Recommended Reading
Educating clients, their families, healthcare professionals, and the general public is a critical aspect of the Skyland Trail mission.
The following sources offer insight into both the mental illnesses we specialize in at Skyland Trail and the programs and services we utilize to treat our clients:
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
Author: Kay Redfield Jamison
Breakthroughs in Antipsychotic Medications: A Guide for Consumers, Families and Clinicians
Author: Peter J. Weiden
Helping Someone with a Mental Illness
Author: Rosalynn Carter and Susan Golant
Helping Yourself Help Others: A Book for Caregivers
Author: Rosalynn Carter
Horticultural Therapy: A Guide For All Seasons
A good book for those just learning about horticultural therapy and how to apply it to a variety of groups and situations.
Horticulture as Therapy
Author: Sharon Simpson and Martha Strauss
The only textbook on horticultural therapy. This book is for someone who wants more than just an introduction to HT.
I Am Not Sick I Don’t Need Help
Author: Xavier Amador, Ann-Lica Johanson (contributor)
Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder
Author: Julie A. Fast
Mental Illness: A Handbook for Caregivers
Author: Rosalind Ramsey
Responding to Individuals with Mental Illness
Author: Raymond J. Kotwicki and Michael T. Compton
Surviving Schizophrenia: A Manual For Families, Consumers and Providers
Author: Fuller Torrey
The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide
Author: David J. Miklowitz
The Burden of Sympathy: How Families Cope with Mental Illness
Author: David A. Karp
The Day the Voices Stopped
Author: Ken Steele
The Role of the Family in Psychiatric Rehabilitation: A Workbook
Author: Anthony M. Zipple, Diane T. Marsh and Laurene Y. Finley
Understanding Depression: A Complete Guide to Its Diagnosis and Treatment
Author: Donald Klein and Paul Wender
We Heard the Angel of Madness: A Family Guide to Coping with Manic Depression
Author: Diane and Lisa Berger
When Someone You Love Has a Mental Illness: A Handbook for Family, Friends, and Caregivers
Author: Rebecca Woolis