Chynna's Pearls: Top 20 Memoirs Focusing On Mental Illness

Last week, I was approached by writer, Celina Jacobson from Masters In Health Care. She let me know about an article they'd just posted in their blog called The 20 Greatest Memoirs of Mental Illness and felt our readers may be interested in some of these resources.

I agreed.

As a person who has written a memoir in this area, I understand the importance of putting these books out on the shelves. People can read all the medical journal articles or watch these issues highlighted on the news or in movies but never truly understand unless they speak directly to the sufferers and their families.

They know...they 'get it'...they live it each and every day.

These books are important because they not only teach others they also get people out there talking about these issues and that's the stepping stones to creating understanding and tolerance. We don't write these books to be rich and famous. We write them because the subject matter is important and if just one person out there can be helped or feel less alone or find the resources they need, then it's all worth it in the end.

Check out the list, pass it to others you feel would benefit and help get other people talking. Thank you so much to Celina and to Masters in Health Care for putting together such a list. Does anyone have other important memoirs to add? Please feel free to add them here.