Behind Happy Faces: Taking Charge of Your Mental Health - A Guide for Young Adults
Grade 7 Up—Information about mental illness is interspersed with first-person narratives, including the story of Szabo's own bipolar disorder, from a "rock bottom" experience to diagnosis, treatment, struggle, and his eventual ability not only to live with his condition, but also to thrive. The book discusses the symptoms of common disorders, resistance to seeking help, the role of friends and family, understanding and maintaining oneself, and more. It makes the point that mental disease does not define a person. Although this title would not be useful for reports, it does what it sets out to do, which is to illuminate mental disorders and offer hope and encouragement.—Robin Henry, Griffin Middle School, Frisco, TXCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.