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Books About Women and Mental Illness, Both Fiction and Nonfiction - Page 2

These are the top 400 books on a Goodreads list by the same name. I am not sure how some of the books qualify, like when they are memoirs by men, but I am sure most of them are indeed about girls or women with mental illness.
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Birth of a New Brain (Dyane Harwood)
Birth of a New Brain
41
Dyane Harwood
Black Box (Julie Schumacher)
Black Box
42
Julie Schumacher
Blackbird (Jennifer Lauck)
Blackbird
43
Jennifer Lauck
The Blood Countess (Andrei Codrescu)
The Blood Countess
44
Andrei Codrescu
Bloodletting: A Memoir (Victoria Leatham)
Bloodletting: A Memoir
45
Victoria Leatham
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
46
Tina Fey
Brain on Fire (Susannah Cahalan)
Brain on Fire
47
Susannah Cahalan
A Brilliant Madness (Patty Duke)
A Brilliant Madness
48
Patty Duke
Broken Point (Donna K. Childree)
Broken Point
49
Donna K. Childree
The Buddha and the Borderline (Kiera Van Gelder)
The Buddha and the Borderline
50
Kiera Van Gelder
Bunny (Mona Awad)
Bunny
51
Mona Awad
But Inside I'm Screaming (Elizabeth Flock)
But Inside I'm Screaming
52
Elizabeth Flock
By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead (Julie Anne Peters)
By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead
53
Julie Anne Peters
The Captain's Daughter (Leah Fleming)
The Captain's Daughter
54
Leah Fleming
The Cater Street Hangman (Anne Perry)
The Cater Street Hangman
55
Anne Perry
The Center Cannot Hold (Elyn Saks)
The Center Cannot Hold
56
Elyn Saks
Chanel Bonfire (Wendy Lawless)
Chanel Bonfire
57
Wendy Lawless
A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer)
A Child Called "It"
58
Dave Pelzer
The Colossus and Other Poems (Sylvia Plath)
The Colossus and Other Poems
59
Sylvia Plath
Complaints and Disorders (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Complaints and Disorders
60
Barbara Ehrenreich
The Complete Autobiography (Janet Frame)
The Complete Autobiography
61
Janet Frame
Connecting the Dots (Gabriella West)
Connecting the Dots
62
Gabriella West
The Cracker Factory (Joyce Rebeta-Burditt)
The Cracker Factory
63
Joyce Rebeta-Burditt
Cuckoo (Madison Clell)
Cuckoo
64
Madison Clell
Cut (Patricia McCormick)
Cut
65
Patricia McCormick
Cutters Dont Cry (Christine Dzidrums)
Cutters Dont Cry
66
Christine Dzidrums
The Dark Lake (Anthea Carson)
The Dark Lake
67
Anthea Carson
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
68
Gillian Flynn
The Dark Side of Innocence (Terri Cheney)
The Dark Side of Innocence
69
Terri Cheney
Daughter of the Queen of Sheba (Jackie Lyden)
Daughter of the Queen of Sheba
70
Jackie Lyden
Dawn Among the Stars (Samantha Heuwagen)
Dawn Among the Stars
71
Samantha Heuwagen
Defective (Susan Sofayov)
Defective
72
Susan Sofayov
Depression and Other Magic Tricks (Sabrina Benaim)
Depression and Other Magic Tricks
73
Sabrina Benaim
Depression Hates a Moving Target (Nita Sweeney)
Depression Hates a Moving Target
74
Nita Sweeney
Detour: My Bipolar Road Trip in 4-D (Lizzie Simon)
Detour: My Bipolar Road Trip in 4-D
75
Lizzie Simon
Devil in the Details (Jennifer Traig)
Devil in the Details
76
Jennifer Traig
Diary of the Mad (Victoria Haugnes)
Diary of the Mad
77
Victoria Haugnes
Did You Whisper Back? (Kate Rigby)
Did You Whisper Back?
78
Kate Rigby
The Dirty Truth (T.J. Anderson)
The Dirty Truth
79
T.J. Anderson
Divided Minds (Pamela Spiro Wagner, Carolyn Spiro)
Divided Minds
80
Pamela Spiro Wagner, Carolyn Spiro
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