The following web sites have information that you may find useful. If you have any links that you may have found useful, please let us know.
Specific for conditions
- Anxiety Self Help Groups
- Anxiety Disorder sites
- Agoraphobia
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
- Dental Phobia
- Compulsive skin picking (CSP)
- Driving Phobia
- Emetophobia (Vomit Phobia)
- Flying Phobia
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Health Anxiety
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Disorder & Panic Attacks
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Regional Mental Health Organisations
- Relaxation/Self Help Sites
- School Phobia (sites which may be of interest)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) / Winter Blues
- Sites Of Individuals With Personal Experience Of Anxiety
- Social Phobia
- Spider Phobia
- Toilet Phobia
- Tranquillisers
- Trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling)
General sites
- Children’s Mental Health Organisations
- General Medical Sites
- International Mental Health Organisations
- Medication
- Mental Health Organisations/Mental Health Sites
- Sites Of Individuals With Personal Experience Of Anxiety
- Therapy Information Sites
Relaxation/Self Help Sites
Agoraphobia
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Anxiety Disorder sites
- www.drclaireweekes.co.uk – Dr Claire Weekes MBE, MB, DSc, FRACP has probably done more than anyone else to show people suffering from nervous illness how to help themselves and recover. Her books, audio tapes and video are recommeneded by doctors and used in treatment centres all over the world.
- Anxiety Alliance
Compulsive skin picking (CSP)
Spider Phobia
- Bug Buster – insect trap
- Jays Animal Encounters
- www.spidercatcher.net – insect trap
Toilet Phobia
Flying Phobia
- Virtual Aviation – Fear of flying courses
- www.fearfreeflying.co.uk
Discounts available for Anxiety UK members. Please contact Anxiety UK direct on 08444 775 774
Information for carers
- Carers Direct - Carers Direct is a national information, advice and support service for carers in England.
Mental Health Organisations/sites
- www.mental-health.me.uk
- World Federation for Mental Health
- www.betterdaysforall.org.uk
- Centre for Recovery and Social Inclusion
- Depression Alliance
- Institute of Psychiatry
- Stand to Reason
- Mentality
- Mental Health Foundation: The Mental Health Foundation website outlines the charity’s work in research, policy, service development and service user involvement . The site offers information and publications to download on research, good practice in services and on mental health problems and key issues. It provides a daily mental health news service and directories of organisations, websites and events. Website visitors can use forums and bulletin boards, join a mailing list and find out how to support the organisation.
- MIND
- www.mentalhealthcare.org.uk
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- SANE
- PsychNet-UK
- Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
- Stigma
- Depression UK
- The Samaritans
- Look OK…Feel Crap
- www.national.slam.nhs.uk
Anxiety Self Help Groups
Therapy Information Sites
- British Society of Clinical Hypnosis (BSCH)
- British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
- http://stevelauder.co.uk
- British Psychological Society
- UK council for psychotherapy
- Hypnotic World
- The World Federation of Hypnotherapists
- Human Givens Foundation
- Professional membership organisation of Human Givens Therapists
- Equine Therapy
General Medical/Social Care Sites
- Embarrassing Problems – advice on common ‘embarassing problems’
- Family Doctor Books – published by Family Doctor Publications in association with the British Medical Association
- UK Self Help – Self help groups listings
- UKwellness – provides exercise, lifestyle, fitness and weight loss solutions to a range of medical conditions
- Surgerydoor
- Priory Healthcare
- NHS Direct
- Community Care – up to date social care news
- NetDoctor.co.uk
- Bladder and Bowel Foundation: The Bladder and Bowel Foundation (B&BF) is the UK’s largest advocacy charity providing information and support for adults aged 18 years and over who have experienced either a bladder problem or bowel problem or both.
Driving Phobia
Discounts available to Anxiety UK members. Please contact Anxiety UK direct on 08444 775 774.
Emetophobia (Vomit Phobia)
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
- Biopsychiatry.com (US site)
- The BDD foundation
- Physicians Guide to BDD (US site)
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder internet egroup
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder – FAQ
Sites for Those With Eating Disorders
Sites Of Individuals With Personal Experience Of Anxiety
- Panic Free
- www.anxietysufferers.com
- Anxiety Angels
- www.anxiety2calm.com
- www.doyoupanic.co.uk
- Perception UK This website contains an individual’s account of their development while travelling to various destinations, whilst living with anxiety (including fear of flying).
- www.mental-health-shared.com
- www.notesfromanervousteapot.blogspot.com
- www.disabilitysanctuary.com This website includes forums for people with any type of disability, including emotional and mental disability.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- David Baldwin’s Trauma Information pages
- National Centre for PTSD – A program of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Ex Services Mental Welfare Society (Combat Stress)
- The Traumatic Centre UK
Regional Mental Health Organisations
Children’s Mental Health Organisations
- Mumsnet – Talk to other parents about coping with anxiety at Mumsnet, the UK’s busiest parenting site.
- Papyrus – prevention of young suicide
- Young Minds – for children’s mental health
Dental Phobia
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) / Winter Blues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder Association
- Outside In – specialist in light therapy
Tranquillisers
Medication
Panic Disorder & Panic Attacks
- anxiety-panic.com (US site) – search engine
- www.panicattacks.com.au (Australian website)
- Panix Anxiety Support
Social Phobia
- www.sascotland.co.uk
- Painfully Shy (US site)
- Shyness & Social Anxiety Treatment Australia (Australian site)
- Anxiety Treatment Australia (Australian site)
- Social Phobia World
- Shy United
- Social Phobia/Social Anxiety Association (US site)
- Social Phobics Anonymous (US site)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- OCD in children and adolescents website
- ocdonline (US site)
- OCD UK
- www.treatocd.org
- Austin Centre for the treatment of OCD (US site)
- OCD Center of Los Angeles (US site)
- Western Suffolk Psychological Services (US site)
- Obsessive Compulsive Foundation (US site)
- http://www.ocd-plus.com/index.htm
Trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling)
School Phobia
- Home Education Advisory Service
- Advisory Centre for Education – independent advice centre for parents
- Education Otherwise
- Scared of School
