Mental Health experts & authors

Explore mental health through the work and perspectives of Dr. Whitney Wright, Adam Alter, Anna Lembke, and other authors on Chapters.

12 profiles on Chapters.

• Dr. Whitney Wright

  Dr. Whitney Wright is an orthodontist and author of Men Under Pressure: A Man’s Guide to Reclaiming Mental Health.

• Adam Alter

  Psychologist, author, and expert on smartphone addiction, author of Irresistible.

  Selected work: Irresistible

• Anna Lembke

  Anna Lembke is an American psychiatrist specializing in addiction medicine who leads Stanford’s Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic and wrote Dopamine Nation.

  Selected work: Dopamine Nation

• Beth Macy

  Beth Macy is an American journalist and nonfiction writer whose books include Dopesick, an account of America’s opioid addiction crisis.

  Selected work: Dopesick

• Chanel Miller

  Chanel Miller is an American writer and artist who gained prominence through her viral victim impact statement and her critically acclaimed memoir about trauma and healing.

  Selected work: Know My Name

• Gabor Mate

  Gabor Maté is a Canadian physician and author whose writing examines addiction, trauma, childhood development, and the links between stress and health.

  Selected work: The Myth of Normal

• Gwen Adshead

  Gwen Adshead is a forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist whose clinical work and writing explore violence, responsibility, and the capacity for change.

  Selected work: The Devil You Know

• Jesse Thistle

  Jesse Thistle is a Métis-Cree historian and memoirist whose work explores intergenerational trauma, Métis survivance, and his experiences of addiction and homelessness.

  Selected work: From the Ashes

• Judith Herman

  Author of Trauma and Recovery.

  Selected work: Trauma and Recovery

• Judson Brewer

  Judson Brewer is a psychiatrist and neuroscientist who studies mindfulness, habit formation, and treatment approaches for anxiety, addiction, and unhealthy behaviors.

  Selected work: The craving mind

• Kristin Neff

  American professor of psychology, author of Self-Compassion.

  Selected work: Self-Compassion

• Lori Gottlieb

  21st century American writer and psychotherapist, author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.

  Selected work: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone