Paper based self-help

References highlighted in orange are available from the Learning Grid (upstairs on the shelf marked 'Education') at University House and in the Medigrid in the Medical Centre.

Topic	Book Title - comments	Author		Publisher	ISBN	Price
Alcohol use	The Demon Drink	Jancis Robinson		Penguin	0749300140	4.99
Anger	Overcoming Anger	Windy Dryden		Sheldon Press	0859697134	5.49
ANGER	Overcoming anger and irritability Summary: This is a self-help manual for those who find that they are spoiling their own lives, and the lives of those around them, with constant irritability or flashes of bad temper. If this is you, it will help you understand your feelings and motivations, and how you can work through them	William Davies		Robinson	1-85487-595-7	9.99
ANGER	The anger control workbook: simple, innovative techniques for managing anger and developing healthier ways of relating Summary: If the force of your anger ever frightens you, this workbook is for you. With sections on emergency anger control, relaxation and real-life coping. Also includes research on the effects of anger, and suggested reading	McKay, Rogers		New Harbinger press	1 57224 220 5	14.99
ANGER	Managing anger: simple steps to dealing with frustration and threat. Summary: This book explains the effects of anger on the body and the mind. It also suggests strategies for preventing the build-up of frustration, how to deal with problems of buried and misdirected anger, and how to keep calm when faced with outbursts.	Gael Lindenfield		Thorsons	0-00-710034-5	7.99
ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION	Coping with anxiety and depression Summary: The author explains clearly how and why nerves affect you, and offers sensible advice, including information to guide you through the latest treatments	Trickett	Sheldon Press		0-85969-762-2	6.99

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ANXIETY - PANIC ATTACKS	When panic attacks – (book and audio CD) Summary: This book explains the psychology and physiology underlying panic, and why sufferers are often profoundly affected by the lack of control they feel over their bodies. Dr Tubridy shows how panic attacks can be controlled through a variety of skills including muscle relaxation exercises, thought management, exercise, psychotherapy and both conventional and alternative medicine. The book comes with an audio CD containing relaxation and muscle control exercises, including an ‘emergency drill’	Aine tubridy	Newleaf	0-7171-3614-0	14.99
ANXIETY PANIC ATTACKS	Overcoming Panic (CBT) Summary: A step-by-step management programme with monitoring sheets to help you overcome panic and associated agoraphobia	Derrick Silove and V Manicavasagar	Robinson	1-85487-701-1	9.99
ANXIETY SOCIAL ANXIETY	Overcoming social anxiety and shyness (CBT) Summary: Everyone can feel foolish, embarrassed, judged or criticised sometimes, but this becomes a problem when it undermines people’s confidence and prevents them doing what they want to do. This book provides real-life examples and techniques for those who suffer from all degrees of social anxiety and shyness	Gillian Butler	Robinson	1-85487-703-8	9.99
ANXIETY	Overcoming Anxiety (CBT) Summary: Based on clinically proven techniques of cognitive therapy, this book helps you to overcome a whole range of anxieties and fears A guide explaining how to overcome problem fears and anxieties of all kinds - from panic attacks and phobias to executive "burn out" - in order to regain confidence and self control. A step-by-step self-help plan is included.	Helen Kennerley	Robinson	1-85487-422-5	9.99

Topic	Book Title - comments	Author	Publisher	ISBN	Price
ANXIETY - PANIC ATTACKS	When panic attacks – (book and audio CD) Summary: This book explains the psychology and physiology underlying panic, and why sufferers are often profoundly affected by the lack of control they feel over their bodies. Dr Tubridy shows how panic attacks can be controlled through a variety of skills including muscle relaxation exercises, thought management, exercise, psychotherapy and both conventional and alternative medicine. The book comes with an audio CD containing relaxation and muscle control exercises, including an ‘emergency drill’	Aine tubridy	Newleaf	0-7171-3614-0	14.99
ANXIETY PANIC ATTACKS	Overcoming Panic (CBT) Summary: A step-by-step management programme with monitoring sheets to help you overcome panic and associated agoraphobia	Derrick Silove and V Manicavasagar	Robinson	1-85487-701-1	9.99
ANXIETY SOCIAL ANXIETY	Overcoming social anxiety and shyness (CBT) Summary: Everyone can feel foolish, embarrassed, judged or criticised sometimes, but this becomes a problem when it undermines people’s confidence and prevents them doing what they want to do. This book provides real-life examples and techniques for those who suffer from all degrees of social anxiety and shyness	Gillian Butler	Robinson	1-85487-703-8	9.99
ANXIETY	Overcoming Anxiety (CBT) Summary: Based on clinically proven techniques of cognitive therapy, this book helps you to overcome a whole range of anxieties and fears A guide explaining how to overcome problem fears and anxieties of all kinds - from panic attacks and phobias to executive "burn out" - in order to regain confidence and self control. A step-by-step self-help plan is included.	Helen Kennerley	Robinson	1-85487-422-5	9.99

