Resources

You may find these resources beneficial:

Websites:

1. ChurchofJesusChrist.org/mental health(Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints website on mental health.
2. ChurchofJesusChrist.org/get-help/suicide (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints website suicide prevention. Includes information to help those contemplating suicide, those who love someone who may be thinking about suicide, and those that have lost someone to suicide)
3. nami.org (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
4. nimh.nih.gov (National Institute of Mental Health)

Books/Publications:

1. Feeling Great: The Revolutionary New Treatment for Depression and Anxiety, Dr. David D. Burns, PESI Publishing, September 15, 2020, Feeling Great the first true sequel to Feeling Good. Feeling Great includes all the new TEAM-CBT techniques that can melt away therapeutic resistance and open the door to ultra-rapid recovery from depression and anxiety.
2. Depression, Publications on Depression published by the National Institute of Mental Health (find at nimh.nih.gov)
3. Bipolar Disorder, Publications about Bipolar disorder published by the National Institute of Mental Health (find at nimh.nih.gov)
4. Anxiety Disorders, Publications on anxiety disorders by the National Institute of Mental Health) (find at nimh.nih.gov)
5. Matters of the Mind: Latter-day Saint Helps for Mental Illness; Marlene S. Williams, W. Dean Belnap, John P. Livingston, a comprehensive look at mental illness from an LDS perspective including a clinical understanding of mental illnesses and sources of help
6. Rise Above Depression, Jodi Orgill Brown,  a resource to help understand depression with encouragement and tips from those who have lived it
7. Valley of Sorrow: A Layman’s Guide to Understanding Mental Illness, Alexander B. Morrison,
8. Reaching for Hope: An LDS Perspective on Recovering from Depression, Meghan Decker, Betsy Chatlin,
9. Deliverance from Depression: Finding Hope and Healing Through the Atonement of Christ, G. G. Vandagriff, Greg Vandagriff, David P. Vandagriff, 

Videos:

1.  I Had a Black Dog, His Name Was Depression, The World Health Organization; an excellent 4 minute video on depression
2. Living with a Black Dog, The World Health Organization; a 6-minute follow-up video to I Had a Black Dog, His Name Was Depression, for those who care for the depressed.

Articles from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:

1. “Like a Broken Vessel,” Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, Ensign, Nov. 2013
2. “Depression,” Rebecca J. Clayson, Ensign, Feb. 2016
3. “Through Cloud and Sunshine, Lord, Abide with Me!“ Renya I. Aburto, October 2019 General Conference
4. “Dealing with Depression,” Eric B. Murdock, New Era, Sept. 2016
5. “Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders,” Lyle J. Burrup, Ensign, Mar. 2017
6. “Understanding Suicide: Warning Signs and Prevention,” Kenichi Shimokawa, PhD, Ensign, Sept. 2016
7. “Understanding Suicide,” New Era, Sept. 2016
8. “Why is My Wife (Or Husband) Depressed?” David G. Weight, Ensign, Mar. 1990
9. “When Your Child Is Depressed,” Sean E. Brotherson, Ensign, Aug. 2004
10. “When Life Is Getting You Down,” Val D. MacMurray, Ensign, Jun. 1984
11. “Do Not Despair,” President Ezra Taft Benson, Ensign, Nov. 1974
12. “Keeping Mentally Well,” Jan Underwood Pinborough, Ensign, Sep. 1990
13. “Mental Illness: In Search of Understanding and Hope,” Jan Underwood Pinborough, Ensign, Feb. 1989
14. “Myths about Mental Illness,” Elder Alexander B. Morrison, Ensign, Oct. 2005
15. “Easing the Burdens of Mental Illness,” Dawn and Jay Fox, Ensign, Oct. 2001
16. “Managing Postpartum Depression: A Gospel Perspective,” Lynn Clark Callister, Ensign, 2009
17. “Awake My Soul!: Dealing Firmly with Depression,” Steve Gilliland, Ensign, Aug. 1978
18. “Bipolar Disorder: My Lessons in Love, Hope, and Peace,” Ensign, Jan. 2009
19. “Light in Darkness,” Ensign, June 1998
20. “The Journey to Healing,” Ensign, Sept. 1997
21. “Welfare Services Answers Questions on Social, Emotional and Spiritual Strength,” Ensign, Feb. 1983, 27
22. “The Spiritual Component of Healing,” Elder Alexander B. Morrison, Ensign, Jun. 2008
23. “Truth and Lies,” Jennifer Nuckols, Ensign, Oct. 2009
24. “My Battle With Depression,” Mollie H. Sorensen, Ensign, Feb. 1984
25. “Do Not Despair,” President Ezra Taft Benson, Ensign, Nov. 1974
26. “Escaping My Valley of Sorrow,” G. Vandagriff, Ensign, Mar. 2000
27. “Fear Not, I Am With Thee,” Elder David A. Bednar, Graduation Commencement Speech, Brigham Young University-Hawaii, Dec. 15, 2012
28. “Therefore They Hushed Their Fears,” Elder David A. Bednar, Ensign, May 2015
29. “Think About What You Are Thinking About,” Bruce K. Fordham, Ensign, Apr. 2009
30. “Seized by Panic,” Marva Jeanne Pedersen, Ensign, Jan. 1990
31. “Encircled in the Arms of His Love,” Elder Neal A. Maxwell, Ensign, Nov. 2002
32. “Finding a Safe Harbor,” Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, Ensign, May 2000
33. “When Men’s Hearts Fail,” Elder Royden G. Derrick, New Era, July 1987
34. “God Hath Not Given Us the Spirit of Fear,” President Gordon B. Hinckley, Ensign, Oct. 1984
35. “God Is with Me,”Anna Albano, Liahona, Mar. 1990
36. “Broken Things to Mend,”Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, Ensign, May, 2006
37. “Rising Above the Blues,” Shanna Ghaznavi, New Era, 2002, 30 (Written for teens)
38. “He Heals the Heavy Laden,” Elder Dallin H. Oaks, Ensign, Nov. 2006
39. “To Be Healed,” Elder Richard G. Scott, New Era, Apr. 2002
40. “Beauty for Ashes: The Atonement of Jesus Christ,” Bruce C. Hafen, Ensign, Apr. 1990
41. “The Atonement Covers All Pain,” Elder Kent F. Richards,  Ensign, May 2011
42. “To Heal the Shattering Consequences of Abuse,” Elder Richard G. Scott, Ensign, May 2008
43. “Come What May, and Love It,” Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, Ensign, Nov. 2008
44. “For Thy Good,”Bishop Richard C. Edgley, Ensign, May 2002
45. “Out of Darkness into His Marvelous Light,” Elder Robert D. Hales, Ensign, May 2002
46. “Perfection Pending,” Elder Russell M. Nelson, Ensign, Nov. 1995
47. “What Does it Mean to be Perfect?” Elder Cecil O. Samuelson, New Era, Jan. 2006
48. “Confessions of a Perfectionist,” Kelli Allen-Pratt, Ensign, Jun. 2005, 64
49. “Notwithstanding My Weakness,” Elder Neal A. Maxwell, Ensign, Nov. 1976
50. “Blessed by Living Water,” Sister Kathleen H. Hughes, Ensign, May 2003