Books in the An Introduction to Coping series series

Poor sleep can have a huge impact on our health and wellbeing, leaving us feeling run-down, exhausted and stressed out. This self-help guide explains the causes of insomnia and why it is so difficult to break bad habits. This updated edition gives you clinically proven cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques for improving the quality of your sleep: Keeping a sleep diary Setting personal goals Improving your sleep hygiene Dealing with a racing mind Making lasting improvements to your sleeping and waking pattern

Learn how to manage your feelings of panic Panic disorder and panic attacks affect many people across the world. This self-help guide explains how panic develops and what keeps it going. This updated edition gives you clinically proven cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques to help you recognise the link between your thoughts and your panic:How to spot and challenge thoughts that make you panicKeeping a panic diaryLearn calming breathing techniques

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affects thousands of people in the UK and it can be effectively treated with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.Written by an experienced practitioner, this introductory booklet explains what OCD is and how it makes you feel. It will help the reader to understand their symptoms and is ideal as an immediate coping strategy and as a preliminary to fuller therapy. The book covers:The different forms of OCD, how it develops and what keeps it going.Case studies.The roles that your compulsions and thoughts play.Different kinds of treatment.

Overcoming App now available.Depression affects thousands of people in the UK and it can be effectively treated with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.Written by experienced practitioners, this introductory booklet explains what depression is and how it makes you feel. It will help the reader to understand their symptoms and is ideal as an immediate coping strategy and as a preliminary to fuller therapy.How depression develops and what keeps it going.How to spot and challenge thoughts that maintain your depressionProblem solving and balanced thinking.

Grief is a natural reaction to loss but in some cases it can be devastating, preventing you from moving on in your life and affecting your relationships and work. This self-help guide offers an examination and explanation of the grieving process and offers strategies, based on CBT, to help you adjust to life without a loved one. This practical bookl is also an ideal resource for health professionals and carers.- What to expect when you are grieving- Physical and psychological reactions to grief- Practical strategies to help you cope with your grief

Practical support for how to overcome stress

Practical support for how to overcome anxiety

A concise, introductory guide aimed at those for whom a phobia has become a serious problem, showing how Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) can help.