Bratty and verbose, but more insightful than therapy.

Janice Galloway: Fictional, clever and experimental in style. Set in Glasgow. A twenty-something, teacher, has a nervous-breakdown following the death of her partner. The best of its genre.

Meet Jane Eyre: Professional-victim. Christian, with feminist-undertone. Better than Jane Austen.

Set in Paris. For a decade or two, it was widely believed that the author committed suicide, after completion of this novel. Scotland's most depressing writer gives the introduction.

Post-natal depression and feminism converge.

Teenage-brat, with issues. Comical.

A quick read. Good for younger readers, as language is easily accessible.

French film. Jealousy wrecks an idyllic marriage. Dark, slow and subtle.

Biographical story: Sylvia Plath meets Ted Hughes. Excellent performances. Not-overly sentimental. Subtle and effective. Shows Plath in a good light, despite illness.

Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal) plays a drug-addict, in this under-rated, indie film. Comic and moving.

Schizophrenic male, re-lives a traumatic childhood event, whilst staying in a halfway house. Low Budget. Reveals the horror of schizophrenia.

Popular film. More action-filled and accessible than the others in this list.