Books like A Danger to Herself and Others by Alyssa Sheinmel

At 17, Charlotte Davis has already faced the trauma of abandonment, abuse, and loss. Since her father and best friend are gone and her mother is unreachable, she learns to survive alone in a world that offers little compassion.

Turtles All the Way Down follows sixteen‑year‑old Aza Leonard, who battles obsessive‑compulsive disorder while searching for her missing friend and confronting the pressure to fit in at high school.

Two teens on the brink of heartbreak and despair find an unlikely friendship that turns their worlds upside‑down, teaching them that hope can bloom even beside the darkest thoughts.

Ordinary People follows a family grappling with loss, mental illness, and the struggle to rebuild after tragedy.

Tandy Angel confronts a brutal Upper West Side murder spree that pulls her back into the dark, personal mysteries of her own past and the school she loves.

After a lightning strike leaves her face scarred, 12‑year‑old Maisie learns she may miss a life‑changing transplant. Facing medical, emotional, and family challenges, she discovers the true meaning of identity and friendship.

During a remote camping trip, friends gather around a fire to share scary tales. When a local legend about murderous Mountain Men becomes frighteningly real, the group's bravery and friendship are put to the ultimate test.

Sam tries to make new friend Buddy after his mother's sudden death in fifth grade, but fears it will tear him away from his best friend Alex.

Does understanding a client's view of self increase a clinician's ability to treat emotional disorder? How can practitioners agree on the essentials of self-representation if various clinical theories implicate different aspects of the self in accounting for psychological distress? These questions form the basis for this unique examination of "the self" in the development and treatment of a number of emotional disorders. What is most exceptional about this volume is that it explores these issues from cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic approaches, each of which has articulated treatment methods that incorporate a focus on self-based processes. The result is a rare forum in which leading clinicians and theorists from both orientations address a single set of specific topics. The book opens with two chapters that review theories of the self construct in both social cognition and psychoanalysis. The focus then shifts to the specific diagnostic categories of anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and borderline personality disorder. For each clinical disorder, separate chapters present the cognitive and psychodynamic perspectives. Then each set of authors provides commentary on the complementary chapter. Allowing for an interaction among cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic authors rarely found in other works, this format engenders comprehensive coverage of each specific disorder, as well as a uniquely informative synthesis of the insights of each approach. The editors' concluding chapter delineates the ways in which the self provides a vantage point for understanding emotional disorder. The Self in Emotional Distress will interest all professionals of cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic orientations. Given its integrative focus, it will also be valuable to those involved with the psychotherapy integration movement, and therapists who describe themselves as eclectic. In addition, the volume serves as a text for upper-level courses in psychotherapy, psychopathology, abnormal psychology, and psychotherapy integration.

During the 9/11 attacks, sixteen‑year‑old Kyle discovers a mysterious ash‑covered girl and takes her home, uncovering startling memories as their bond deepens.

After a tragic electrical burn that leaves Maise faceless, a young girl confronts identity, family, and friendship while learning to rebuild her life and self‑confidence.

A young boy tries to keep his dying father's wishes a secret in the lead-up to India's partition in 1947.