Topic	Book Title - comments	Author	Publisher	ISBN	Price
ASSERTIVENESS CONFIDENCE	Confidence works: learn to be your own life coach Summary: This book will help you to understand yourself a bit better and learn to respect yourself, so that you can gain confidence and assertiveness in your everyday life. The life skills contained are based on fully researched psychological theory	McMahon	Sheldon Press	0-85969-869-6	7.99
ASSERTIVENESS	The assertiveness workbook – how to express your ideas and stand up for yourself at work and in relationships Summary: This workbook combines science and the clinical experience of the author to help people currently struggling with assertiveness difficulties. It is written in a sensitive and readable style, and the workbook format helps you to build on what you have previously learnt, in a structured fashion	Randy J Paterson	New Harbinger Press	12-57224209-4	13.99
ASSERTIVENESS Social skills and confidence	How to Win Friends and Influence People First published in the 1930s, this classic best-selling self-help book still has useful things to say about building social confidence and social skills	Dale Carnegie		0091906814	6.39
ASSERTIVENESS	The assertiveness Handbook	Mary Hartley	Sheldon press	0859699412	7.99
BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER	Managing Intense emotions and overcoming self-destructive habits: a self-help manual Summary: A self-help manual for people who meet the diagnosis of ‘emotionally unstable’ or ‘borderline personality disorder (BPD)’. It explains what BPD is, describes the problems commonly experienced by people who are given this diagnosis, and outlines a programme designed to help tackle them	Lorraine Bell	Brunner-routledge	1-58391-915-5	17.99
BEREAVEMENT AND LOSS	The Courage to Grieve A very understanding book about many aspects of grief and mourning	Judy Tatelbaum		0749309369	7.99

Topic	Book Title - comments	Author	Publisher	ISBN	Price
BEREAVEMENT AND LOSS	Facing Grief: Bereavement and the Young Adult Specifically written for age 18-28 and dealing with specific losses eg. Grandparent, sibling, partner, baby, friend.	- Susan Wallbank		0718828070	8.57
BEREAVEMENT AND LOSS	Death and how to survive it – a unique, practical and uplifting guide to coming to terms with the loss of your partner Summary: The author of this book was herself widowed at the age of 33. For a while afterwards she felt that her life had lost its purpose and wanted it to end. But she got through it, and wrote this down-to-earth book for people going through a similar experience. Offers frank, empathetic and warm advice on dealing with the grieving process.	Boydell	Vermilion	0091902576	9.99
BEREAVEMENT AND LOSS	Living with grief Summary: Dr Lake’s sympathetic book describes all the different ‘phases’ of grief, and explains what can help people work their way through them.	Lake	Sheldon press	0 85969 426 7	7.99
CHILDHOOD ABUSE / TRAUMA	Overcoming childhood trauma: a self help guide using CBT Summary: A self-help manual for those who have suffered abuse in childhood who now struggle with its legacy. It helps sufferers understand the links between past trauma and present difficulties, and offers ways to gain control over their current problems, whether they be intrusive memories, mood swings or difficulties in relationships.	Kennerley	Robinson	1 84119 081 0	7.99

