Spring Trade Paperbacks: Psychology

Bellevue Literary Press

(dist. by Consortium)

I Thought I Could Fly: Portraits of Anguish, Compulsion, and Despair (Apr., $22), edited by Charlee Brodsky. A documentary photographer combines images with narratives from people struggling with mental illness. Ad/promo.

Cambridge Univ. Press

Artificial Dreams: The Quest for Non-Biological Intelligence (July, $23) by Hamid Ekbia examines what artificial intelligence experiments have revealed about human cognition.

McClelland & Stewart

Playing at Being Bad (Mar., $16.95) by Michael Ungar counsels parents and caretakers dealing with troubled teenagers.

Perigee

Asperger’s from the Inside Out: A Supportive and Practical Guide for Anyone with Asperger’s Syndrome (Apr., $14.95) by Michael John Carley.

Prometheus Books

The Mother Factor: How Your Mother’s Emotional Legacy Impacts Your Life (Mar., $18.95) by Stephan B. Poulter explains how understanding one’s mother’s parenting style is key to forming adult relationships.