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Information Leaflets

Alcohol and Drugs

• Alcohol - our favourite drug:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/problems/alcoholanddrugs/alcoholourfavouritedrug.aspx
• Alcohol and depression:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/problems/alcoholanddrugs/alcoholdepression.aspx
• Alcohol and older people:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/problems/alcoholanddrugs/alcoholandolderpeople.aspx
• Alcohol, drugs and addiction:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/PDF/AlcholDrugsAddiction.pdf
• Cannabis and mental health:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfo/problems/alcoholanddrugs/cannabis.aspx
• Cannabis and mental health – key facts:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfo/problems/alcoholanddrugs/cannabismentalhealthkey.aspx
• Alcohol and drugs – what parents need to know:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/mentalhealthandgrowingup/30aalcoholdrugs-parents.aspx
• Drugs and alcohol – what young people need to know:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/mentalhealthandgrowingup/36drugsandalcohol.aspx
• Information about drugs – what parents and teachers need to know:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/mentalhealthandgrowingup/30binformationaboutdrugs.aspx

Anxiety & Phobias

• Anxiety & Phobias:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/problems/anxietyphobias/anxietyphobias.aspx
• Anxiety & phobias – leaflets for carers:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/PDF/AnxietyandPhobias.pdf
• Coping with trauma:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/problems/anxietyphobias/copingwithtrauma.aspx
• Shyness and social phobia:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/problems/anxietyphobias/shynessandsocialphobia.aspx
• Worries and anxieties – helping children to cope:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/problems/anxietyphobias/shynessandsocialphobia.aspx

Bereavement

• Bereavement:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/problems/bereavement/bereavement.aspx
• Death in the family – helping children to cope:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/mentalhealthandgrowingup/15deathinthefamily.aspx

Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression)

• Bipolar disorder:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/problems/bipolarmanicdepression/bipolardisorder.aspx
• Bipolar disorder in children and young people – what parents and teachers need to know:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/mentalhealthandgrowingup/22bipolaraffectivedisorder.aspx

Depression

• Depression:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/mentalhealthproblems/depression/depression.aspx
• Depression in older adults:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/mentalhealthproblems/depression/depressioninolderadults.aspx
• Depression in people with learning disability:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/mentalhealthproblems/depression/learningdisability.aspx
• Men and depression:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/mentalhealthproblems/depression/mendepression.aspx
• Postnatal depression:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/mentalhealthproblems/postnatalmentalhealth/postnataldepression.aspx
• Self-harm:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/mentalhealthproblems/depression/self-harm.aspx
• Depression in children and young people:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/mentalhealthandgrowingup/34depressioninchildren.aspx

Eating Disorders

• Eating disorders:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/problems/eatingdisorders/eatingdisorders.aspx
• Eating disorders in young people – what parents and teachers need to know:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/mentalhealthandgrowingup/24eatingdisordersinyoung.aspx
• Worries about weight – what young people need to know:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/mentalhealthandgrowingup/35worriesaboutweight.aspx
• Nutrition – eating well:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfo/problems/nutrition.aspx

Gambling

• Problem gambling:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/problems/problemgambling.aspx

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD):
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/problems/obsessivecompulsivedisorder/obsessivecomplusivedisorder.aspx
• OCD in children and young people – what parents and teachers need to know:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/problems/obsessivecompulsivedisorder/obsessivecomplusivedisorder.aspx

Personality Disorders

• Personality disorders:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/problems/personalitydisorders/pd.aspx

Physical Illness

• Physical illness and mental health:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/mentalhealthproblems/physicalillness/copingwithphysicalillness.aspx
• Children who soil or wet themselves – what parents and teachers need to know:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/mentalhealthandgrowingup/8soilingorwetting.aspx
• Chronic physical illnesses in children and young people – the effects on mental health:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/mentalhealthandgrowingup/27chronicphysicalillness.aspx
• Medically unexplained physical symptoms in children and young people – what parents and teachers need to know:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/mentalhealthandgrowingup/28unexplainedsymptoms.aspx
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:
  www.patient.co.uk/pdf/pilsL735.pdf
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in children and young people – what parents and teachers need to know:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/mentalhealthandgrowingup/29chronicfatiguesyndrome.aspx

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• How to cope after a traumatic event:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/problems/posttraumaticstressdisorder/copingafteratraumaticevent.aspx
• PTSD:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/problems/posttraumaticstressdisorder/posttraumaticstressdisorder.aspx

