If you are feeling anxious, depressed or stressed, books can help.
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Pain/Chronic fatigue
These titles have been recommended by experts in the field of
Asperger’s Syndrome – Tony Attwood
Parenting a child with Asperger’s Syndrome
(also e-book) – Brenda Boyd
Overcoming chronic fatigue – Mary Burgess
Managing chronic pain Living well with pain and illness
– John Otis
– Vidyamala Burch
Depression
PTSD/Trauma
mental health, and are all available from Essex libraries.
Look out for the ‘Get Your Life Back’ collections, or log on to the
libraries website, follow the link to the Libraries catalogue and
request a title free of charge.
General
Positive thinking
The mood gym: overcoming depression
and anxiety with CBT
– Susan Quilliam
The mindful manifesto
– Dr Jonty Heaversedge
– Helen Christensen
– William Davies
Anxiety,stress,panic, worry
Overcoming anxiety
The worry box
How to stop worrying
Overcoming panic and agoraphobia
Overcoming social anxiety and shyness
Conquer anxiety and panic attacks (DVD)
Stress and relaxation
(British Sign Language DVD)
– Gillian Butler
– Paul Gilbert
– Jan Scott
– Patrick Ellverton
– Dennis Greenberger
– Mark Williams
Eating disorders
Anger
Overcoming anger and irritability Manage your mind Overcoming depression Overcoming mood swings
Taming the black dog
Mind over mood The mindful way through depression – Helen Kennerley
– Chris Williams
– Frank Tallis
– Derrick Silove
– Gillian Butler
– Charles Linden
Overcoming weight problems – Jeremy Gauntlett-Gilbert
Overcoming Bulimia Nervosa – Peter Cooper
Getting better bit(e) by bit(e) – Ulrike Schmidt
Overcoming traumatic stress
Overcoming childhood trauma
Reclaiming your life from a
traumatic experience Overcoming low self-esteem Building self esteem Feeling good – Melanie Fennell
– Helen Jenkins
– David Burns
Sleep
Overcoming insomnia and sleep problems
Additional topics
Overcoming Obsessive Compulsive Disorder – David Veale
Brain lock – Jeffrey Schwartz
Raising happy children Understanding ADHD
Overcoming relationship problems
Living with loss
– Charles Linden
– Michael Matthews
– Barbara Rothbaum
Self-esteem
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Conquer Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
(DVD) OCD recovery (CD) – Claudia Herbert
– Helen Kennerley
– Colin Espie
– Jan Parker
– Christopher Green
– Michael Crowe
– Liz McNeill Taylor