These books are self-help and guided self-help books recommended by NHS Forth Valley. They are books chosen specifically for children and young people. All are available from the Learning Resource Service.

Adolescence

Blame My Brain By Nicola Morgan

Suitable for ages  8-18 and parents/carers

Confident Teens: How to Raise a Positive, Confident and Happy Teenager By Gael Lindenfield

Suitable for ages 8-18 and parents/carers

Anger

A Volcano in My Tummy By Warwick Pudney & Elaine Whitehouse

Suitable for ages 0-13 and parents/carers

Taming the Dragon in Your Child: Solutions for Breaking the Cycle of Family Anger By Meg Eastman

Suitable for ages 0-13 and parents/carers

Anxiety & Worry

Think Good Feel Good: A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Children and Young People By Paul Stallard

Suitable for ages 8+ and parents/carers

Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness By Gillian Butler

Suitable for ages 13+ and parents/carers

Obsessions and Compulsions

Breaking Free from OCD By Jo Derisley, Isobel Hayman, Sarah Robinson and Cynthia Turner

Suitable for ages 8+ and parents/carers

Panic Attacks

Panic Attacks: What They Are, Why They Happen, and What Can You Do About Them By Christine Ingham

Suitable for ages 13+ and parents/carers

Self-Esteem

Overcoming Low Self-Esteem: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques By Melanie Fennell

Suitable for ages 13+ and parents/carers

Trauma

Overcoming Traumatic Stress; A Self-Help Guide Using CB Techniques By Claudia Herbert & Ann Whetmore

Suitable for ages 13+ and parents/carers

Depression and Low Mood

Mind Over Mood By Dennis Greenberger & Christine Padesky

Suitable for ages 13+ and parents/carers

Overcoming Depression: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques By Paul Gilbert

Suitable for ages 13+ and parents/carers

Think Good Feel Good: A Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy Workbook for Children and Young People By Paul Stallard

Suitable for ages 8+ and parents/carer

Divorce and Separation

Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families By Laurene Krasny

Suitable for ages 0-13

Eating Disorders

Anorexia Nervosa: A Survival Guide for Families, Friends and Sufferers By Janet Treasure

Suitable for ages 13+ and parents/carers

Getting Better Bite by Bite By Ulrike Schmidt & Janet Treasure

Suitable for ages 13+

Overcoming Anorexia Nervosa: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques By Peter Cooper & Christopher Freeman

Suitable for ages 13+

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Freaks, Geeks and Aspergers Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence By Tony Attwood & Luke Jackson

Suitable for ages 8+ and parents/carers

How to Live with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome: Practical Strategies for Parents and Professionals By Chris Williams and Barry Wright

Suitable for ages 13+ and parents/carers

Bereavement

Badger’s Parting Gifts By Susan Varley

Suitable for ages 0-13

Muddles, Puddles and Sunshine By Diana Crossley & Kate Sheppard

Suitable for ages 0-13

When a Parent Is Ill

As Big as It Gets By Diana Crossley, Julie Stokes & Di Stubbs

Suitable for ages 0-13