Marisa R. Mendel, M.D. is a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist who specializes in children, adolescents and young adults, providing psychotherapy and psychopharmacologic consultation and treatment.   She is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology in Adult Psychiatry and in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.  Dr. Mendel graduated from Cornell University and received her M.D. from SUNY Upstate School of Medicine.  She completed residency and fellowship training in Psychiatry and in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Harvard University.  She is currently working as a staff psychiatrist for Comprehensive Psychiatric Associates in Wellesley, MA.

On her website, she maintains recommendations for bibliotherapy with children.
She uses the following categories for her tables and descriptions of children's books:

• OCD
• ADHD
• Trauma or experienced Domestic Violence
• Parents with Mental Illness
• Abuse or Inappropriate Touch
• Anxiety or Perfectionism
• Anger (and other emotions) or Behavioral or Self Control or Social Skills difficulties

Books on Grief is a list of children's grief-themed books, using picture books. While appropriate for mostly for ages 4 to 8, the creators of the list believe all ages would benefit. The collaborators reviewed 286 grief-themed books and then identified their favorite ones. The table includes the book's picture, a brief synopsis, and recommendations for associated activities. This list was shared with me through a National Association of School Psychologists listserv, courtesy of:

Melissa Heath NCSP
School Psychologist
Brigham Young University
Provo UT