PrintUK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has an information leaflet on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Information from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
The British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
Provide information about CBT. They maintain a register of qualified practitioners. They also have a series of pamphlets (avaialable for a small charge) which provide information about frequently encountered problems such as Anxiety, Depression, Schizophrenia, PTSD, General Health, OCD, Agoraphobia, Learning Disability, Insomnia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Eating Disorders, Understanding CBT, Sexual Dysfunction, Chronic Pain, Conduct Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Social Phobia, Fear of Flying and Self Help.
Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre (OCTC)
Website provides details of how to order a number of educational and self-help booklets with a CBT approach for conditions such as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa, Anxiety, Panic, Depression, Phobias.
Self-help guides
From Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland Mental Health Trust Website on common mental health problems which complement a CBT approach to therapy.
Improving access to psychological therapies (IAPT) programme
The Guidance has been published by the Department of Health's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme. It gives advice and timely support on how primary care trusts (PCTs) may provide cCBT to their local communities.
Centre For Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Their website has a wealth of useful information that explains the approach to treatments. There are also links to supporting evidence, recommended reading and online personality tests.
WPF Therapy Ltd
Provides counselling, psychotherapy and CBT to self-referral clients. Also offers training to counsellors and psychotherapists and continuing professional development for therapists and professionals who use counselling skills and the understanding of organisational dynamics in their work.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
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Information from BUPA.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.