Diamond, R. “The Archetype of Death and Renewal in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden.” Perspectives in Psychiatric Care 8 (January-March, 1975): 21-24. Diamond compares the journey and recovery from schizophrenia to the initiation ritual of shamans. A discussion of the myths of death and resurrection is highlighted. The incorporation of Carl Gustav Jung’s archetypes of the unconscious in connection with a search for self makes this article distinctive. Includes a bibliography.

Fromm-Reichmann, Frieda. “Frieda Fromm-Reichmann Discusses the ‘Rose Garden’ Case.” Psychiatry 45, no. 2 (1982): 128-136. A transcript of a lecture given by Fromm-Reichmann to the Ypsilanti Psychiatric Institute discussing the treatment of a young female adolescent. Greenberg, using the pseudonym of Hannah Green, wrote about a treatment plan she received. Fromm-Reichmann talks about the treatment plan she devised, the outcome, and the book that her patient wrote.

Greenberg, Joanne. “Go Where You’re Sent: An Interview with Joanne Greenberg.” Interview by K. L. Gibble. Christian Century 102 (November 20, 1985): 1063-1067. Greenberg discusses her motivation and writing techniques with Gibble. He induces her to reveal bits and pieces of her personal philosophy. Some valuable clues to her personality can be found in this interview.

Greenberg, Joanne. Interview by Susan Koppelman. Belles Lettres 8, no. 4 (Summer, 1993): 32. Greenberg discusses her work and when she became a writer. She says she began writing to express her unhappiness while living in New York City.

Greenberg, Joanne. “Joanne Greenberg.” Interview by Sybil S. Steinberg. Publishers Weekly 234 (September 23, 1988): 50-51. Notes that each of her novels and short-story collections deals with people challenged by a hostile or strange world. Greenberg asserts that she has stood by her publisher, Holt, throughout her writing career because the company gave her a chance when other publishers would not.

Wisse, Ruth. “Rediscovering Judaism.” Review of A Season of Delight, by Joanne Greenberg. Commentary 73 (May, 1982): 84-87. This review is set in the context of Jewish life in the United States. The author compares the heroine’s struggle with issues of faith to a reawakening of spiritual values that can be found in modern society as a whole and the Jewish community in particular.

Wolfe, K. K., and G. K. Wolfe. “Metaphors of Madness: Popular Psychological Narratives.” Journal of Popular Culture 10 (Spring, 1976): 895-907. An eloquent discussion of an emerging genre using I Never Promised You a Rose Garden as an example. This genre, psychological in nature, has a recognizable structure and imagery. The authors turn a spotlight on the implications that many of the protagonists of this type of novel, or autobiography, are women using the metaphor of a journey. Includes notes and a bibliography.