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New Mental Health Books from ADAA Experts
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July 23, 2024
New Mental Health Books from ADAA Experts
Every quarter ADAA interviews three members for a blog that showcases new books by our esteemed experts. Our series – “In Conversation With ADAA Member Authors” – is a wonderful way to highlight our members' expertise and provide not only a brief synopsis of their books' focus areas but gives members a chance to relay in their own words what’s special or important about their respective publication(s).
We hope you will take advantage of this special member benefit and let us know if you would like to highlight a new book in a future blog by reaching out to [email protected]. And please read and enjoy previous quarterly blogs featuring ADAA’s members’ books and expertise:
Discover resources to support children and teens navigating mental health challenges in our winter 2026 member book blog, featuring: I’m Not Alone: A Teen’s Guide to Living with a Parent Who Has a Mental Illness or History of Trauma (2nd Edition) by Michelle Sherman, PhD, LP, ABPP and DeAnne Sherman; Thoughts and Feelings for Teens: A Workbook to Help You Balance Emotions and Take Charge of Your Mental Health by Elisa Nebolsine, LCSW; and What to Do When You Have a Tricky, Sticky, Picky Brain: Cognitive Behavioral Strategies to Help Kids with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Marni L. Jacob, PhD, ABPP, with a foreword by Eric Storch, PhD.
Discover more about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and how it can help with fears, social anxiety, and pediatric OCD. Learn more in our fall 2025 member book blog, featuring: Overcoming Shame-Based Social Anxiety & Shyness: A CBT Workbook to Move Past Feelings of Self-Consciousness or Defectiveness and Live with Confidence by Larry Cohen, LICSW, A-CBT, The Body-Based Obsessions Workbook: CBT Skills to Manage Anxiety and Intrusive Thoughts About Your Body and Brain by Molly Bradley Schiffer, LCPC with a foreword by ADAA member Jon Hershfield, MFT, and Treatment of OCD in Children and Adolescents: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Manual (Professional's Kit, Third Edition) by Aureen Pinto Wagner, PhD.
Learn skills to cope and heal from racial and cultural stress, strategies to live a full life with chronic illness, and advice on how to love someone with trauma or a mental illness. Our summer 2025 member book blog features: Empower Yourself Against Racial and Cultural Stress: Using Skills from the REACH Program to Cope, Heal, and Thrive by Ryan DeLapp, PhD, You Are More Than Your Body: 30+ Evidence-Based Strategies for Living Well with Chronic Illness--By a Clinical Therapist Living with Cerebral Palsy by Jennifer Caspari, PhD, and Loving Someone w/a Mental Illness or History of Trauma: Skills, Hope, Strength for Your Journey by Michelle Sherman, PhD, LP ABPP.
Member books cover an array of important mental health topics. Discover more about grief, OCD, and faith and emotions in our spring 2025 member book blog, featuring: The Grieving Body: How the Stress of Loss Can Be an Opportunity for Healing by Mary-Frances O'Connor, PhD, Resolving OCD: Advanced Strategies for Overcoming Obsessional Doubts (Volume 2) by Frederick Aardema, PhD, and Mastering Our Emotions: Biblical Principles for Emotional Health by L. Kevin Chapman, PhD.
Learn more about panic disorders, agoraphobia, and anxiety in both children and adults in our winter 2025 member book blog, featuring: Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia (Vol 55) - Advances in Psychotherapy Evidence-Based Practice by Simon Rego, PsyD, ABPP, A-CBT, The Anxiety Busting Workbook for Kids: Fun CBT Activities to Squash Your Fears and Worries by Debra Kissen, PhD, MHSA, and This is What Anxiety Looks Like: Relatable Stories, Targeted Solutions, and CBT Skills for Lasting Relief by David A. Clark, PhD.
Discover more about obsessions and compulsions, eating disorders and intrusive thoughts from ADAA member author books in our fall 2024 blog, featuring; Comorbid Eating Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Clinician's Guide to Challenges in Treatment by Jenna DiLossi, PsyD, ABPP and Melissa Harrison, MA, LPC, The Compulsive Reassurance Seeking Workbook: CBT Skills to Help You Live with Confidence and Break the Cycle of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Amanda Petrik-Gardner, LCPC, and Hello Baby, Goodbye Intrusive Thoughts: Stop the Spiral of Anxiety and OCD to Reclaim Wellness on Your Motherhood Journey by Jenny Yip, PsyD, ABPP
Learn about happiness, self-awareness, and resilience from ADAA member author books in our summer 2024 blog, featuring; The Way I See It by Ashley Smith, PhD, When a Loved One Won’t Seek Mental Health Treatment by Melanie VanDyke, PhD, and C. Alec Pollard, PhD, and The Stoicism Workbook by R. Trent Codd, III, EdS, and Scott Waltman, PsyD, ABPP.
Mindful freak-outs, recovery from body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) and a children’s book on dealing with childhood anxiety are the subjects for this spring 2024 blog featuring: The Mindful Freak-Out by Eric Goodman, PhD, Step by Step by Kathryn Boger, PhD, ABPP, and The BFRB Recovery Workbook by Marla Deibler, PsyD, ABPP and Renae Reinardy, PsyD.
Mental health fitness and exercise of the mind are just as important as physical and body strength. Read how these member books show us that emotional fitness, winning the mental game and exercising a sensible treatment balance can help: The Unwanted Thoughts & Intense Emotions Workbook by Jon Hershfield, MFT, Courage Over Confidence by Mitchell Greene, PhD, and Making Meaning of Difficult Experiences by Sheila Rauch, PhD, and Barbara Rothbaum, PhD.
Anxiety in teens, social anxiety, and nine tools to actually thrive with anxiety give this member books blog useful skills, professional help and practical advice for those struggling with different types of anxiety: The Action Mindset Workbook for Teens by Mary Karapetian Alvord, PhD, CBT for Social Anxiety by Stefan Hofmann, PhD, and Thriving with Anxiety by David H. Rosmarin, PhD.
Fear is a part of life. But fear often takes over and causes debilitating anxiety, avoidance, and even obsessive-compulsive behaviors. In this blog, three member books help us put fear into perspective, transform anxiety into power and address challenging OCD subtypes in youth: Afraid by Arash Javanbakht, MD, Bold Move by Luana Marques, PhD, and Helping Children & Teens with Difficult-to-Treat OCD by Karen Cassiday, PhD, ACT.
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