Stress

UK sources of information and / or support

 Stress, Anxiety, Depression Confidential Helpline

Aims to encourage individuals suffering with Stress, Anxiety and Depression to seek professional help and any treatment from their general practitioner, and at the same time to educate on the benefits of selfhelp strategies like relaxation, exercise, stress management techniques, etc., to reduce the impact of the illness on their lives, their families lives and to help reduce the risk of future relapse

 Stress and anxiety - self help guides

Part of a set of self help guides on mental health issues that have been developed in Northumberland by Clinical Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Mental Health Nurses and other Therapists.

 Stresswatch Scotland

Support information and advice for people suffering from stress-related disorders including panic attacks, phobias and anxiety.

 Mental Health Foundation

Provide good information about stress.

 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Provide a range of information leaflets about stress.

 Centre for Stress Management

A training centre and consultancy mainly of interest to professionals but the site includes information for the general public including a Client Checklist recommended to individuals who are about to enter psychotherapy or counselling at any institute.

 Stress and the Heart

From the 'Behind the Medical Headlines' website developed to provide authoritative and independent expert commentaries on topical medical matters reported in the international media. Produced by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

 Harley Street Stress Management Clinic

A centre for stress managementin Harley Street, London, but the website also includes helpful general information about stress, anxiety, phobias and related disorders.

 Wholeheart Works

Wholeheart Works is dedicated to inspiring and supporting business integrate wellbeing at work and create wholehearted communities. Areas of expertise include Psychotherapy, Workplace Counselling, Stress Management, Team Building, Executive Coaching and Change management.

 MIND

MIND, one of Britain's leading mental health charities provides a series of leaflets on stress.

 Rural Stress Helpline

The Rural Stress Helpline is a confidential telephone listening service for anyone in a rural area feeling troubled, anxious, worried, stressed or needing information.

See also the Patient UK anxiety and phobia page

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, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, 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.