They, or your doctor or practice nurse, may also be able to put you in touch with a local group for facetoface support. Download this leaflet by clicking the button on the right side. Identifying and responding to students in difficulty. Useful leaflets and self help resources to help you manage anxiety and depression. There are various national groups which can help by giving information, advice and support. Midlothian healthy reading is a free service that provides access to recommended selfhelp resources including leaflets, books, audio books, dvds and websites through the local library services in midlothian. This happens whether the danger is real, or whether we believe the danger is there when actually there is none. Joining a support group local support or self help groups bring together people with the same feelings as you to share.
Your gp can tell you where to find local support groups. Self help leaflets midlands partnership foundation trust. Work through a self help guide for anxiety that uses cognitive behavioural therapy cbt. Our hub provides information on a wide range of mental health topics including advice on stress mangement, anxiety, postnatal depression and panic attacks. Advice for people aged 5 years or more with the symptoms of hay fever. We recommend a series of 23 self help leaflets which can be accessed by clicking on the image below. Self help resources for common mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, low self esteem, sleep problems, and perfectionism. Mental health self help resources cardiff and the vale of. Here you can find a variety of leaflets about mental health conditions and self help. Joining a support group local support or selfhelp groups bring together people. Links to psychological self helpinformation in other languages very comprehensive list of freely. This selfhelp guide is intended for people with mildtomoderate symptoms of anxiety.
Our pages on selfcare and treatment for anxiety problems offer. The following self help guides have been developed to help you make a start towards recovery. Selfhelp booklets birmingham and solihull mental health. Mood juice some information is only specific to scotland, but there is useful selfhelp literature on a variety of issues including anger, anxiety, assertiveness, bereavement, depression, insomnia, obsessions and compulsions, panic, posttraumatic stress, shyness and social phobia.
The cardiff and vale university health board primary mental health support service has produced a number of specific pages with links to useful resources. If youre ill and feel it cant wait until your gp practice reopens you can phone the nhs 24 111 service. Links to psychological self helpinformation in other. The nhs choices website also has some advice and suggestion on selfhelp therapies including some books and links to online mental health services. Selfhelp resources sheffield iapt improving access to. For over 65s, please see the self help guides below.
Our pages on self care and treatment for anxiety problems offer suggestions for help and support. Recognise whether or not you may be suffering from symptoms of anxiety, understand what anxiety is, what can cause it, and what can keep it going, overcome your anxiety by learning better ways of coping with it. Useful leaflets and selfhelp resources to help you manage anxiety and depression. The series contains 23 booklets of the following topics. Selfcare for anxiety mind, the mental health charity. If your symptoms fit a particular set of medical criteria then you might be diagnosed with a particular anxiety disorder. Northumbria university and northumberland, tyne and wear nhs provide excellent selfhelp leaflets on anxiety and other issues. You could try mindfulness and meditation there are helpful apps such as calm and headspace which you might find helpful in managing your anxiety.
Medicines are most useful when used with other things like counselling. We investigated if cognitive behavioural therapy cbt, delivered by respiratory nurses, reduced symptoms of anxiety and was costeffective. Understand what anxiety is, what can cause it, and what can keep it going. We have several leaflets relating to mental health. The insight series of leaflets were designed and written by people who have personal experience of different mental health problems and the people who support them.
Mental health depression, anxiety and sleep disorders. The nhs choices website also has some advice and suggestion on self help therapies including some books and links to online mental health services. If youre feeling distressed, in a state of despair, suicidal or need emotional support you can phone samaritans for free on 116 123. Every year we receive hundreds of calls to our helpline from. Anxiety this booklet is about anxiety, and aims to help you to. Anxiety, depression and quality of life were measured at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months. Self help groups, counselling, phone self help groups, email support. Work through a self help guide for depression that uses cognitive behavioural therapy cbt. Anxiety is an important comorbidity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd. Work through a selfhelp guide for depression that uses cognitive behavioural therapy cbt. Work through a selfhelp guide for anxiety that uses cognitive behavioural therapy cbt. Here you can find a variety of leaflets about mental health conditions and selfhelp.
Depression and low mood a guide for partners 496kb domestic violence and abuse 1mb eating disorders 1mb food for thought 2mb health anxiety 1mb hearing voices 2mb postnatal depression 2mb post traumatic stress 2mb prisoner anxiety 1mb prisoner depression and low mood 1mb prisoner post traumatic stress 1mb self harm 1mb. The programmes are designed to help people manage their depression by providing relevant information andor working through a number of exercises on the internet. Self help guides cumbria, northumberland, tyne and wear nhs. The following selfhelp guides have been developed to help you make a start towards recovery. Selfhelp leaflets pennine care nhs foundation trust.
Below you can find some general information sheets and worksheets for dealing. Our self help guides cover a range of mental health issues, providing you with practical advice and support. Recognise whether or not you may be suffering from symptoms of anxiety. Our selfhelp guides cover a range of mental health issues, providing you with practical advice and support.
