Self-Help Books
The Guernsey Book Prescription Service includes the following books:
(Take your book prescription along to Guilles Alles Library or as directed by your GP, or purchase using links below)
Other useful self help books below Book Prescription selection
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How to Cope when the Going gets Tough (Overcoming Common Problems) |
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Abuse
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Beginning to Heal: A First Book for Men and Women who were abused as children |
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The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse |
Anger
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Managing Anger: Simple Steps to Dealing With Frustration & Threat |
Anorexia
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Breaking Free from Anorexia Nervosa: A Survival Guide for Families, Friends and Sufferers |
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Anxiety
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Overcoming Anxiety: A Self Help Guide using Cognitive Behaviour Techniques |
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Assertiveness
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Bereavement
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Bipolar Disorder
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Bulimia & Binge Eating
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Depression
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Mind Over Mood: Cognitive Treatment Therapy Manual for Clients |
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Gambling Addiction
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Head Injury
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Head Injury: A Practical Guide (or from Headway.org.uk) |
Mood Swings
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Obsessions & Compulsions
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Panic Attacks
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Post Traumatic Stress
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Relaxation
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Self Esteem & Confidence
Social Phobia & Shyness
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Other recommended books (not available on book prescription scheme)
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Music Makes Your Child Smarter Very informative book - how music affects our brains and development, with lots of practical advice. Includes CD. |
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An Authoritative Guide to Self-Help Resources in Mental Health |
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Knowing Our Own Minds |
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The Fundamental Facts (of Mental Health) |
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Staying Sane |
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Serious Mental Illness - A Family Affair |
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Overcoming Low Self Esteem Self Help Workbook |
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Overcoming Depersonalization and Feelings of Unreality |
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Overcoming Insomnia and Sleep Problems |
ADD / ADHD
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Understanding ADHD |
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The Explosive Child : A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, 'Chronically Inflexible' Children |
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The ADD and ADHD Diet |
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Why Johnny can't Concentrate (ADHD) |
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Answers to Distraction (ADHD) |
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Adult ADD |
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Out of the Fog Coping Strategies for Adult ADD |
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Driven to Distraction (ADHD) |
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ADD Success Stories |
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The Hyperactive Child, Adolescent & Adult |
Addictions
See Substance Abuse
Anger
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Anxiety
Bipolar Disorder
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Overcoming Mood Swings |
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Borderline Personality Disorder
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Managing Intensive Emotions & Overcoming Self Destructive Habits: A Self Help Manual |
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Borderline Personality Disorder - the Latest Assessment & Treatment Strategies |
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I Hate You - Don't Leave Me |
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Bodily Harm The Breakthrough Treatment Program for Self Injurer |
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More self harm books here |
Children
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Overcoming your Child's Fears and Worries |
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Overcoming your Child's Shyness and Social Anxiety |
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Think Good - Feel Good (for children and young people) |
Depression
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with Depression in Young People: a guide for parents
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Post Natal Depression & Puerperal Psychosis |
Eating Disorders
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Overcoming Bulimia Self Help Course |
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Overcoming Anorexia |
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Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating - a guide to recovery |
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Adventures in EFT |
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EFT in Your Pocket |
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Emotional Freedom |
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Emotional Healing in Minutes |
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Getting Thru to Your Emotions with EFT |
Emotions
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Emotional Confidence: Simple Steps to Managing Your Feelings |
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Instant Confidence (Book & CD) |
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Change Your Life in 7 Days (Book & CD) |
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I Can Make You Thin (Book & CD) |
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Think Positively (self hypnosis CD) |
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Self Confidence (self hypnosis CD) |
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Deep Sleep (self hypnosis CD) |
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Overcome Fear of Flying (self hypnosis CD) |
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Lose Weight Now (self hypnosis CD) |
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Stop Smoking (self hypnosis CD) |
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Overcome Addictions (self hypnosis CD) |
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Overcome Fears & Phobias (self hypnosis CD) |
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Build Your Self Esteem (self hypnosis CD) |
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - The Facts |
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Freeing your child from OCD |
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Understanding Obsessions and Compulsions |
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Overcoming Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
Schizophrenia
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Coping with Schizophrenia: A Guide for Patients, Families & Caregivers |
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The Voice Inside Coping with Voices |
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Accepting Voices |
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Hearing Voices - a Common Human Experience |
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Surviving Schizophrenia |
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Living with Schizophrenia |
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Overcoming Paranoid and Suspicious Thoughts |
Self Esteem
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Overcoming Low Self-Esteem |
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Overcoming Low Self Esteem Self Help Course |
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Self Esteem for Boys |
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Self Esteem for Girls |
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All That She Can Be |
Self Harm
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The Hurt Yourself Less Workbook (Amazon) |
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Hurt Yourself Less Workbook |
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Bristol Crisis Centre for Women Publications (Self-Harm) |
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The Scarred Soul (Self Harm) |
Substance Abuse
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Overcoming Problem Drinking |
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Overcoming your Smoking Habit |
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The Addiction Workbook |
Voices
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The Voice Inside Coping with Voices |
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Accepting Voices |
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Hearing Voices - a Common Human Experience |
Other
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Overcoming Weight Problems |
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Overcoming Chronic Fatigue |
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Overcoming Chronic Pain |
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Overcoming Relationship Problems |
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Overcoming Sexual Problems |
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Books at the Mental Health Foundation
Books at MIND - The National Mental Health Charity
If you have any book recommendations that I should include here, please let me know!
28 October 2009
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