Child Mind Intitute

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Each year, it seems that theres a new childrens book (or 10!) Clinicians at the Child Mind Institute specializing in conditions that include anxiety, depression, and autism reviewed more than 60 titles that were published in 2024 to compile our inaugural annual list of the best kids’ books for mental health.

Aging and mental health 52

Aging and mental health Resilience and coping Breathing techniques Eating disorders 52

Mad in America

OCTOBER 9, 2024

I started to see some things that really terrified me, things that looked like an eating disorder, and that made me very, very anxious. If listeners have read her book, you know how that went. People email me about the book and talk to me about it and say, “My god, your mother, she’s just such an angel, such a hero.”

Resilience and coping 139

Resilience and coping Aging and mental health Sleep and mental health Eating disorders 139

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

His book, The Medicalized Body and Anesthetic Culture , is a stunning critique of how modern medicines mechanistic view of the body has dulled our sense of what it means to be alive. As a result, our house was filled with books on existentialism and phenomenology from her college days. And she didnt just say itshe lived it.

Genetics and mental health 142

Genetics and mental health Aging and mental health Trauma and the brain Mental health advocacy 142