/Suicide-Most of the book is set in a Mental Hospital)Ĩ. Highly Illogical Behaviour by: John Corey Whaley (Agoraphobia/Anxiety, Another great book told from 3 perspectives about a boy whose agoraphobia prevents him from leaving the house.)ħ.

Breathe Like Water by: Anna Jarzab (Olympic Swimming-Bipolar Disorder)Ħ. Every Last Word by: Tamara Ireland Stone (OCD and Anxiety with a side of Poetry, Awesome book!)ĥ. It also had a lot of cool information about physics.)Ĥ. My Heart and Other Black Holes (Suicide and Depression, I wouldn't say that this one is a favorite exactly because I found the ending inconclusive but it did speak to mental illness an entirely different perspective than I was used to. When We Collided by: Emery Lord (Bipolar disorder-2 perspectives)ģ. All The Bright Places by: Jennifer Niven (Bipolar disorder/Depression-2 perspectives)Ģ. All The Bright Places by: Jennifer Niv …more I really enjoyed this book as well! Such a great, short read! Here are 10 of my favorite books of this genre:ġ. Lauren I really enjoyed this book as well! Such a great, short read! Here are 10 of my favorite books of this genre: 1.

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