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8 Best Mental Health Books

Goal: Find the best Mental Health books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best mental health books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

8 Best Mental Health Books

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1

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

by Lori Gottlieb

2

The Body Keeps the Score

Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

by Bessel van der Kolk

Also recommended by:

Garry Tan, Patrick O'Shaughnessy

3

An Unquiet Mind

A Memoir of Moods and Madness

by Kay Redfield Jamison

4

Burnout

The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

by Emily Nagoski

5

Emotional First Aid

Healing Rejection, Guilt, Failure, and Other Everyday Hurts

by Guy Winch

6

The Noonday Demon

An Atlas Of Depression

by Andrew Solomon

7

The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health

Navigate an Unequal System, Learn Tools for Emotional Wellness, and Get the Help you Deserve

by Rheeda Walker PhD

8

What Happened to You?

Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

by Oprah Winfrey

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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8 Best Mental Health Books (2025)