Uplifting books by GPs for GPs
As part of a webinar on 19 November 2024, delivered in partnership with RCGP titled ‘Books on Prescription – how reading can support better patient…
Reading Well for mental health
Reading Well for mental health provides helpful information and support for managing common mental health conditions, or dealing with difficult feelings and experiences. Some books also include personal stories from people who are living with or caring for someone with mental health needs.
The books are available to borrow from your local library. Selected titles are also available to borrow as e-books and audiobooks. Visit your local library website to find out how to join the library and access books electronically.
England
Our overview of titles and digital leaflet are available to download for free.
Wales
Our bilingual digital leaflet is available to download for free.
Booklist Categories
Therapies and approaches
Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world
J. Mark G. Williams, Dr. Danny Penman
Elaine Iljon Foreman, Clair Pollard
Common feelings and experiences
Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death and Surviving
Julia Samuel
The Essential Guide to Life After Bereavement: Beyond Tomorrow
Judy Carole Kauffmann, Mary Jordan
The Sleep Book: How to Sleep Well Every Night
Guy Meadows
Self-help books to support mental health
Living Life to the Full: Key life skills to change your life
Christopher Williams
The Sheldon Short Guide to Phobias and Panic
Professor Kevin Gournay
An Introduction to Coping with Anxiety, 2nd Edition
Brenda Hogan, Leonora Brosan
Break Free from OCD: Overcoming Obsessive Compulsive Disorder with CBT
Fiona Challacombe, Victoria Bream Oldfield, Paul M. Salkovskis
Mind Over Mood, Second Edition: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think
Dennis Greenberger, Christine A. Padesky
An Introduction to Coping with Depression, 2nd Edition
Lee Brosan, Brenda Hogan
Overcoming Panic, 2nd Edition: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques
Vijaya Manicavasagar, Derrick Silove
Overcoming Health Anxiety: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques
David Veale, Rob Willson
Manage Your Mood: How to Use Behavioural Activation Techniques to Overcome Depression
David Veale, Rob Willson
Other common conditions
Ulrike Schmidt, Janet Treasure, June Alexander
Personal stories
Cathy Rentzenbrink
We’re All Mad Here: The No-Nonsense Guide to Living with Social Anxiety
Claire Eastham, Natasha Devon
The Recovery Letters: Addressed to People Experiencing Depression
Olivia Sagan, James Withey, Tom Couser
Matt Haig
A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled
Ruby Wax
The Boy with the Topknot: A Memoir of Love, Secrets and Lies in Wolverhampton
Sathnam Sanghera
Matthew Johnstone, Ainsley Johnstone
Matthew Johnstone
Reading Well resources for mental health
Reading Well materials for health professionals
A pdf of GP top tips for using Reading Well and a digital flyer with information on Reading Well for health professionals
Reading Well for mental health is supported by
Anxiety UK, British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, British Psychological Society, Carers UK, Health Education England, Mental Health First Aid England, Mental Health Foundation, Mind, National Association of Primary Care, NHS England (IAPT), OCD Action, Public Health England, Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of Nurses, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Royal Society of Public Health, Self Management UK.
