Books - Memoirs

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	Darkness Visible by William Styron In 1985 William Styron fell victim to a crippling and almost suicidal depression that he chronicles in Darkness Visible.
	Unholy Ghost by Nell Casey A collection of 22 modern essays about depression by writers (several well known) who know their subject intimately.
	Conquering the Beast Within by Cait Irwin Irwin tells her story of how the "beast" of depression gradually took over her life, accompanying simple yet eloquent text with her own comic-style drawings.
	An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison Kay Redfield Jamison, a psychiatrist, tells of her own manic depression, the bitter costs of her illness, and its paradoxical benefits.
	Undercurrents by Martha Manning Manning, a clinical psychologist, led a busy life as therapist, mother and psychology professor at George Mason University in Virginia when, in 1990, she sank into crippling depression.
	Behind the Smile: My Journey Out of Postpartum Depression by Marie Osmond More than one-out-of-ten new mothers experiences post-partum depression after childbirth. Marie shares the fear and darkness of the post-partum depression she overcame.
	Down Came the Rain by Brooke Shields Actress Brooke Shields talks candidly about her experience with postpartum depression after the birth of her daughter.