Marianne Richards Books in Order

Written for general readers, this guide introduces major mental illnesses through explanations and fictional case histories. It surveys treatment approaches, the history of care, stigma and mental health law, alongside resources and ideas for understanding stress and well-being.

This introductory volume examines mental illness in its wider social setting, including stigma, community attitudes and legal frameworks. Designed for independent learning, it encourages readers to consider how definitions of normality and illness shape understanding and treatment of others.

This companion volume introduces the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness through historical background, case studies and discussion of professional roles. It also considers stress and includes an exercise intended to help readers understand the diagnostic process and its limits.

A series of reflective monologues explores how people experience time and its relationship to happiness. Combining practical philosophy with contemplation, Richards invites readers to reconsider rushed routines and develop a more thoughtful relationship with the hours available to them.

Drawing on examples from schools, workplaces and communities, Richards examines how bullying operates and how victims can respond. The guide emphasizes recognizing and reporting abuse, understanding its effects and rebuilding confidence through practical strategies and personal strengths.

Richards recounts her experience of workplace bullying within an NHS psychology service and challenges the systems meant to investigate it. Her account examines institutional denial, the obstacles facing complainants and proposed changes to protect people who report mistreatment.

Richards questions the pursuit of status and financial success as routes to happiness, arguing for a different relationship with time. Reflective guidance asks readers to reconsider priorities, everyday choices and the space they make for relationships and modest achievements.

Following her earlier account of NHS workplace bullying, Richards examines what she argues are continuing failures in whistleblower protection. The report challenges complaint procedures, tribunals and organizational loyalties that can leave people seeking accountability without satisfactory answers or closure.