Topic	Book Title - comments	Author	Publisher				ISBN	Price
CHILDHOOD	Toxic Parents: Overcoming their hurtful legacy and reclaiming your life	Susan Forward			Bantam Trade paperback	0553814826		8.99
DEPRESSION	How to lift depression (fast) Summary: This book starts from the premise that depression is not an illness, but a response to some sort of loss. It helps the reader explore what might be at the root of their depression, and goes on to suggest practical ways of lifting a state of depression and coping healthily with the loss that caused it	Griffin and Tyrell		HG Publishing		1899398414		9.99
DEPRESSION	Overcoming depression (CBT) Summary: Cognitive-behavioural therapy treats emotional disorder by changing negative patterns of thought. This self-help manual is full of step-by-step suggestions, case studies and practical ideas for gaining control over depression and low mood. It also explores why the brain tends to shift into negative styles of thinking when we are depressed, and shows how mind and body can interact to provoke this. This is an excellent book, filled with clear, un-patronising explanations and abundant good advice. The first section explains the biology, psychology and sociology of depression in greater detail, with an interesting chapter on how evolution may have shaped our vulnerability to depression. The main part of the book goes into much more detail about depressed thinking habits and how to challenge them in practical, effective ways	Paul Gilbert		Constable		1-84119-125-6		9.99

Topic	Book Title - comments	Author	Publisher	ISBN	Price
DEPRESSION	Depression: The Way Out of Your Prison - - A very human and readable explanation of depression and ways to deal with it.	Dorothy Rowe	- Routledge	158391286X	6.99
DEPRESSION	Man’s Search for Meaning An inspirational book about the need for us each to make meaning for our lives. A useful antidote to depression’s tendency to rob lives of meaning. From the Amazon synopsis: ‘Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he and others in Auschwitz coped (or didn't) with the experience. He noticed that… everything can be taken away from us except the ability to choose our attitude in any given set of circumstances… He came to believe that man’s deepest desire is to search for meaning and purpose.’	Viktor E. Frankl		1844132390	7.99
DEPRESSION	Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway A classic in the pop psychology self-help genre. Quite simplistic and repetitive, but this book has inspired millions of people and the basic message is worthwhile. Potentially a useful support for challenging some forms of depressed thinking	Susan Jeffers			5.29

Topic	Book Title - comments	Author	Publisher	ISBN	Price
DEPRESSION	Overcoming depression Summary: In this informative and practical book, the authors present case studies and simple exercises, together with clear, concise information, to help you understand and change your situation. The book provides insight, practical suggestions and encouragement for a positive way forward, to help you to move away from damaging and destructive thoughts towards a sense of wholeness and wellbeing	Windy Dryden, Sarah Opie	Sheldon	0-85969-818-1	6.99
DEPRESSION	Climbing out of depression: a practical guide for sufferers Summary: Being depressed often leaves you feeling paralysed and recovery can seem almost impossible. If you need help, that is what this book offers on a practical, humane and spiritual level	Atkinson	Lion Publishing	0-7549-2248-1	7.99
Depression / anxiety CBT approach	Mind over Mood: a cognitive treatment manual for clients A best-selling self-help workbook that takes you step by step through the process of changing your negative thinking. It has a chapter focusing on depression, but is also about challenging unhelpful thinking patterns in general. It has blank ‘record sheets’ to photocopy, such as an activity sheet for recording your activity levels. Very helpful for putting the ideas from this site into practice.	Dennis Greenberger & Christine Padesky		0898621283	12.88
EATING DISORDERS	Fit to die – men and eating disorders Summary: At the root of all eating disorders is low self-esteem, and this is as much an issue for men as for women. However, men have the added problem that our society says they should be 'strong', so dealing with low self-esteem can be all the more difficult. This book offers a comprehensive overview of eating disorders as they affect men, and gives information, advice and hope for those affected and those who want to help them	Paterson	Lucky duck Publishing Ltd	1-90431-540-2	12.99

