Helpful websites

NHS Self-Help Guides

The NHS self-help guides listed are available to download in several formats, these include:

• A4
• A5
• Large print
• Easy read and a small text version for GP's

You can also listen to the guides, as well as download MP3 audio copies of the guides by clicking the relevant leaflet in the bookcase.

Translated versions of the guides and sign language videos of the guides are available from the menu at the top of the bookcase.

They were developed by the Newcastle, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust.

NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression

These services (formerly known as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, IAPT) are part of a programme developed and delivered by the NHS in England to provide evidence-based, NICE (National Insititute for Health and Care Excellence) recommended, psychological therapies for depression and anxiety disorders. 

Although self-help information such as the SHARP leaflets can be helpful to understand and manage anxiety and depression, they are not a substitute for psychological therapy when that is the best option. This is especially true with more severe and long-standing problems. If someone receives therapy, self-help information can still play a part in preparing for therapy, complementing the therapy (especially if the therapy is CBT), and to stay well after therapy. 

The following services are available:

NHS England » NHS Talking Therapies, for anxiety and depression 

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