mentally ill

Summer Davis, having gained an interest in genetics when she was fifteen-years-old, passes up a fellowship at a prominent institution to take care of her father, whose mental health began to deteriorate after her mother abandoned them, and worries that she is destined to live out her family's legacy.

"A novel of two sisters and their emotional journey through love, loyalty, and heartbreak. Told in alternating points of view, [this book] is the story of a young woman's quest to find fulfillment and a life unconstrained by her illness"--Provided by publisher.

Presents information about mental illness, and offers advice for young people with a mentally ill family member.

A brother and sister recount their harrowing experiences as they sail a small yacht across the Atlantic Ocean, after their mentally unstable mother's boyfriend is washed overboard.

Curious about how the mind works? A career in mental health might be a good fit for you! There are many different options if you're interested in a career helping those who suffer from mental illnesses. If you love helping people in need, you'll be interested to learn more about mental health and how all the different kinds of illnesses are treated. Mental health professionals work with patients to help them recover or manage many mental health problems, including depression, grief, anxiety, bipolar, schizophrenia, and eating disorders, to name a few. This book will walk you through different career options and the needed education. It also describes how to get a head start by volunteering, as well as potential salaries and the job outlook for those in mental health careers. The Careers Making A Difference series provides information on nine important and interesting careers that make a difference in and improve the whole of society. Each book in the series describes the careers available in the field, plus valuable information on education, training, salaries, job outlook, and job satisfaction.

After college sophomore Laurel Estabrook is attacked while riding her bicycle in a rural area of Vermont, she retreats into her photography and begins working at a homeless shelter. At the shelter she meets mentally ill Bobbie Crocker and becomes obsessed with putting the pieces of his former life together in order to solve a dark family secret.

A memoir interweaving the author's descent into depression with a medical and cultural history of this illness.

After her best friend, Agnes, goes into a coma as a result of a game of Truth or Dare, rising senior Hannah's secrets begin to escape while she is locked in a psychiatric hospital.

Professor Charles Watkins steps out of time into a type of madness where he can recall nothing except the feeling of urgency and doctor's cannot agree on what method to use to bring the educator back into the here and now.

Presents Charlotte Bronte's classic nineteenth-century novel about a young woman who accepts employment as a governess and falls in love with her employer, who holds a terrible secret; and contains detailed explanatory notes, critical analysis, and a chronology of the author's life.