Psychology and Therapy

Self-Help (General)

Burns, D.D. (1989) The Feeling Good Handbook. New York: Plume. [Amazon US]

Extending his previous work on cognitive therapy for depression, this book expands to cover anxiety and other related types of psychological distress which can be addressed successfully via the cognitive therapeutic framework. Straightforward and easy to understand, the book includes plenty of examples and opportunities to work through the reader's own specific concerns. Top notch! (Note: a newer revised edition was published in 1999.)

Tucker-Ladd, C.E. (1996+) Psychological Self-Help. Published online by Mental Help Net. [available online]

Originally published in 1996 but undergoing continuous updating and revision, this e-book of some 1000 pages covers a range of topics from stress and anxiety to depression, anger and aggression, dependency and relationships. Although it suffers somewhat from the 'sprawl' which sometimes affects online publications -- a sense that one discussion or another has been 'bolted on' to an older piece of text, impacting the overall organization and coherence -- nonetheless there is a great deal of information here which may be useful to clients and practitioners.