Mental health self-help

Websites where you can access free self-help information

• NHS Fife: Moodcafe
• NHS Northumberland, Tyne and Wear: Mental Health Services
• South Glasgow Wellbeing Services
• Scottish Association for Mental Health 
• MIND
• Moodjuice
• Living Life to the Full
• NHS inform: Five steps to mental wellbeing
• CHSS: Coping with low mood/depression

There are also a number of useful websites for carers

• Mind for better mental health: How to cope as a carer
• Carers trust: Mental health conditions

Useful Books

'Overcoming' Series (Robinson Press, London).

• Overcoming Depression. Paul Gilbert.
• Overcoming Social Anxiety. Gillian Butler.
• Overcoming Traumatic Stress: Claudia Herbert and Ann Wetmore.
• Overcoming Grief: Sue Morris.
• Overcoming Low Self-Esteem: Melanie Fennel.
• Overcoming Insomnia and Sleep Problems.

Other books to help with low mood

• The Mindful Way through depression. Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal and Jon Kabat-Zinn (2007, The Guildford Press).
• The Reality Slap – How to find fulfilment when life hurts. Russ Harris (2011, Robinson).
• The Happiness Trap Pocketbook – an illustrated guide on how to stop struggling and start living. Russ Harris and Bev Aisbett (2013, Robinson).

For emotional support

• Samaritans  | Tel: 116 123 
• Breathing Space  | Tel: 0800 83 85 87 (free)