Topic	Book Title - comments	Author	Publisher	ISBN	Price
EATING DISORDERS	Getting Better Bit(e) by Bit(e) - A survival kit for sufferers of bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorders	Treasure & Schmidt	Psychology Press	0863773222	10.39
EATING DISORDERS	Workbook to go with above			1572243260	9.58
EATING DISORDERS	Bulimia nervosa – a cognitive therapy programme for clients Summary: Written for those who either suffer from or come into contact with people with Bulimia Nervosa, this manual will be an invaluable source of support for all those who wish to understand and to change their behaviour. Written in a clear and accessible style, it provides a framework for understanding what maintains the disorder and why it has developed. It is a detailed, step-by-step programme to aid recovery	Cooper, Todd, Wells	Jessica Kingsley	1853027170	9.95
EATING DISORDERS	Eating disorders- the facts Written for people with eating disorders, their families and health professionals, this book provides up to date information on the nature of these conditions, what is believed to cause them and common approaches to treating them. There are descriptions of different types of eating disorders. It features questions that professionals may ask you and your family in order to try and help you, as well as common ways in which the condition may be treated.	Abraham and Llewellen jones	Oxford Uni Press	0 19 850937 5	13.99
EATING DISORDERS	Diet of despair: a book about eating disorders for young people and their families Summary: Anna Paterson has combined extensive research with her own personal experience of and recovery from eating disorders to produce this practical and positive book. It contains a moving account of her own experiences, a wealth of information about eating disorders, a description of the range of treatments currently offered, and plans to help aid recovery	Paterson	Lucky duck Publishing Ltd	1-873942-19-2	12.00

Topic	Book Title - comments	Author	Publisher	ISBN	Price
EATING DISORDERS	Eating your Heart Out	Julia Buckroyd	Optima	0356210545	9.00
FOREGIVENESS	Heal the hurt: how to forgive and move on Summary: Do you carry around with you anger or resentment at someone who has wronged you? This book will help the reader to explore the roots of a lack of forgiveness within specific situations in their lives, and hopefully, to improve them for the better	Macaskill	Shedon Press	0-85969-882-3	6.99
GENERAL	Learn to balance your life Summary: This is a complete guide to taking control and living life on your own terms. It features inspiring and practical suggestions for managing your time, career, relationships, home and money. Contains more than 20 step-by-step practical exercises	Michael and Jessica Hinz	DBP	1-84483-014-4	9.99
GENERAL	The Food and Mood Handbook Brings together fascinating info on how to analyse what you eat in order to discover which foods are boosting your mood, and which of them may be contributing to your anxiety and depression..	Amanda Geary	Thorsons	0 00 711423 0	12.99

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GENERAL	How to accept yourself Summary: Learn the art of accepting yourself, warts and all, with your strengths and weaknesses, without constantly striving towards change and improvement, and you will be much happier. A professor of counselling gives techniques and examples to help you get started.		Dryden	Sheldon Press		0-85969-819-x		7.99
GENERAL	The kitchen shrink- food and recipes for a healthy mind Summary: Have you ever felt frustrated that you can't be more focussed or more constant in your moods? Have you longed for a way to overcome anxiety and tension, without having to make dramatic changes to your lifestyle? This book contains nutritional information, diet plans and recipes to help you overcome a range of ailments including depression, stress, PMT, sleeplessness and SAD	Natalie Savona		DBP	1-84483-002-0		10.99
GENERAL	Manage your mind: the mental fitness guide Summary: How to build up confidence, clarify goals and values, overcome anxiety and depression, break bad habits, establish and maintain fulfilling relationships, manage time, study effectively and develop your potential	Gillian Butler and Tony Hope		Oxford Uni Press	019-262383-4		16.99
HEARING VOICES	Accepting Voices Summary: This acclaimed book illustrates how many people who hear voices come to terms with their experience without recourse to psychiatry. Focuses on techniques for dealing with voices, emphasising the importance of personal growth	Romme and Escher		MIND	1-874690-13-8		13.99
INSOMNIA	Learn to sleep well kit (inc audio CD) Summary: This pack contains both Professor Chris Idzikowski's beautifully illustrated and expertly written book and an audio CD featuring meditations, visualizations, specially composed sleep music, and soothing sounds. Tackles all aspects of sleep, from combating different types of tiredness to creating an environment conducive to profound, uninterrupted rest. An ideal present for anyone who has sleep problems	Chris Idzikowski		Duncan Bird	1-903296-92-7		20.00

