AMI-Québec’s library

The well-stocked AMI library is an invaluable resource for members. Topics include how to cope with and recover from mental illness, as well as personal accounts and information on individual illnesses. There are sections for non-fiction, biographies, fiction, adolescent information, and books for children and teenagers.

The library holds over 500 books, from best sellers to self-help volumes and practical information. Many well-known authors writing about mental illness are represented and there is information for all interests.

The library also owns close to 200 videos and DVDs on major mental illness, including documentaries, medication information, the effects of mental illness on family members and many case studies. Families can view the videos together, a very effective way of bringing everyone up to date easily and quickly.

The library is set up to be user friendly, with a colour-coded system to help you find the subject you are seeking. More than 100 new items have been added in the past year.

Free access to the library is one of the perks of AMI membership. Members can borrow two items at a time for two weeks, and may renew for a further two weeks. For help or more information, call Diana Verrall at 514-486-1448.

Recent Additions:

BOOKS

Adamec, Christine. How to Live With a Mentally Ill Person.

American Psychiatric Association. Quick Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria from DSM-IV-TR.

B, John. The Boy Who Finally Stopped Washing.

Barber, Charles. Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry is Medicating a Nation.

Barber, Charles. Songs From the Black Chair.

Barnes, Mike. The Lily Pond.

Bennett, Shoshana S. and Pec Indman. Beyond the Blues: A Guide to Understanding and Treating Prenatal and Postpartum Depression.

Berg, Frances M. Women Afraid to Eat: Breaking Free in Today’s Weight-Obsessed World.

Bottke, Allison. Setting Boundaries with your Adult Children: Six Steps to Hope and Healing for Struggling Parents.

Bourne, Edmund J. The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook.

Breitman, Patti and Connie Hatch. How to Say No Without Feeling Guilty.

Clarke, Lisa Anne. Wishing Wellness: A Workbook for Children of Parents with Mental Illness.

Cobain, Beverly. When Nothing Matters Anymore: A Survival Guide for Depressed Teens.

Davidson, Larry. Living Outside Mental Illness: Qualitative Studies of Recovery in Schizophrenia.

Dole, Dawn Cooperrider et al. Positive Family Dynamics.

Duke, Patty and Kenneth Turan. Call Me Anna: The Autobiography of Patty Duke.

Fieve, Ronald R. Moodswing.

Froggatt, Diane et al. Families as Partners in Mental Health Care.

Greenberg, Michael. Hurry Down Sunshine.

Hornbacher, Marya. Madness.

Hyman, Bruce M. and Cherry Pedrick. The OCD Workbook.

Jamison, Kay Redfield. An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness.

Kaysen, Susanna. Girl, Interrupted.

Kolodny, Nancy J. The Beginner’s Guide to Eating Disorders Recovery.

Koplewicz, Harold S. More Than Moody: Recognizing and Treating Adolescent Depression.

Krawitz, Roy. Borderline Personality Disorder.

Kreger, Randi and Paul T. Mason. Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder.

Kuipers, Elizabeth and Paul Bebbington. Living With Mental Illness.

Lamb, Wally. I Know This Much is True.

Levenkron, Steven. Anatomy of Anorexia.

Lukas, Christopher. Blue Genes.

McKay, Matthew, Jeffrey C. Wood, and Jeffrey Brantley. The Dialectical Behavior Skills Workbook.

Mountain, Jane. Beyond Bipolar: 7 Steps to Wellness.

Munford, Paul R. Overcoming Compulsive Checking: Free Your Mind From OCD.

O’Connor, Kieran, Frederick Aardema and Marie-Claude Pelissier. Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

Paris, Joel. Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder: A Guide to Evidence-Based Practice.

Paul, Henry. Is My Teenager OK?: A Parent’s All-in-One Guide to the Emotional Problems of Today’s Teens.

Penzel, Fred. Obsessive Compulsive Disorders.

Picoult, Jodi. Nineteen Minutes.

Poulin, Sandra. The Mother-to-Mother Postpartum Depression Support Book.

Ross, Marvin. Schizophrenia: Medicine’s Mystery, Society’s Shame.

Schab, Lisa M. Beyond the Blues: A Workbook to Help Teens Overcome Depression.

Shapiro, Lawrence E. Stopping the Pain: A Workbook for Teens who Cut and Self-Injure.

Sheffield, Anne. Sorrow’s Web: Overcoming the Legacy of Maternal Depression.

Simon, George K., Jr. In Sheep’s Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People.

Stringam, Autumn. A Promise of Hope.

Stroll, Greg. In the Heart of Fear One Forgets One’s Self.

Usher, Rod. Florid States.

Williams, Mark. The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness.

Young, Jeffrey E. and Janet S. Klosko. Reinventing Your Life.

DVDs

Depression: Out of the Shadows

Oil on Water

Cutting for Stone

Opposite Action: Changing Emotions You Want to Change

From Suffering to Freedom: Practicing Reality Acceptance

This One Moment: Skills for Everyday

Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams (The Last Lecture)

A Day in the Life of Bipolar Children and Their Families

Stigma in Mental Health and Addiction