On other websites…

• Depression Alliance
• Mental Health Foundation
• Mind
• Patient UK

The 'Well Read' booklist

These books are recommended by mental health practitioners to help people who are finding it difficult to cope or who need advice on specific emotional or mental health difficulties. Read more about the book prescription scheme.

The books are kept at Hastings library, shown as PCT on our E-library online catalogue. You will need your library card number and PIN to reserve online. Find out how to get a PIN for online services.

Anger

• ‘Overcoming anger and irritability’ by Will Davies
• ‘Managing anger’ by Gael Lindenfield

Anorexia

• ‘Anorexia Nervosa’ by Janet Treasure
• ‘Overcoming Anorexia Nervosa’ by Chris Freeman and P Cooper

Anxiety

• ‘Overcoming anxiety’ by Helen Kennerley

Assertiveness

• ‘Woman in your own right’ by Anne Dickson

Bereavement

• ‘Living with loss’ by Liz McNeill Taylor

Binge eating and bulimia

• ‘Bulimia Nervosa and binge eating’ by Peter Cooper
• ‘Overcoming binge eating’ by Chris Fairburn
• ‘Getting better bit(e) by bit(e)’ by Ulrike Schmidt and Janet Treasure

Carers

• ‘Mental illness: a handbook for carers’ edited by Rosalind Ramsey et al

Depression

• ‘Overcoming depression’ by Paul Gilbert
• ‘Mind over mood’ by Dennis Greenberger and Christine Padesky
• ‘Feeling good handbook’ by David Burns

Gambling

• ‘Overcoming compulsive gambling’ by Alex Blaszczynski

General

• ‘How to cope when the going gets tough’ by Windy Dryden and Jack Gordon

Head injury

• 'Head injury : a practical guide' by Trevor Powell

Manic depression

• ‘Overcoming mood swings’ by Jan Scott

Obsessions and compulsions

• ‘Understanding obsessions and compulsions’ by Frank Tallis

Panic

• ‘Overcoming panic’ by Derrick Silove
• ‘Panic attacks’ by Christine Ingham

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and trauma

• ‘Overcoming traumatic stress’ by Claudia Herbert and Ann Wetmore

Self-esteem

• ‘Overcoming low self-esteem’ by Melanie Fennell
• ‘Feeling good handbook’ by David Burns
• ‘Self-esteem for women’ by Lynda Field
• ‘Self-esteem’ by Gael Lindenfield
• ‘10 days to great self-esteem’ by David Burns

Social anxiety and social phobia

• ‘Overcoming social anxiety and shyness’ by Gillian Butler

Stress

• ‘Relaxation and stress reduction workbook’ by Martha Davis, Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman and Matthew Mckay
• ‘Managing stress – teach yourself’ and Terry Looker and Olga Gregson

Worry

• ‘How to stop worrying’ by Frank Tallis