QuestionPro Survey

BRIEF SURVEY: YOUR ‘BEST BOOKS’

Information about mood disorders provides the tools and strategies to assist people. Books, together with the internet, are a readily accessible form of information. Please consider the list of books below. The Institute would like to assess via this brief survey how helpful any of these books were for you.

Please give each book you've read a rating out of 10. If you haven't read the book just leave it blank.

Electroboy Andy Behrman (2003) Random House, USA

Living with Bipolar Disorder Berk L; Berk M, Castle D, Lauders S. (2008) Allen and Unwin, Australia

The Two of Me Neil Cadigan, Andrew Johns (2008) Harper Collins, Australia

Back From the Brink Graeme Cowan (2007) Bird In Hand Media, Australia

Back From the Brink Too Graeme Cowan (2008) Bird In Hand Media, Australia

Change Your Thinking Sarah Edelman (2006) ABC Books, Australia

Mastering Bipolar Disorder: An insider’s guide to managing mood swings and finding balance Kerrie Eyers & Gordon Parker (eds) (2008) Allen and Unwin, Australia

An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness Kay Jamison (1995) Alfred A Knopf, USA

I Had a Black Dog Matthew Johnstone (2005) Pan Macmillan, Australia

Living with a Black Dog Matthew & Ainsley Johnstone (2008) Pan Macmillan, Australia

Depression and How to Survive it Spike Milligan & Anthony Clare (1994) Arrow, UK

Fairytales in Reality Margo Orum (1996) Pan Macmillan, Australia

Dealing with Depression: A Common Sense Guide to Mood Disorders, 2nd edition Gordon Parker (2004) Allen & Unwin, Australia

Understanding Depression Maria Prendergast (2006) Penguin, Australia

Gas Smells Awful: The Mechanics of Being a Nutcase Helen Razer (2001) Random House, Australia

The Best of Times, the Worst of Times Penelope & Jessica Rowe (2005) Allen & Unwin, Australia

The Noonday Demon: An atlas of depression Andrew Solomon (2002) Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, USA

Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness William Styron (1991) J Cape, UK

Beating the Blues: A self-help approach to overcoming depression Susan Tanner & Jillian Ball (1989) Doubleday, USA

Journeys with the Black Dog: Inspirational stories of bringing depression to heel Tessa Wigney, Kerrie Eyers & Gordon Parker (eds) (2007) Allen & Unwin, Australia

Malignant Sadness: The Anatomy of Depression Lewis Wolpert (2001) Faber & Faber, UK

Could you write a few words for your most preferred book about what was helpful and how it was helpful?

Could you write down the title of any other book/s not on this list, that you have found particularly helpful and why?