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INSOMNIA	Learn to sleep well Summary: This essential guide to getting to sleep and staying asleep gives reliable and practical advice on how to combat problems such as insomnia, nightmares, snoring and children’s sleeping difficulties. It also contains exercises and information on natural remedies to enhance and deepen sleep, including meditation and massage	Chris Idzikowski	DBP	1-900131-59-5	9.99
INSOMNIA	The Good Sleep Guide -	Michael Van Straten, Kylie Cathie		1856265390	7.19
MOOD SWINGS	Overcoming mood swings (CBT) Summary: This book is a self-help manual for anyone who has experienced extreme high or low spirits. It helps the reader to identify and then to manage their mood swings more effectively, and to regain a more stable and comfortable emotional level	Jan Scott	Robinson	1-84119-017-9	9.99
MOOD SWINGS	Coping with depression and elation Summary: Sufferers of mood swings will find information in this book on effective ways to help them lead happier and more fulfilled lives.	McKeon	Sheldon Press	0-85969-747-9	7.99
OCD	OCD Summary: Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating condition in which unwanted and intrusive thoughts (and accompanying compulsive behaviour) prevent you from living a fulfilling and healthy life. Dr Frederick Toates, an eminent psychologist and long-term sufferer from OCD who has managed to control the damaging aspects of this depressing condition, give professional analysis and personal insights into both obsessional thoughts and obsessional behaviour. The new an completely rewritten second edition tell you all you need to know about OCD and gives sound, practical advice on how to control it	Toates and Coschug-Toates	Class publishing	1-85959-069-1	14.99

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OCD	Understanding obsessions and compulsions Summary: Advice on a range of obsessional problems, and the depression they can cause. This book offers a lifeline to a new, anxiety-free life for people living with some degree of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).	Tallis	Sheldon	0859696529	7.99
PMS	Coping successfully with PMS Summary: This book explains the causes of premenstrual syndrome (also known as PMS and PMT) and the actions that could relieve the symptoms. It will help you find the best way to treat your symptoms, including how to communicate more easily with your doctor, and put together an approach that really works for you	Evenett	Sheldon press	0-85969-726-6	3.99
PROCRASTINATION	Beating the Comfort Trap A good motivating book for those of us who tend to put uncomfortable tasks off or run for the bar at the first sight of a problem - i.e. most of us!	Windy Dryden and Jack Gordon		085969660X	5.59
PROCRASTINATION	How to stop worrying Summary: Learn how you can actually make worry work for you, and help you avoid stress and anxiety. Tallis explains how you can learn to understand your fears, and face the possibilities of life calmly.	Frank Tallis	Sheldon	0-85969-610-3	7.99

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RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSUALT	The survivors guide to recovery from rape and sexual abuse	Robert Kelly, Fay Maxted	ROSA	0955103703	15.99
RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSUALT	"The Facts of Rape"	Toner B -	Hutchinson	0091282101	8.00
RELATIONSHIPS / SEXUAL PROBLEMS	Woman's Experience of Sex Deals with sexuality from the woman's point of view. Comprehensively readable, open-minded and thought-provoking. Sheila Kitzinger's is slightly more up-front and focussed	Sheila Kitzinger	Penguin	0140073485	31.17
RELATIONSHIPS / SEXUAL PROBLEMS	The new male sexuality A comprehensive and witty book that exposes many modern sexual myths very well	- Bernard Zilbergeld	Fontana	0553380427	8.09

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RELATIONSHIPS / SEXUAL PROBLEMS	Intimacy & Solitude: balancing closeness and independence An inspiring and practical look at the paradoxes of human relationships – how we strive for independence, yet also feel lonely; desire closeness, but often feel disappointed. Helps to understand and address your own unhelpful patterns in relationships. The Intimacy and Solitude Self-therapy Book: developing inner strength, flexibility and choice with hundreds of therapeutic exercises to work on by yourself	Stephanie Dowrick Stephanie Dowrick	Women’s Press Ltd	0704347547 0704343770	6.60 6.39
RELATIONSHIPS / SEXUAL PROBLEMS	Sex Matters for women: A complete guide to taking care of your sexual self	Sallie Foley, Sally Kope, Dennis Sugrue	Guildford	1572306416	14.50
RELATIONSHIPS	Should you leave? The dilemmas of intimacy Summary: A fascinating philosophical and psychological study of what makes relationships thrive or wither, containing riveting wisdom about what attracts people to each other	Kramer	Victor Gollancz	0575066571	12.99
RELAXATION	Relaxation: exercises and inspirations of well-being Summary: A practical and inspiring book containing advice on how to bring relaxation into your day-to-day living without making dramatic changes to your lifestyle. It presents practical exercises and techniques for taking the tensions out of life including exercise, meditation, breathing exercises and massage. The author draws on Eastern approaches to relaxation including how to balance qi energy though meditation and acupressure	Sarah Brewer	DPB	1-904292-07-0	4.99
STUDENT LIFE	How to be a student: 100 great ideas and practical habits for students everywhere	Sarah Moore, Maura Murphy	Open Uni press	335-216528	12.99