Schizophrenia

• Schizophrenia:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/problems/schizophrenia/schizophrenia.aspx
• Depot medication:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/problems/schizophrenia/depotmedication.aspx
• Severe mental illness – information for carers:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/PDF/Psychosis.pdf
• Schizophrenia in children and young people – what parents and teachers need to know:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/mentalhealthandgrowingup/21schizophrenia.aspx
• Psychotic illness – for young people:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/mentalhealthandgrowingup/33psychoticillness.aspx

Sleep Problems

• Sleeping well:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/problems/sleepproblems/sleepingwell.aspx
• Tiredness:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/problems/sleepproblems/tiredness.aspx
• Sleep problems in childhood and adolescents:
  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfoforall/mentalhealthandgrowingup/7sleepproblemsinchildhood.aspx

National Helplines

Abuse

• Family Matters, tel: 01474 – 537 392, www.familymattersuk.org
• Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (RASASC), tel: 08451 – 221 331, www.rasasc.org.uk
• Mankind UK, tel: 01273 – 510 447, www.mankinduk.co.uk

Addictions

• Alcoholics Anonymous, tel: 0845 – 769 7555, www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
• Battle Against Tranquillisers, tel: 0117 – 966 3629, www.bataid.org
• Council for Information on Tranquillisers and Antidepressants (CITA), tel: 0151 – 932 0102, www.citawithdrawal.org.uk
• Cocaine Anonymous, tel: 0800 – 612 0225, www.cauk.org.uk
• Drinkline, tel: 0800 – 917 8282
• Narcotics Anonymous, tel: 0845 – 373 3366, www.ukna.org
• The National Drugs Helpline, tel: 0800 – 776 600, www.talktofrank.com
• Re-Solv, tel: 01785 – 810 762, www.re-solv.org
• Co-dependents Anonymous, www.coda-uk.org
• Overeaters Anonymous, tel: 07000 – 784 985, www.oagb.org.uk
• Sexaholics Anonymous, tel: 07000 – 725 463, www.sauk.org
• Workaholics Anonymous, www.workaholics-anonymous.org

Anxiety / Phobias / OCD

• First Steps to Freedom, tel: 0845 – 120 2916, www.first-steps.org
• OCD Action, tel: 0845 – 390 6232, www.ocdaction.org.uk
• Anxiety Care, tel: 020 – 8478 3400, www.anxietycare.org.uk
• National Phobics Society, tel: 08444 – 775 774, www.phobics-society.org.uk
• No Panic, tel: 0808 – 808 0545, www.nopanic.org.uk

Bereavement

• Child Death Helpline, tel: 0800 – 282 986, www.childdeathhelpline.org.uk
• Cruse Bereavement Care, tel: 0844 – 477 9400, www.cruse.org.uk
• Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide, tel: 0844 – 561 6855, www.uk-sobs.org.uk

Carers

• Adfam, tel: 020 – 7553 7640, www.adfam.org.uk
• Al-Anon, tel: 020 – 7403 0888, www.al-anonuk.org.uk
• Families Anonymous, tel: 0845 – 1200 660, www.famanon.org.uk
• Gam-Anon, tel: 08700 – 508 880, www.gamanon.org.uk
• Carers UK, tel: 0808 – 808 7777, www.carersuk.org

Children / Young People

• Papyrus, tel: 0870 – 170 4000, www.papyrus-uk.org
• Childline, tel: 0800 – 11 11, www.childline.org.uk

Depression / Manic Depression

• Association for Post-Natal Depression, tel: 020 – 7386 0868, www.apni.org
• Depression Alliance, tel: 0845 – 123 2320, www.depressionalliance.org
• Manic Depression Fellowship, tel: 08456 – 340 540, www.mdf.org.uk
• Samaritans, tel: 08457 – 909 090, www.samaritans.org

Eating Disorders

• The Eating Disorders Association, tel: 0845 – 634 1414 / 0845 – 634 7650, www.b-eat.co.uk

Elderly

• Age Concern, tel: 0800 – 009 966, www.ageconcern.org.uk
• Counsel and Care, tel. 0845 – 300 7585, www.counselandcare.org.uk

Family / Relationships

• Aquila Care Trust, www.aquilatrust.org
• Relate, tel: 0845 – 130 4016, www.relate.org.uk

Other helplines

• Careline, tel: 0845 – 122 8622, www.carelineuk.org
• Seasonal Affective Disorder Association, tel: 01903 – 814 600, www.sada.org.uk
• Ex-Service Mental Welfare Society, tel: 01372 – 841 600, www.combatstress.org.uk
• Mind, tel: 0845 – 766 0163, www.mind.org.uk
• Sane, tel: 0845 – 767 8000, www.sane.org.uk

Psychosis / Schizophrenia

• Rethink, tel: 0845 – 456 0455, www.rethink.org

More helplines available on www.patient.co.uk/selfhelp.asp