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Helpful Books for Teenagers and Parents

Depression in Teenagers

  • Beyond the Blues: A Workbook to Help Teens Overcome Depression by Lisa M. Schab
  • Don’t Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills for Helping You Manage Mood Swings, Control Angry Outbursts, and Get Along with Others by Sheri Van Dijk
  • Adolescent Depression: A Guide for Parents by Espen J. Aarseth

Eating Disorders in Teenagers

  • Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder by James Lock MD PhD and Daniel Le Grange PhD
  • The Bulimia Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Stop Bingeing and Purging (Instant Help Book for Teens) by Lisa M. Schab
  • What’s Eating You?: A Workbook for Teens with Anorexia, Bulimia, and other Eating Disorders (Instant Help Book for Teens) by Tammy Nelson

Generalized Anxiety/Worry in Teens

  • The Anxiety Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Deal with Anxiety and Worry by Lisa M. Schab
  • The Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens: Mindfulness Skills to Help You Deal with Stress by Gina M. Biegel
  • Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life for Teens: A Guide to Living an Extraordinary Life by Joseph Ciarrochi, Louise Hayes, and Ann Bailey
  • If Your Adolescent Has an Anxiety Disorder: An Essential Resource for Parents by Edna B. Foa and Linda Wasmer Andrews

Health Anxiety/Hypochondriasis in Teens

  • It’s Not All in Your Head: How Worrying about Your Health Could Be Making You Sick–and What You Can Do about It by Gordon J. G. Asmundson PhD and Steven Taylor Phd

Insomnia/Sleep Problems in Teenagers

  • The Insomnia Workbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting the Sleep You Need by Stephanie Silberman and Charles Morin
  • Take Charge of Your Child’s Sleep: The All-in-One Resource for Solving Sleep Problems in Kids and Teens by Judith A. Owens and Jodi A. Mindell

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in Teens

  • Free from OCD: A Workbook for Teens with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by Timothy A. Sisemore
  • Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Powerful, Practical Program for Parents of Children and Adolescents by Tamar E. Chansky

Panic Disorder in Teenagers

  • My Anxious Mind: A Teen’s Guide to Managing Anxiety and Panic by Michael A. Tompkins, Katherine A. Martinez and Michael Sloan
  • If Your Adolescent Has an Anxiety Disorder: An Essential Resource for Parents by Edna B. Foa and Linda Wasmer Andrews

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Teens

  • The PTSD Workbook for Teens: Simple, Effective Skills for Healing Trauma by Libbi Palmer PsyD

Social Anxiety in Teenagers

  • What You Must Think of Me: A Firsthand Account of One Teenager’s Experience with Social Anxiety Disorder by Emily Ford, Michael Liebowitz, and Linda Wasmer Andrews
  • If Your Adolescent Has an Anxiety Disorder: An Essential Resource for Parents by Edna B. Foa and Linda Wasmer Andrews
  • The Shynes and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens: CBT and ACT Skills to Help You Build Self-Confidence by Jennifer Shannon, Doug Shannon and Christine Padesky

 Trichotillomania in Teens

  • Help for Hair Pullers: Understanding and Coping with Trichotillomania by Nancy Keuthen
  • The Hair Pulling “Habit” and You: How to Solve the Trichotillomania Puzzle by Ruth Goldfinger Golomb and Sherrie Mansfield Vavrichek