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Keep safe and carry on: coping with suicidal feelings
Suicidal feelings are not uncommon and in the extreme, people may feel that they have no alternative but to act on these. This booklet shows that there is hope for recovery by managing suicidal feelings in a range of ways. Based on the principles of cognitive behaviour therapy, it contains strategies from current research and best clinical practice. It is written to avoid jargon and can be useful to patients, family members, carers and clinicians alike. With practice, time and support, ... READ MORE
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Changing perfectionism
Perfectionism can be helpful but it can also be unhelpful. It is associated with a range of mental health problems and can interfere with many aspects of life. This booklet describes ‘clinical perfectionism’ and its link with how people evaluate themselves. It uses cognitive behavioural methods to help understand the nature of clinical perfectionism and what can be done to change it. Sarah Egan is the Director of Clinical Psychology at Curtin University, Australia and does research i... READ MORE
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MANAGING ANXIETY: A USER’S MANUAL (BOOKLET + AUDIO RELAXATION EXERCISES)
Anxiety is a common mental health problem but one which can be helped using a CBT approach. This short and easy to read booklet offers a step-by-step guide to dealing with problem worries, fears and anxieties. It first helps the user develop a better understanding of anxiety and then introduces some basic cognitive and behavioural coping skills. It is based on CBT programme which was developed over ten years and which used patient feedback to adjust and improve it. N.B. The streamable... READ MORE
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Overcoming Phobias
Most people have some kind of phobia, such as snakes, heights or spiders. For some, the fear can cause great distress and have a significant impact on life. This booklet gives a clear step-by-step approach to treating phobias. Using well-established cognitive behaviour therapy, it shows how phobias develop, the kinds of behaviours and thoughts which keep phobias going, and how to gradually and effectively tackle the phobia. Diana Sanders is a Counselling Psychologist and Accredited Co... READ MORE
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Managing Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be a very troublesome condition, and according to UK guidelines cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a treatment of choice for it. In this short and easy to read guide, the authors tell you about the CBT approach to OCD and how to use CBT methods to help yourself overcome it. The booklet is aimed at giving basic information about OCD and its treatment, to help you cope alone or as a supplement to treatment with a therapist. David Westbrook was a Consult... READ MORE
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Building Self-Esteem
Low self-esteem is a very common problem. It can cause great unhappiness and restrict people’s lives. This practical booklet draws on an established treatment, cognitive behaviour therapy. It offers a framework for understanding how low self-esteem develops and the unhelpful thinking patterns that keep it going, and offers ideas on how to tackle the problem and how to learn to accept yourself and treat yourself with kindness. Melanie Fennell is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with... READ MORE
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Overcoming Social Anxiety
Social anxiety is a common and painful problem that makes it hard to interact comfortably with others. It can interfere with many aspects of people’s lives. This booklet explains how to overcome the problem using cognitivebehavioural methods. The ideas in it are designed to help people become less self-conscious and more confident. They are clearly described, so that they can be applied in many different situations. Many people have found that using them helps to make their social live... READ MORE
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Understanding Health Anxiety
Health anxiety and worry about physical symptoms is very common and distressing. Cognitive behaviour therapy can be very helpful and in this guide, Christine Kuchemann and Diana Sanders describe how to treat the problem. They describe a model of health anxiety to enable you to understand your concerns. The booklet goes through a number of methods, based on CBT, which you can use yourself or with the help of a therapist. Christine Küchemann was a clinical psychologist with Oxford Heal... READ MORE
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Understanding Panic
Panic, with or without agoraphobia, is a common but distressing mental health problem, and according to UK guidelines, cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is the treatment of choice for such problems. In this short and easy to read guide, David Westbrook & Khadija Rouf tell you about the CBT approach to panic, and how you can use CBT methods to help yourself overcome it. David Westbrook was a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and former Director of OCTC. He has written or co-written s... READ MORE
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Managing Depression
This booklet contains information and cognitive self-help advice for people who are depressed. It was one of only two patient information sources rated... READ MORE
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