get help
websites
general
Anxiety-Panic-Stress
www.anxiety-panic-stress.com
Descriptions of many of the forms that stress can take, including obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress syndrome, using case studies of real patients to clarify the problems. Plus FAQs and contacts.
BBC Health - Stress
www.bbc.co.uk/health/mental/stress.shtml
The symptoms of excessive stress and ways of dealing with the problem.
Mind Tools - How to Master Stress
www.psychwww.com/mtsite/smpage.html
Describes symptoms associated with high stress levels and discusses short- and long-term stress management techniques, including exercise, alternative therapies, self-hypnosis.
On Health: Stress
http://onhealth.webmd.com/conditions/
resource/conditions/item,513.asp
Includes information on symptoms, causes and treatments, plus an online quiz.
Stress Awareness Day Site
www.howtomanagestress.co.uk
Lots of good information usefully divided for young people and adults.
Stress Cure
www.stresscure.com
How to relieve stress and enjoy life.
Stress Test
www.healthcentral.com/cooltools
/CT_Stress/CT_stress_test.cfm
Assess your stress level.
Stress UK
www.stress.org.uk
An overview of stress and stress management.
Also lists contact details for relevant organisations.
The Sunday Times Stress Series
www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/
resources/stress_manager1.n.html
A series of articles on stress management covering stress in the workplace, on the move and in the home and family.
7 Ways to Beat Stress
www.homearts.com/gh/health/09stref1.htm
Introduction and practical tips.
Sciencenet
www.sciencenet.org.uk
Website of Science Line, the free science information service. Questions are answered by a panel of scientists, who can take any science question (but cannot answer personal medical questions or give medical advice). You can also search the database for information and for answers to science questions.
Community Legal Services
www.justask.org.uk
A web directory of local community law services, including Citizens' Advice Bureaux and law centres. You can search for local or specialist legal advice.
The Samaritans
www.samaritans.org
The Samaritans provide confidential emotional support using telephones, textphones, e-mail and face-to-face meetings for anyone who feels depressed or despairing. This site also contains reports on depression and suicide and offers youth packs for schools, which are designed to teach children about depression, anxiety and self-harm.
health and relaxation
IRelax
www.irelax.com
Ways to relax, alternative therapies and general chilling out advice.
SoothingYourself.com
www.soothingyourself.com
Comprehensive relaxation techniques.
Feel Better Through Breathing Better
www.pe2000.com/Breathing/anx-breathe.htm
A range of breathing techniques for dealing with anxiety and stress.
Sivananda Breathing
www.sivananda.org/breathin.htm
Yoga breathing exercises.
How to Meditate
www.shambhala.org/centers/toronto/howmed.html
Introduction to mindfulness/awareness meditation.
Yahoo! Health: Massage Therapy
http://health.yahoo.com/health/alternative_medicine
/alternative_therapies/Massage_Therapy/
Guide to massage therapy including reading list.
UK Health Centre - alcohol and drug misuse
www.healthcentre.org.uk/hc/clinic/websites/drugabuse.htm
Index to UK websites offering information and other resources on alcohol and drugs.
Anxiety Disorders Education Program
www.nimh.nih.gov/anxiety
US National Institute of health site with information about anxiety disorders and treatments, plus links and contacts.
Depression Alliance
www.depressionalliance.org
UK charity offering help to people with depression, run by sufferers. This site contains information about the symptoms and treatments as well as Depression Alliance campaigns and local groups.
Dr Ivan's Depression Central
www.psycom.net/depression.central.html
Information on some of the major forms of depression, current research studies and available treatments.
Beyond the Baby Blues
www.babyblues.freeserve.co.uk
The Beyond the Baby Blues website offers support and resources for women suffering from Postnatal Depression and the associated anxieties and stress. The website contains lists of books and websites that can be used for further research and also provides some useful addresses and information on PND.
YoungMinds
www.youngminds.org.uk
A comprehensive site devoted to children's mental health problems.
@ease
www.at-ease.org.uk
Information on youth stress, anxiety and depression. It describes symptoms and ways of dealing with problems and also lists contact details of relevant organisations.
stress at work
Gateway for Safety & Health Information Resources
www.osh.net
Index of links to sites dealing with health and safety in the workplace.
Help on Work-Related Stress: a guide for employers
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg281.htm
This section of the government Health and Safety Executive's website is an employers' guide to locating and helping combat stress in the workplace.
DTI Employment Relations
www2.dti.gov.uk/er
A collection of worksheets, for both employers and employees, that deal with legislation in the workplace, covering subjects including hours of work and rates of pay.
Health at Work
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk./health_features/feature/
NHS Direct information about the physical and emotional aspects of a healthy work life.
TUC
www.tuc.org.uk
The Trades Union Congress site includes comprehensive information on health and safety issues, including stress.
DfEE: Creating a Work-Life Balance
www.dfee.gov.uk/work-lifebalance/guidance.htm
Downloadable government booklet for employers.
Employers for Work-life Balance
www.employersforwork-lifebalance.org.uk
An alliance of business leaders who believe that the introduction of 'work-life policies' has benefited their organisation. Includes a foreword by the prime minister and case studies.
New Ways to Work
www.new-ways.co.uk
An organisation devoted to helping people find a balance between work and other aspects of life.
Charlotte Street - Stress
www.charlottestreet.com
Charlotte Street's stress factfile, listed under 'Work and Money', discusses the impact of stress upon women who both work and have a family.
Inside Job: Time Management
www.channel4.com/nextstep
Website accompanying the Channel 4 series. Follow the link to Inside Job under the list of latest sites.
Bully Online
www.successunlimited.co.uk
Website of the UK National Workplace Bullying Advice Line, with lots of information on bullying and related issues.
