Division of Campus Life
Counseling and Psychological Services

Resources

In addition to the services at CAPS, students are also able to strengthen their mental health through use of additional resources. This page is a compilation of apps, books, and other campus resources that some have found helpful.

Books

Books by topic:

The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living by Mr Russ Harris

  • Therapy Quest: An Interactive Quest Through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (A Robinson Self Help Guide) by Janina Scarlet
  • Treating Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety: A Guide for Caregivers by Eli Lebowitz and Haim Omer
  • The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free From Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by Bruce M. Hyman and Cherlene Pedrick 
  • Getting Over OCD: A 10-Step Workbook for Taking Back Your Life (The Guilford Self-Help Workbook Series) by Jonathan S. Abramowitz
  • Understanding OCD: A Guide for Parents and Professionals Freeing Your Child From Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Powerful, Practical Program for Parents of Children and Adolescents by Tamar E. Chansky
  • Superhero Therapy: Mindfulness Skills to Help Teens and Young Adults Deal with Anxiety, Depression, and Trauma by Janina Scarlet
  • Harry Potter Therapy: An Unauthorized Self-Help Book from the Restricted Section by Janina Scarlet and Vince Alvendia
  • Mastery of Your Anxiety and Worry: Workbook (Treatments That Work) by Michelle G. Craske and David H. Barlow
  • The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne
  • Different Like Me: My Book of Autism Heroes by Jennifer Elder
  • Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence by Luke Jackson
  • Overcoming Anxiety and Depression on the Autism Spectrum: A Self Help Guide Using CBT by Lee A. Wilkinson
  • A Parent’s Guide to High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder, Second Edition: How to Meet the Challenges and Help Your Child Thrive by Sally Ozonoff, Geraldine Dawson, and James C. McPartland
  • A Practical Guide to Autism: What Every Parent, Family Member, and Teacher Needs to Know by Fred R. Volkmar and Lisa A. Wiesner
  • An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison
  • The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know by David J. Miklowitz
  • Coping with BPD: DBT and CBT Skills to Soothe the Symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder by Blaise Aguirre and Gillian Galen
  • Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents: What To Do When Your Teen Has BPD: A Complete Guide for Families by Blaise Aguirre
  • Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David D. Burns
  • Mind Over Mood, Second Edition: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think by Dennis Greenberger and Christine A. Padesky
  • Riding the Wave Workbook (Treatments That Work) by Donna B. Pincus (Author), Jill T. Ehrenreich, and David A. Spiegel
  • Facing Panic: Self Help for People with Panic Attacks by Reid Wilson
  • Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic: Workbook (Treatments That Work) by David H. Barlow
  • The PTSD Workbook: Simple Effective Techniques for Overcoming Traumatic Stress Symptoms by Mary Beth Williams and Soili Poijula
  • Reclaiming Your Life From a Traumatic Experience: A Prolonged Exposure Treatment Program Workbook (Treatments That Work) by Barbara Olasov Rothbaum

Managing Social Anxiety: A Cognitive Behavioral Approach Workbook (Treatments That Work) by Debra A. Hope, Richard G. Heimberg, and Cynthia L. Turk

Mindfulness Resources

Practicing mindfulness can help mitigate a number of mental health concerns and improve general wellbeing.

The Mindfulness Center at Brown brings together top academics in research with leading educators in mindfulness. Dedicated to rigorous research and student-centered education, our goal is to offer programs that improve individual lives and organizational effectiveness. Our courses are offered in-person and live-online, in our local community, nationally and globally.