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/carers
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
