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SLBMI Psychology and Religion Program>> Psychology and Religion Resource Center>> Helpful References on Mental Health, Spirituality and Wellness

For a list of professional references on these topics, click here.

We frequently recommend and incorporate the ideas from many of the books below. While this is not an exhaustive list, it can be a starting point. Many of the books can be found at our clinic bookstore. If a book is difficult to locate, consider the following links to online bookstores and other resources:

www.abebooks.com (used books from bookstores around the world)

www.alibris.com (used books)

www.half.com (new and used books)

www.amazon.com (new books)

www.jesuitsources.com (Institute of Jesuit Sources with links to “Studies in Spirituality” journal and an online book catalog)

Depression

David Burns: Feeling Good

Greenberger and Padesky: Mind Over Mood

McQuaid and Carmona: Peaceful Mind (CBT and Mindfulness Meditation)

Anger

McKay, Rogers, & McKay: When Anger Hurts: Quieting the Storm Within

Thich Nhat Hanh: Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames

Anxiety

Markway, Carmin, Pollard, & Flynn: Dying of Embarrassment (Social Anxiety)

Reid Wilson: Don’t Panic (Panic/Anxiety attacks)

Bourne: The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook (General Anxiety & Phobias)

General

Young and Klosko: Reinventing Your Life (Cognitive Behavior Therapy)

Jon Kabat-Zinn: Wherever You Go, There You Are (Mindfulness Meditation)

Tara Bennett-Goleman: Emotional Alchemy (CBT and Mindfulness)

Self-Esteem

Robert Furey: You are Good Enough: Overcoming Feelings of Inadequacy

McKay & Fanning: Self-Esteem, 3rd Edition

Health and Wellness

Andrew Weil: Spontaneous Healing; Eating Well to Optimum Health

Bernie Segal: Love, Medicine, and Miracles

Seymour Diamond: Conquering Your Migraine

Paul Duckro and William Richardson: Taking Control of Your Headaches

Addiction and Healthy Recovery

Patrick Carnes: Into the Shadows of the Net (Internet Sexual Addiction); Don’t Call It Love (Sexual Addiction)

Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham: The Spirituality of Imperfection

Gerald May: Addiction and GraceJohn Bradshaw: Healing the Shame That Binds You

Healthy Sexuality

Ferder and Heagle: Your Sexual Self

Patrick Carnes: Facing the Shadow (Sexual Addiction workbook)

Physical and Sexual Abuse Recovery

Matsakis: I Can’t Get Over It: A Handbook for Trauma Survivors

Maltz: The Sexual Healing Journey

Levine: Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma

Scrupulosity and OCD

Ciarrocchi: The Doubting Disease (Scrupulosity)

Lee Baer: The Imp of the Mind (OCD)

Bourne: Freedom from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

 
 

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