Topic	Book Title - comments	Author	Publisher	ISBN	Price
SELF ESTEEM – LOW SELF-ESTEEM	Overcoming low self esteem (CBT) Summary: This book will aid readers to understand their condition and, in doing so, to break out of the vicious circle of negative self-image, learn the art of self-acceptance and alter their lives for the better	Mel Fennell	Robinson	1-85487-725-9	9.99
SELF-HARM	Self-harm – perspectives from personal experience Summary: Short listed for the 1994 Mind Book of the Year Award, this is an enlightening and practical resource for anyone who harms themselves, and for those who care for them. It contains first hand accounts from people who have self-harmed, as well as recommendations, from the service-user perspective, for both those who self-harm and professionals. It also contains a useful list of organisations that provide support and information	Pembroke	Chipmunka / survivors speak out	1-904697-04-6	12.00
SELF HARM	Cutting: understanding and overcoming self-mutilation Summary: Written for people who self-harm, and also their families, friends and therapists, this book unravels the mindset of people who hurt themselves, and describes how to help	Levenkron	W W Norton	0-393-31938-5	10.99
SELF HARM	Cutting – the risk (self-harm, self-care and risk reduction) Summary: How do I make sure I don't cut an artery? Talk about my scars? Not harm so badly? This book offers frank answers to questions like these. It is written by survivors and professionals attending the groundbreaking risk-reduction conference organised by the National Self-harm Network in 1999.		National self harm network	0-9534027-1-2	10.00

MIND BOOKLETS:

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	How to survive family life We are all the product of a family of some form. Families, as well as a source of love and support, can be a major source of pain in our lives. Whether they are too present or too distant from us, we have to cope with the feelings they produce. This booklet suggests practical strategies as well as sources of help.	Cloutte	MIND	1-874690-41-3
	How to recognise early signs of mental distress Summary: It is very important to recognise the early signs of mental distress, whether you suffer from mental health problems yourself and want to self-manage, or if you are a professional and do not want to misdiagnose. This booklet shows you what to do in both cases, and tells you where you can find help	Crepaz-Keay	MIND	1-874690-56-1
	How to improve your mental well being Summary: This booklet explains what keeps people mentally well, why some people may be more prone to mental distress, and what you can do to promote your mental wellbeing. It also suggests how you can care for someone who has mental health problems, while also looking after your own needs	Rowe	MIND	1-903567-28-9
	How to cope with doubts about your sexual identity Summary: Falling in love with someone of the same sex, or being turned on by them, can be really exciting and inspiring, but also scary and overwhelming because society still gives out negative messages about being gay. This booklet suggests ways of exploring your sexuality and coping with the feelings this brings as well as further sources of help.	Hill	MIND	1-874690-59-6

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	How to cope with relationship problems Summary: Coping with relationship breakdown really means acknowledging the stresses and getting appropriate help and support for yourself. This booklet will show you how to do that, pointing out some of the feelings you are likely to experience, and suggesting where you can go for the help and support you need	De Borsac	MIND	1-874690-52-9
	How to cope with sleep problems Summary: The causes of sleep problems are attributed to many things, but they are usually caused by unresolved worry and/or stress. This booklet gives practical tips on how to assess the seriousness of your sleep problem, where to find help, and what you can do for yourself.	Gorman and Darton	MIND	1-874690-68-5
	How to cope with exam stress Summary: People can face exams at any age. This booklet provides advice about how to prepare for exams, how to recognise if stress is getting out of hand, and what to do about it.	Carver	MIND	1-903567-30-0
	How to cope with loneliness Summary: Loneliness has always been around, but contemporary life makes us particularly vulnerable to it. It may relate to a particular situation, or be a deeper form of loneliness pervading a person's whole life. This booklet provides understanding of all of these forms and points to ways to combat loneliness.	Maekins and Gorman	MIND	1-874690-42-1
	How to look after yourself Summary: You can do a lot to protect yourself against some mental health problems, and you should take special care when you are dealing with stressful life events or are on your own. This booklet shows you where to start	Sharman	MIND	1-874690-17-0
	How to cope with stress and student life Summary: This booklet will focus on some of the anxieties you are likely to encounter as you embark on your student years and suggests ways of coping.	Cloutte	MIND	1-874690-53-7

