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Self-Help Books

Recommended Self-Help Books

Prepared by Paul Malkin, LCSW

Depression:

  • "The Feeling Good Handbook," by David Burns M.D.; Penguin Publications (note: this is different from his other book called "Feeling Good.")
  • "Ten Days to Self-Esteem," by David Burns M.D.; Quill William Morrow
  • "The Depression Workbook," by Mary Copeland M.S.; New Harbinger Publications

Anxiety:

  • "Thoughts and Feelings," by Matthew McKay Ph.D.; New Harbinger Publications
  • "The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook," by Edmund J. Bourne; New Harbinger Publications
  • "An End to Panic," by Elke Zuercher-White; New Harbinger Publications

Social Anxiety:

  • "Dying of Embarrassment," by Barbara G. Markway Ph.D.; New Harbinger Publications
  • "Intimate Connections," by David Burns M.D.; Signet Books

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

  • "Stop Obsessing," by Edna B. Foa Ph.D.; Bantam Books
  • "Brain Lock," by Jeffrey Shwartz M.D.; Regan Books

Long Held Beliefs:

  • "Prisoners of Belief," by Matthew McKay Ph.D.; New Harbinger Publications
  • "When Perfect Isn't Good Enough," by Antony & Swinson; New Harbinger Publications

Anger Control:

  • "When Anger Hurts," by Matthew McKay Ph.D.; New Harbinger Publications

Co-Dependency:

  • "Co-Dependent No More," by Melody Beattie; Hazelden Books

Couples:

  • "Couple Skills," by Matthew McKay Ph.D.; New Harbinger Publications
  • "Love is Never Enough," by Aaron Beck M.D.; Harper & Row Publications
  • "365 Questions for Couples," by Dr. Michael Beck, Stanis Beck, and Seanna Beck; Adams Media