Books to help depressed 21 year old son

[Anonymous]

An Unquiet Mind, by Kay Redfield Jamison is a great book. I loved it so much I bought copies for my sisters. Kay is the author and she suffers from manic-depressive disorder which she does end up managing to have a productive life. Read some summaries. Really a smart book IMO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:An Unquiet Mind, by Kay Redfield Jamison is a great book. I loved it so much I bought copies for my sisters. Kay is the author and she suffers from manic-depressive disorder which she does end up managing to have a productive life. Read some summaries. Really a smart book IMO.

Oh yes, I also read that and it is so insightful. Sad, but insightful.
I don't know if it will help someone with depression though.

[Anonymous]

The books of Ecclesiastes and Matthew in the Bible.

[Anonymous]

Great literature also helps. Crime & Punishment, Anna Karenina, Fitzgerald and Hemingway, etc.

[Anonymous]

Its not my kind of thing, but as someone who has depression and is an open-water swimmer in a colder climate, I can see that Wim Hof’s stuff can be effective and it might resonate with a 20-something male.

[Anonymous]

Agree w above poster. Get him swimming or at least the gym or walking / running.

Every.
Single.
Day.

The exercise can supplement the books.

[Anonymous]

Along with exercise and these other good suggestions, an emerging segment of the mental health profession is talking about depression and other mental health issues as having metabolic dysfunction at its root, with the ketogenic diet specifically being helpful--cutting out alcohol, refined carbs, highly processed food etc. Also good for weight loss, reversing type 2 diabetes, and lowering blood pressure. There are a lot of books and podcasts talking about the science behind this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks for those suggestions. What about books less obviously about mental health and more about the brain? My son is intellectually curious. I'm thinking, for example, of book like *Flow* and *Thinking Fast and Slow* and *Dopamine Nation.*

The Body Keeps the Score is fascinating, and discusses the balance between the brain, body, and mind. I also have a genetic predisposition to depression, and I have always been interested in how physical activity impacts brain function.

https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748#averageCustomerReviewsAnchor

I love this book. I wonder if it's useful for someone with no trauma though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tell him to get 2 jobs, he won’t have time to be depressed.

Does that method also work for bi-polar disorder, autism, schizophrenia, narcissism and other conditions?

No. So feck off.

I thought your kid was depressed, not schizophrenic autistic narcissist. Tell the kid to get a job!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The books of Ecclesiastes and Matthew in the Bible.

Hell no

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Along with exercise and these other good suggestions, an emerging segment of the mental health profession is talking about depression and other mental health issues as having metabolic dysfunction at its root, with the ketogenic diet specifically being helpful--cutting out alcohol, refined carbs, highly processed food etc. Also good for weight loss, reversing type 2 diabetes, and lowering blood pressure. There are a lot of books and podcasts talking about the science behind this.

Omg shut up not what OP asked

[Anonymous]

https://www.amazon.com/Capture-Unraveling-Mystery-Mental-Suffering/dp/0062388525


This book is fascinating

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tell him to get 2 jobs, he won’t have time to be depressed.

Does that method also work for bi-polar disorder, autism, schizophrenia, narcissism and other conditions?

No. So feck off.

I thought your kid was depressed, not schizophrenic autistic narcissist. Tell the kid to get a job!

FYI this is OP and I didn't write any of the posts quoted here. Someone else came in cursing.

[Anonymous]

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance?
Darkness Visible

I just want to mention that a lot of the "science" books about mental health that are popular aren't necessarily accepted science. There's a lot of junk science in books.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.amazon.com/Capture-Unraveling-Mystery-Mental-Suffering/dp/0062388525


This book is fascinating

What did you like about it? I read a sample and his theory seems very speculative.