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	How to deal with anger Summary: Anger is one of the most frightening of emotions, for those experiencing as well as for those on the receiving end. This booklet is for you if you have problems with managing your anger and want to deal with it in a healthy and constructive way.	Cloutte	MIND	1-903567-11-4
	How to help someone who is suicidal Summary: What are the warning signs that someone might commit suicide? What can you do if you are close to them? This booklet answers these questions and many more such as what is the nature of the link between suicide and Self-harm, if any. It also gives you useful sources of information and support	Hill and Gorman	MIND	1-874690-26-x
	How to cope with panic attacks Summary: A panic attack is an exaggeration of the body’s normal response to fear, stress or excitement. But symptoms like pains in the chest, dizziness and difficulty in breathing may feel more like something more severe, and may compound the sufferer’s anxiety. This booklet explains why panic attacks happen and gives sources of help.	Teevan and Gorman	MIND	1-874690-50-2
	Mind guide to managing stress Summary: Stress is something we all encounter in our day to day lives. A situation which is intolerable to one person may be stimulating to another. Whatever your individual response, this guide will give you a method of coping with stress and dealing more effectively with it.	Sharman	MIND	1 874690 43 x
	How to stop worrying Summary: Worrying means spending a lot of time thinking about bad things – being preoccupied with negative possibilities. This booklet gives suggestions on why you may worry excessively, and how you can help yourself not to	Flory	MIND	1-874690-73-1

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	Mind guide to relaxation Summary: Learning to relax improves day to day living, and can be a valuable tool for coping with stress of any kind. This booklet explores why people have problems trying to relax and how to resolve them. It explains how to introduce more relaxation into your everyday life, and how to take it further. It is not designed to go into specific deep relaxation techniques.	Atherton	MIND	1-903567-14-9
	How to increase your self-esteem Summary: This booklet is for anyone who wants to help themselves and others to deal with the feelings and experiences that arise from low self-esteem and continually undermine them. It explains how to recognise whether you suffer from low self-esteem. If you do, it shows you what to do and where to find help to help you improve it.	Cloutte	MIND	1-903567-03-3
	Conquering fear Summary: Fear helps to protect us from death and danger, but being too afraid stops us from living life to the full. The type of people we are, whether introvert or extravert, can define what frightens us. This booklet can help you work out what your worst fears are, and what you can do about them	Rowe	MIND	1-903567-49-1
	How to assert yourself Summary: Developing assertiveness may seem like a mountain to climb, but it can be developed by anyone, and will improve many aspects of your life. This booklet helps you see where the roots of low self-esteem come from, and points out where to go from here	Cloutte	MIND	1-874690-28-6
	Conquering a sense of inferiority Summary: In this booklet Dorothy Rowe presents the view that feelings of inferiority are caused by ideas that are formed in childhood. She describes the effects such feelings can have on lives, and explains what you can do to get over them	Rowe	MIND	1-903567-59-9

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Making sense of counselling

Summary: This new booklet introduces the most common types of individual, face-to-face counselling in the UK, and explains the difference between them. It looks at the kinds of problems counselling can tackle, and who can benefit from it. It also explains how you can find a professionally trained counsellor, how much sessions are likely to cost, and how to decide when it's time to stop.

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MIND

1903567564

Making sense of CBT

Summary: CBT is a short-term talking treatment that nonetheless has a highly practical approach to problem-solving. It aims to change patterns of thinking or behaviour that are behind people's difficulties and in doing so to change the way they feel. This booklet is for anyone interested in knowing more about CBT. It explains who and what it's for, and how to access it.

Williams

MIND

1-903567-20-3