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Shop Stanford Health Library's bookstore to find health books that will give you scientifically based medical information. The recommended books are arranged by health topic. Buy them from the online bookstore and sit back and relax! Click on a title to learn more about a book or to buy it.

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Specific Diseases/Disorders: Allergy | Arthritis | Cancer | Diabetes | Infections | Metabolic Disorders

Health & Wellness: Exercise & Sports Medicine | General Health | Mental Health | Nutrition

Other Topics: Stanford Authors | Complementary Medicine | Genetics | Healing


Mental Health

(Jump to: General Information | Anxiety Disorders | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | Autism | Bipolar Disorder | Depression | Eating Disorders | Learning Disorders | Mental Retardation | Schizophrenia | Substance Abuse | Other Disorders )

General Mental Health
ABC of Mental Health, 2nd ed. T K J Craig, Teifion Davies. BMJ Books, ISBN: 0727916394
ABC of Psychological Medicine. Alan Carson, Richard Mayou, Michael Sharpe. BMJ Books, ISBN: 0727915568
After the Death of a Child: Living with Loss through the Years. Ann K Finkbeiner. Johns Hopkins University Press, ISBN: 080185914x
Effects of Estrogen on Brain Function. Natalie S Rasgon. Johns Hopkins University Press, ISBN: 0801882826
Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers, 3rd ed. Robert M Sapolsky. W.H. Freeman & Co., ISBN: 0805073698


Anxiety Disorders
100 Questions & Answers About Anxiety. Khleber C Attwell . Jones and Bartlett Pub., ISBN: 0763727172
100 Questions & Answers About Panic Disorder. Carol Berman. Jones and Bartlett Pub., ISBN: 0763727156
Anxiety: Your Questions Answered. Trevor Turner. Churchill Livingstone, ISBN: 0443072949
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: The Facts, 3rd ed. Stanley Rachman, Padmal De Silva. Oxford University Press, ISBN: 0198520824
Panic Disorder: The Facts, 2nd ed. Stanley Rachman, Padmal De Silva. Oxford University Press, ISBN: 0198528817
Understanding Panic and Other Anxiety Disorders. Benjamin Root. University of Mississippi Press, ISBN: 1578062454


Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
100 Questions & Answers About Your Child's Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Ruth Nass. Jones and Bartlett Pub., ISBN: 0763732559
ADHD: The Facts, 3rd ed. Mark Selikowitz. Oxford University Press, ISBN: 0198526288
All About A.D.D. Mark Selikowitz. Oxford University Press, ISBN: 0195536843
Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder . L. Susan Buttross. University of Mississippi Press, ISBN: 1578068835


Autism
100 Questions & Answers About Autism. Campion Quinn. Jones and Bartlett Pub., ISBN: 0763738948
Autism and Asperger Syndrome: The Facts. Simon Baron-Cohen. Oxford University Press, ISBN: 019850490X


Depression & Bipolar Disorder
100 Questions & Answers About Bi-Polar (Manic-Depressive) Disorder. David P Moore. Jones and Bartlett Pub., ISBN: 0763732311
100 Questions & Answers About Depression. Ava T Albrecht, Charles Herrick. Jones and Bartlett Pub., ISBN: 0763745677
100 Questions & Answers About Your Child's Depression. Roy J Boorady. Jones and Bartlett Pub., ISBN: 0763727164
100 Questions & Answers About Your Child's Depression or Bi-polar Disorder. Sudhansu Chokroverty. Jones and Bartlett Pub., ISBN: 0763746371
Bipolar Disorder: Your Questions Answered. Neil Hunt. Churchill Livingstone, ISBN: 0443100705
Depression: The Facts. Danuta Wasserman. Oxford University Press, ISBN: 0198571305
Depression: Your Questions Answered. Cosmo Hallstrom, Nicola McClure. Churchill Livingstone, ISBN: 0443072906
Mayo Clinic on Depression. Keith G. Kramlinger. Kensington Pub., ISBN: 1893005178
Overcoming Depression: A Step-by-Step Approach to Gaining Control Over Depression, 2nd ed. Paul Gilbert. Oxford University Press, ISBN: 0195143116
Understanding Depression. Patricia Ainsworth. University of Mississippi Press, ISBN: 1578061695


Eating Disorders
100 Questions & Answers About Anorexia Nervosa. Sari Shepphird. Jones and Bartlett Pub., ISBN: 0763754501
100 Questions & Answers About Eating Disorders. Carolyn Costin. Jones and Bartlett Pub., ISBN: 0763745006
ABC of Eating Disorders. Chris Freeman. BMJ Books, ISBN: 0727918435
Eating Disorders: The Facts, 5th ed. Suzanne Abrahan, Derek Llewellyn-Jones. Oxford University Press, ISBN: 0198509375


Learning Disorders
Dyslexia and Other Learning Difficulties: The Facts, 2nd ed. Mark Selikowitz. Oxford University Press, ISBN: 0192626612


Mental Retardation
Understanding Mental Retardation . Patricia Ainsworth, Pamela Baker. University of Mississippi Press, ISBN: 1578066476


Schizophrenia
100 Questions & Answers About Schizophrenia. Lynn E. DeLisi. Jones and Bartlett Pub., ISBN: 0763736546
Schizophrenia: The Facts, 2nd ed. Ming T Tsuang, Stephen V Faraone. Oxford University Press, ISBN: 0192627600
Schizophrenia: Your Questions Answered. Trevor Turner. Churchill Livingstone, ISBN: 0443073473


Substance Abuse
General Information
Understanding Addiction. Elizabeth Connell Henderson. University of Mississippi Press, ISBN: 1578062403
Alcohol
100 Questions & Answers About Alcoholism. Charles Herrick, Charlotte Herrick. Jones and Bartlett Pub., ISBN: 0763739189
ABC of Alcohol, 4th ed. Alex Paton. BMJ Books, ISBN: 0727918141
Alcoholism: The Facts, 3rd ed. Donald W. Goodwin. Oxford University Press, ISBN: 019263061x
Nicotine
ABC of Smoking Cessation. John Britton. BMJ Books, ISBN: 0727918184
Kicking Butts: Quit Smoking and Take Charge of Your Health, 2nd ed. American Cancer Society, ISBN: 1604430060


Other Disorders
Borderline Personality Disorder: The Facts. Roy Drawitz, Wendy Jackson. Oxford University Press, ISBN: 0199202966


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