Reading around a condition is useful for giving you background information about any difficulties you are having and it can also be helpful to read about other people's experiences. The same can be true for dealing with anxiety, depression and the adjustment to physical health problems. You will find below some leaflets, books and websites which other patients have found particularly useful:
Tips from the team
- How to manage anxiety and low mood (pdf, 230KB)
- Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 - connect with nature (434KB)
Information leaflets
- Anxiety (pdf, 70KB)
- Depression (pdf, 70.5KB)
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (pdf, 66KB)
- Psychological impacts during a stay in intensive care (pdf, 99.8KB)
- Delirium (919.7KB)
- Bereavement
Self-help CBT resources
Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust has a wide range of very good CBT leaflets with topics including:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Depression and low mood
- Sleeping Problems
- Stress
- Panic
- Controlling Anger
- Shyness and Social Anxiety
- Obsessions and Compulsions
- Health Anxiety
You may also find these two books useful - available via Amazon (purchase required)
Online resources
For extra information and support, you may find these organisation and books helpful:
- American Psychological Association
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies
- British Psychological Society
- HealingWell.com
- No panic
Or these books from Oxford University's Cognitive Therapy Centre (purchase required)