Reading well for mental health books

Therapies and approaches

Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world

J. Mark G. Williams, Dr. Danny Penman

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): Your Toolkit to Modify Mood, Overcome Obstructions and Improve Your Life

Elaine Iljon Foreman, Clair Pollard

Common feelings and experiences

An Introduction to Coping with Grief, 2nd Edition

Sue Morris

Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death and Surviving

Julia Samuel

 

The Essential Guide to Life After Bereavement: Beyond Tomorrow

Judy Carole Kauffmann, Mary Jordan

Stress Control: A Mind, Body, Life Approach to Boosting Your Well-being

Jim White

 

The Sleep Book: How to Sleep Well Every Night

Guy Meadows

Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness, 2nd Edition: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques

Gillian Butler

 

Overcoming Low Self-Esteem, 2nd Edition: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques

Melanie Fennell

Overcoming Anger and Irritability, 2nd Edition: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques

Dr. William Davies

Self-help books to support mental health 

 
Living Life to the Full: Key life skills to change your life

Christopher Williams

Overcoming Anxiety, 2nd Edition: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques

Helen Kennerley

Overcoming Depression 3rd Edition: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques

Prof Paul Gilbert

The Sheldon Short Guide to Phobias and Panic

Professor Kevin Gournay

Overcoming Worry and Generalised Anxiety Disorder, 2nd Edition: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques

Mark Freeston, Kevin Meares

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

 

 
The CBT Handbook: A comprehensive guide to using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to overcome depression, anxiety and anger

Pamela Myles, Roz Shafran

 

Other common conditions 

 
Overcoming Binge Eating, Second Edition: The Proven Program to Learn Why You Binge and How You Can Stop

Christopher G. Fairburn

Body Image Problems and Body Dysmorphic Disorder: The Definitive Treatment and Recovery Approach

 

The Compassionate Mind Approach To Postnatal Depression: Using Compassion Focused Therapy to Enhance Mood, Confidence and Bonding

Michelle Cree

Defeating Depression: How to use the people in your life to open the door to recovery

Roslyn Law

Overcoming Mood Swings, 2nd edition: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques

Jan Scott

Getting Better Bite by Bite: A Survival Kit for Sufferers of Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorders (Second Edition)

Ulrike Schmidt, Janet Treasure, June Alexander

Personal stories 

 
 A Manual for Heartache 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

Reasons to Stay Alive

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

Living with a Black Dog

Matthew Johnstone, Ainsley Johnstone

I Had a Black Dog

Matthew Johnstone