We recommend a series of self-help books that other students have found useful. There is good evidence that reading relevant self-help books – called bibliotherapy - can help you with many emotional difficulties, by helping you to: gain a new perspective, motivating you to reflect on your own behaviour understand how to make behavioural changes, though practical exercises be reassured that you are not the only person with this difficulty Getting the Books You can borrow any of the books on this list from the Main Library in George Square. Some are also available as e-books. A counsellor or other member of staff in can also prescribe you a book title, and you can take this prescription to the library as with any other academic recommendation. Book List Abuse Breaking Free: Help for Survivors Of Childhood Sexual Abuse Carolyn Ainscough & Kay Toon (Sheldon Press) Shelfmark: HQ7 2.G7 Air ISBN 978-0-85969-810-8 Overcoming Childhood Trauma Helen Kennerley (Constable & Robinson) Shelfmark: RC569.5.C55 Ken ISBN 978-1-84119-081-5 Anger Overcoming Anger and Irritability William Davies (Robinson) Shelfmark: BF575.A5 Dav ISBN 978-1-85487-595-2 Managing Anger Gael Lindenfield (Harper Collins) Shelfmark: BF575.A5 Lin ISBN 978-0-00-710034-7 Anxiety and Stress Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway Susan Jeffers (Vermillion) Shelfmark: BF575.F2 Jef ISBN: 978-0-09-190707-5 Overcoming Anxiety Helen Kennerley (Constable & Robinson) (Shelfmark: RC531 Ken) ISBN 978-1-85487-422-1 Mind Over Mood Greenberger and Padesky (Guildford Press) Shelfmark: WM425.5.C6 Pad) ISBN 978-0-89862-128-0 Overcoming Social Anxiety & Shyness Gillian Butler (Constable & Robinson) Shelfmark: RC552.S62 But ISBN 978-1-85487-703-1 Bereavement How To Go On Living When Someone you Love Dies Therese A. Rando, PhD (Bantam) Shelfmark: BF575.G7 Ran ISBN 978-0-55335-269-6 A Special Scar: The experiences of people bereaved by suicide Alison Wertheimer (Routledge) Shelfmark: HV6548.G7 Wer ISBN 978-0-41522-027-9 Claustrophobia Claustrophobia Andrea Perry (Worth Publishing) Shelfmark: RC535 Per ISBN 978-1-90326-909-1 Confidence Building Helping Adolescents and Adults to Build Self-Esteem Deborah Plummer (Jessica Kingsley) Shelfmark: BF724.3.S36 Plu ISBN 978-1-84310-185-7 Depression Overcoming Depression Paul Gilbert (Constable & Robinson) Shelfmark: RC537 Gil ISBN 978-1-84119-125-6 Dealing with depression Dr Caroline Shreeve (Piatkus) Shelfmark: RC537 Shr ISBN 978-0-74992-496-6 I Had A Black Dog Matthew Johnstone (Robinson) Shel fmark: RC537 Joh ISBN 978-1-84529-589-9 Depression - The Way out of Your Prison Dorothy Rowe (Brunner Routledge) Shelfmark: RC537 Row ISBN 978-1-58391-286-7 Eating Disorders Getting Better Bite by Bite Ulrike Schmidt and Janet Treasure (Psychology Press) Shelfmark: RC552.B84 Sch ISBN 978-0-86377-322-8 Overcoming Anorexia Nervosa - A self help guide using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques Freeman & Cooper (Constable & Robinson) Shelfmark: RC552.A5 Fre ISBN 978-1-85487-969-1 Bulimia Nervosa & Binge Eating Peter Cooper (Constable & Robinson) Shelfmark: RC552.B84 Coo ISBN 978-1-85487-171-8 Panic Attacks Panic Attacks Christine Ingram (HarperCollins) Shelfmark: RC531 Ing ISBN 978-0-00-710690-5 Perfectionism Never Good Enough - How to use Perfectionism to your advantage without letting it ruin your life. Monica Ramirez Basco (Simon & Schuster) Shelfmark: BF698.35.P47 Bas ISBN 978-0-68486-293-4 When Perfect Isn't Good Enough Martin Anthony and Richard Swinson (New Harbinger Pubs) Shelfmark: BF698.35.P47 Ant ISBN 978-1-57224-124-4 Postgraduate Studies How to get a PhD, handbook for students and their supervisors E Phillips and D Pugh (Open University) Shelfmark: LB2386 Phi ISBN978-033521684-0 Your PhD Companion S Marshall and N. Green. (How to books) Shelfmark: LB2371 Mar ISBN 978-184528-145-8 Procrastination Isn’t it about time: How to stop putting things off and get on with your life. Andrea Perry (Worth Publishing) Shelfmark: BF637.T5 Per ISBN 978-1-90326-903-9 Beating the Comfort Trap Windy Dryden and Jack Gordon (Sheldon Press) Shelfmark: BF637.S4 Dry ISBN 978-0-85969-660-9 Relating Loving Yourself Loving Another Julia Cole (Vermillion) Shelfmark: BF697.5.S46 Col ISBN: 978-0-091856-676-2 Relating Skills Richard Nelson-Jones (Cassell) Shelfmark: HM132 Nel ISBN 978-0-30433-420-9 The Right To Speak - working with the voice Patsy Rodenburg (Methuen) Shelfmark: PN4162 Rod ISBN 978-0-41366-130-2 Self Esteem and Assertiveness Self Esteem- McKay and Fanning (New Harbinger Pubs) Shelfmark: BM697.5.S46 Mack ISBN: 978-1-57224-198-5 Change for the Better Elizabeth Wilde McCormick (Sage) Shelfmark: BF637.S4 Macc ISBN:978-1-41294-826-5 Self Esteem Gael Lindenfield (Harper Collins) Shelfmark: BF697.5.S46 Lin ISBN 978-0-72254-007-7 Assert Yourself Gael Lindenfield (Harper Collins) Shelfmark: BF575.A85 Lin ISBN 978-0-007-12345-2 Overcoming Low Self-Esteem Melanie Fennell (Constable & Robinson) Shelfmark: BF697.5.S46 Fen ISBN 978-1854877253 Self Harm Healing The Hurt Within Jan Sutton (How To Books) Shelfmark: RC569.5.S45 Sut ISBN 978-1-84528-226-4 Sexuality Loving Ourselves - The Gay and Lesbian Self Esteem Book Kimeron Hardin (Alyson Books) Shelfmark: HQ76.25 Har ISBN 978-1-59350-045-0 Sleep Overcoming Insomnia and Sleep Problems Colin Espie (Constable & Robinson) Shelfmark: RC548 Esp ISBN 978-1-84529-070-2 Stress The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook M Davis, E Robbins Eshelman and M Mckay (New Harbinger Publications) Shelfmark: RA785 Dav ISBN 978-1-57224-549-5 Teach Yourself Managing Stress T. Looker and O. Gregson(Hodder Arnold) Shelfmark: RA785 Loo ISBN 978-0-340-86007-6 This article was published on 2023-11-22