Resources
Below is a list of websites and books full of useful information and helpful ideas on how to take care of your mental health.
Online resources (websites)
Anxiety disorders
- National Institute of Mental Health (USA Government) (opens in a new window)
- Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression (CRUfAD) (opens in a new window)
- Emotional Health Clinic (opens in a new window)
- Anxiety Online (opens in a new window)
- Virtual Clinic (opens in a new window)
- Reconnexion (opens in a new window)
- Beyondblue (opens in a new window)
Depression
- BluePages (opens in a new window)
- Beyondblue (opens in a new window)
- Youth Beyondblue (opens in a new window)
- Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression (CRUfAD) (opens in a new window)
- MoodGYM (opens in a new window)
- depressioNet (opens in a new window)
- Mood Memos (opens in a new window)
Substance use disorders
- Australian Drug Foundation (opens in a new window)
- Australian Drug Information Network (ADIN) (opens in a new window)
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (opens in a new window)
- Drug Information website (NSW Government) (opens in a new window)
- Australian National Tobacco Campaign (opens in a new window)
- Australian Government Alcohol Information (opens in a new window)
- Alcoholics Anonymous (opens in a new window)
- Narcotics Anonymous (opens in a new window)
Bipolar
- Black Dog Institute (opens in a new window)
- Bipolar website (opens in a new window)
- Bipolar Disorder - A silver lining (opens in a new window)
- Australian Bipolar website (opens in a new window)
Psychosis
- Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (opens in a new window)
- Schizophrenia (Fellowship of NSW Inc.) (opens in a new window)
Suicide prevention
- Youth Suicide (Club SPERANZA - Australian Mental Health Suicide Consumer Alliance Inc.) (opens in a new window)
- National Youth Suicide Prevention (opens in a new window)
Eating disorders
Print resources (self-help books)
Anxiety disorders
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'The anxiety & phobia workbook' by Edmund Bourne (2005)
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'Living with fear' by Isaac arks (2001)
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'Overcoming shyness & social phobia' by Ronald M. Rapee (1998)
Depression
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'Feeling Good: the new mood therapy' by David D. Burnes (1980)
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'Help for depression: What works (and what doesn't)' by Anthony Jorm, Helen Christensen, Kathy Griffiths, Ailsa Korten and Bryan Rodgers (2001)
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'Beating the blues - self-help approach to overcoming depression' by Susan Tanner and Jillian Ball (2001)
Psychotic disorders
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'Tell me I'm here' by Anne Deveson (1998)
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'Life on a rollercoaster: Living well with depression and manic depression' by Madeleine Kelly (2000)
