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Mental Health (Counseling & Psychology, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Mental Health (Counseling & Psychology, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.99, median 2,102 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).

22Opportunity / 100
$11.99Median price
2,102Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$6.99 – $13.99
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)8%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its review barrier is higher than in 94% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 2,102 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • At $11.99 its median price beats 93% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
  • Its median reviews are 35% of the parent category Counseling & Psychology (5,920), one of the easier corners under it.

Top 10 Mental Health best sellers

  1. The Girl Behind the Gates: The gripping, heartbreaking historical bestseller based on a tr book cover by Brenda Davies

    The Girl Behind the Gates: The gripping, heartbreaking historical bestseller based on a true story

    by Brenda Davies

    • List rank#1
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews67,009

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  2. The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life book cover by Ichiro Kishimi

    The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

    by Ichiro Kishimi

    • List rank#2
    • Price$13.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews28,217

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  3. Sociopath: A Memoir book cover by Ph.D. Patric Gagne

    Sociopath: A Memoir

    by Ph.D. Patric Gagne

    • List rank#3
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews10,090

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  4. Man's Search for Meaning book cover by Viktor E. Frankl

    Man's Search for Meaning

    by Viktor E. Frankl

    • List rank#4
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews101,090

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  5. The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery: Connecting Neuroscience and Faith to Radicall book cover by W. Lee Warren, MD

    The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery: Connecting Neuroscience and Faith to Radically Transform Your Life

    by W. Lee Warren, MD

    • List rank#5
    • Price$15.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews592

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  6. Making Peace with What I Can’t Control: Find Relief from the Exhaustion of Overthinking, T book cover by Lysa TerKeurst

    Making Peace with What I Can’t Control: Find Relief from the Exhaustion of Overthinking, Trying to Fix Others, and Wanting to Figure It All Out

    by Lysa TerKeurst

    • List rank#6
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews206

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  7. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma book cover by Bessel  van der Kolk

    The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

    by Bessel van der Kolk

    • List rank#7
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews85,515

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  8. Everything Is F*cked: Two Transformative Guides to Finding Happiness Amidst Life's Chaos ( book cover by Mark Manson

    Everything Is F*cked: Two Transformative Guides to Finding Happiness Amidst Life's Chaos (The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (2 Book Series))

    by Mark Manson

    • List rank#8
    • Price$13.49
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews14,804

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  9. Healing Behind the Wheel: A Step-by-Step Recovery Guide for Crash Survivors, Witnesses & F book cover by Janelle Marie

    Healing Behind the Wheel: A Step-by-Step Recovery Guide for Crash Survivors, Witnesses & First Responders

    by Janelle Marie

    • List rank#9
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews73

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  10. All About Love: New Visions (Love Song to the Nation Book 1) book cover by bell hooks

    All About Love: New Visions (Love Song to the Nation Book 1)

    by bell hooks

    • List rank#10
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews15,090

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FAQ

Is Mental Health a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,102 reviews and sells for $11.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Mental Health?

The median best seller has 2,102 reviews, and 11% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Mental Health best sellers cost?

The median price is $11.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.99 and $13.99.

Can new books break into Mental Health?

8% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.

About this data

Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.