Call me Anna:  The Autobiography of Patty Duke   by  Patty Duke / Kenneth Turan                                       

Call Me Anna is an American success story that grew out of bizarre and desperate struggle for survival. A harrowing, ultimately triumphant story told by Patty Duke herself--wife, mother, political activist, President of the Screen Actors Guild, and at last, a happy, fulfilled woman whose miracle is her own life.

We Heard The Angels of Madness:  A family guide to coping with Manic Depression.     Written by  Diane Berger / Lisa Berger Foreword by Alexander Vuckovic.                                            

 When 18-year-old Mark returned home from college, his family thought he was on drugs. In fact, he was suffering from manic depression. This is the intimate, inspiring story of how Mark's family coped with his illness and the valuable information they gathered about manic depression: up-to-date, useful facts on drugs, doctors, therapy, insurance and other resources

Undercurrents:  A Therapist's Reckoning with Her Own Depression  by . Martha Manning
A story of one woman's descent into depression.  Offers action rather than  victim-hood.  Offers hope. 200 pages.

Mind Over Mood:  Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think.   by  Kathy Cronkite 

 ....promotes using cognitive therapy to conquer attacks of depression, panic, anxiety, anger, guilt, shame, and low self-esteem.....can be used by a person enrolled or not enrolled in therapy.

Understanding Depression,  A Complete Guide to Its Diagnosis and Treatment                                               

By Donald F. Klein, MD and Paul H. Wender, MD. 

Emphasize positive responses to antidepressants.  Guide to depressive illness and it's causes.  A chapter in this book is devoted to role of family in treatment.  181 pages.

Undoing Depression:  Richard O'Conner.                                                                                                        

What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medication Can't Give You

Change Your Brain, Change Your Life by Daniel G. Amen, M.D.                                                                    

 Offers real hope for the many people who find that they are held back in relationships, at work, and in daily life by behavior patterns that seem to come up over and over again.

Christian Books about Depression

The Freedom From Depression Wo:   by Less Carter

The True Measure of a Woman:  by Lisa Bevere  A woman often measures herself and her own worth in terms of what other women think about her.  Her erratic self-confidence often results in depression and other physical and mental problems. In a frank yet gentle manner, Lisa Bevere takes the reader on a journey through her won life in which she battled cancer, survived an eating disorder and overcame some tumultuous relationships. It was only through discovering who she is in Christ that Lisa stopped comparing herself to others and began to see herself as God sees her.

Pathway to Healing Seminar by Reginald Cherry
Listening to Dr. Cherry's Pathway to Healing Seminar is just like having him in your own home, giving you spiritual and medical advice that might prolong your life and save you thousands of dollars in medical bills. In this eight-part series of live teaching, Dr. Cherry and his wife, Linda, share how you can combine faith in miraculous healing with modern medicine. Dr. Cherry believes that God can not only heal you instantaneously, but He can also heal you through medicine or with natural substances such as herbs, vitamins, or particular foods. His warm, inviting style will help you understand hard-to-grasp medical concepts, and get you started on your pathway to healing. Dr. Cherry answers your questions: What's the best food to fight cancer? Which herbs should I take? Which foods fight depression and memory loss? Does the Bible show how to prevent heart disease? What are the keys to lowering diabetic risks? Should I give my kids vitamins? Is coffee bad for my health? What are God's original health and nutrition laws? How much vitamin E should I take? Can our thoughts take authority over sickness? How does God's healing covenant work?

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Coming Apart, Coming Together:   by Andrew Paige   One Man's Journey out of Depression

Learning to Tell Myself the Truth: A 12-Week Guide to Freedom from Anger, Anxiety, Depression

...Dr. William Backus provides a six-week guide to freedom from anger, anxiety, depression, and perfectionism that utilizes the powerful principles of truth therapy. The guide is presented in workbook format.
 
Blow Away the Black Clouds
Writing out of her own experiences, Florence Littauer addresses this book to women and men suffering from any level of depression, even if it is simply feelings of inadequacy, insecurity, or inferiority which get in the way of living fully.
 

The Masks of Melancholy by John White
identifies the symptoms of depression, explains its complex causes, and discusses available treatments