HCA Helpful Books for Parents
Discover essential parenting resources in our curated book list for parents, featuring standout titles like Odd Girl Out by Rachel Simmons on childhood aggression, An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison for psychological insights, and After the Affair. Explore helpful books to guide you through challenging parenting topics and foster understanding, resilience, and connection.
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An Unquiet Mind
by Kay Redfield Jamison
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A deeply powerful memoir about bipolar illness that has both transformed and saved lives—with a new preface by the author. Dr. Jamison is one of the foremost authorities on manic-depressive (bipolar) illness; she has also experienced it firsthand. For even while she was pursuing her career in academic medicine, Jamison found herself succumbing to the same exhilarating highs and catastrophic depressions that afflicted many of her patients, as her disorder launched her into ruinous spending sprees, episodes of violence, and an attempted suicide. Here Jamison examines bipolar illness from the dual perspectives of the healer and the healed, revealing both its terrors and the cruel allure that at times prompted her to resist taking medication.
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Odd Girl Out
by Rachel Simmons
Describes female bullying and aggression, examines why it is often overlooked, and makes specific suggestions for curbing the behavior.