Randomised controlled trial of cognitive behavioural. Living with anxiety can be very difficult, but there are steps you can take that might. It may also be really useful for family and friends to read this. An easy read guide to anxiety mental health foundation. Please click here to view the booklets in several formats. Includes workbooks made up of modules, brief information sheets, and worksheets that you may wish to use, or that your therapist may help you with.
We have a series of selfhelp guides available which cover a wide range of topics. Materials developed by clinical psychologists at the centre for clinical interventions in perth, western australia. Self help leaflets northumberland, tyne and wear nhs. They may have had the same problem themselves, or know someone else who has. Try a friend or relative who you trust and respect, and who is a good listener. I thought it was the first sign of something like m. You can also get leaflets, books, cds, dvds, mp3s, etc, on relaxation and combating stress. Our self help guides are available to download in several formats. Adrenaline is rushed into our bloodstream to enable us to run away or fight. This leaflet provides a self help guide for depression for people living with a learning disability. Self help guides cumbria, northumberland, tyne and wear.
This can help when the anxiety comes from recent knocks, like a partner leaving, a child becoming ill or losing a job. Overcome your anxiety by learning better ways of coping with it. Shyness and social anxiety this booklet aims to help recognise whether you have a problem with shyness or social anxiety, what can. Anxiety, panic and phobias royal college of psychiatrists. A person with social anxiety disorder feels symptoms of anxiety or fear in certain or all social situations, such as meeting new people, dating, being on a job interview, answering a question in class, or having to talk to a cashier in a store. You may decide to use some of the advice in these guides alongside other treatment you may be receiving.
Self help there are quite a few things you can do yourself to help manage your anxiety. But its also possible to experience problems with anxiety without having a specific diagnosis. Information available on abuse, alcohol, anxiety, bereavement, controlling anger, depression, domestic violence, eating disorders, hearing voices, obsessions and compulsions, panic, post traumatic stress, postnatal depression, self harm, shyness, social anxiety, sleeping problems and stress. The rest of this booklet can help you to think about this. That is because i often worry about having something wrong with me. Feeling tense, stressed, and worried at certain times when under pressure is a normal human response.
Selfhelp resources for common mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, low selfesteem, sleep problems, and perfectionism. To find out more about guided selfhelp contact your gp. Positive coping with health conditions a self care workbook with a free, downloadable workbook for better self management of longterm conditions with a relaxation mp3 file too. Cci self help resources for mental health problems. A self help guide to recovery from depression and anxiety. Mental health and self help guides and leaflets from nhs england. Self harm this booklet is for people who deliberately harm themselves and are unhappy about it. Patients with copd and anxiety were randomised to cbt or selfhelp leaflets. Taking a look at self help resources can often be the first step. Health anxiety a self help guide shining a light on the future. Over 65s self help guide depression pdf 325kb over 65s self help guide anxiety pdf 351kb.
Social anxiety disorder is a common type of anxiety disorder. It is also for family and friends who may have difficulty understanding this behaviour. Doing things differently if avoiding situations and using safety behaviours helps to maintain our anxiety over the longterm, then it makes sense that learning to confront it might be uncomfortable in the shortterm, but will help us take control and helps us feel better over time. Positive coping with health conditions a selfcare workbook with a free, downloadable workbook for better selfmanagement of longterm conditions with a relaxation mp3 file too. Selfhelp therapies are psychological therapies that you can do in your own time to help with problems like stress, anxiety and depression. Taking medicines can be help us to cope with anxious feelings for a short time. Patients with copd and anxiety were randomised to cbt or self help leaflets. These leaflets have been produced in association with researchers and clinicians to ensure the information is accurate and reliable. If you find yourself with many troublesome worries about your health you may be experiencing health anxiety. Selfhelp there are quite a few things you can do yourself to help manage your anxiety. Living with anxiety can be very difficult, but there are steps you can take that might help. They may have had the same problem themselves, or know someone else.
Self help therapies are psychological therapies that you can do in your own time to help with problems like stress, anxiety and depression. This self help guide is intended for people with mildtomoderate symptoms of anxiety. Topics such as anxiety, domestic violence, eating disorders, and self harm. Midlands partnership nhs foundation trust self help guides. Anxiety is the bodys way of responding to being in danger. Anxiety becomes a problem when it is intense and prolonged, and when it starts to get in the way of daytoday functioning. Explains anxiety and panic attacks, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. This page has some suggestions for you to consider. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family. Covers methods intended to reduce stress and offers explanations for causes and effects of anxiety and depression. About anxiety mind, the mental health charity help for.
A selfhelp guide to recovery from depression and anxiety. This is the anxietybreathlessness cycle when you have copd, nothing will make shortness of breath go away completely. Anxiety is something we all experience from time to time. However, regularly practicing the techniques shown in this module will help you to cope better with your anxiety and shortness of breath. Advice for people of all ages with the symptoms of earache or pain in the ear. They provide introductory information on a range of mental health problems and other issues.
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