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Feature Topic : Anxiety
We all have times of anxiety and worry in our lives, but for those living with anxiety disorders everyday life can be significantly disrupted. The most common of all mental health disorders, anxiety includes a wide variety of symptoms such as overwhelming anxiety and fear, obsessive thoughts, frightening physical symptoms, panic attacks and links with depression. Find out more about anxiety could be affecting you or someone you know with our resources below:
Books on Anxiety:
Beat panic & anxiety : the complete guide to understanding and tackling anxiety disorders- By John Illman.
- "The latest scientific knowledge about anxiety disorders combined with practical information on conquering specific phobias and anxiety issues. The tools and resources presented are underpinned with the key message that by understanding how the brain functions on a chemical level, we can retrain to cope with stressful situations, phobias and anxieties and so regain control of our lives." (Book Jacket)
Fearless: your guide to overcoming anxiety- By Wayne Froggatt.
- "Whether you suffer from general worry, panic attacks, avoidance behaviour, obsessions and compulsions, post-trauma anxiety or a specific fear, Fearless gives you the power to free yourself from the most debilitating aspects of anxiety, using the highly effective technique of cognitive-behavioural therapy." (Book Jacket)
Living with fear : understanding and coping with anxiety- By Isaac M. Marks.
- "This book will help you to understand the difference between normal and abnormal anxieties, recognise when you need to seek professional help and when you can treat yourself, and describes in simple layperson's terms the professional treatments, both physical and psychological, now available." (Book Jacket)
From panic to power : proven techniques to calm your anxieties, conquer your fears, and put you in control of your life- By Lucinda Bassett.
- "If you are challenged by: panic attacks; eating disorders; fear of flying or travel; compulsive behaviour; anticipatory worry, fear, or dread; feelings of bewilderment and confusion; difficulty in breathing; agoraphobia; or obsessive thoughts, then anxiety is disrupting your life and this book with Lucinda Bassett's proven techniques could help you." (Book Jacket)
Articles from our online databases:
Health & Wellness Resource Centre
The Health and Wellness Resource Centre is an integrated collection of general interest and fitness magazines, medical and professional periodicals, reference books and pamphlets. The material contained is intended for informational purposes only on a wide variety of health and wellness topics, including alternative or complementary treatments.
To access this database you'll need to log in with your library card details.
- A range of journal articles about Anxiety
Best Treatments Database / British Medical Journal
Best Treatments explains proven treatments as well as the risks and benefits of health treatments and interventions for 60 common conditions. It provides reliable and easy-to-understand evidence-based information sourced from the British Medical Journal’s worldwide survey of the most up-to-date medical research.
- Information about Anxiety - general overview.
- Further information about Anxiety.
Websites:
- The Phobic Trust is a registered charitable trust established in New Zealand to provide specialist treatment, education and support specifically to anxiety disorder sufferers.
- Everybody - general information about anxiety including recognising it and managing it and some tips on handling day to day anxieties.
- Headspace.org.nz - A website for young New Zealanders, their families and schools about dealing with stress, depression and anxiety.
- Helpguide.org - General overview and further links about anxiety from Helpguide - an American website with the aim of providing easy access to supportive health information.
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MyLibrary:
Have a look at the libraries' Health recent picks for new health books.
Every month the MyLibrary Health recent picks include a selection of new items on this subject, along with reviews and catalogue links. Readers of this page may also be interested in the Personal Development recent selections.
For a full selection of new book lists available, check out the MyLibrary Homepage.
Our online databases & resources
Our databases:
Visit Health on mygateway.info for the full range of information right at your fingertips via our databases, including Best Treatments, Oxford Reference Online, the databases listed below and more.
You can access these databases with your library card number from any computer with an internet connection. All of our libraries offer access on free internet PCs, and staff can provide assistance.
Below you'll find just a few of our online databases that demonstrate the range of information available via these sources:
Health and Wellness Resource Center
& Alternative Health Module:
This database contains information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Prescription Drugs, Herbal Remedies, and Alternative or Complementary treatments, and more.
The information comes from health encyclopedias, health dictionaries, and health journal and newspaper articles which are mostly full text.
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EBSCO
EBSCO gives access to: health articles and abstracts including Lancet, Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Harvard Health Letter (from Harvard Medical School) and American Family Physician, plus many more publications.
(If you haven't used EBSCO in the past 30 days, these links will prompt you to log in with your library card details.)
MedlinePlus
The library allows free access to MedlinePlus from any of the free internet pcs in our libraries and at each enquiry desk. MedlinePlus is a medical database available online and run by the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
The New Zealand Medical Journal
A database of the New Zealand Medical Journal is also available on the free Internet PCs in Science and Humanities, 1st floor, Central Library.
This is a database that can only be accessed in person at the Central Library - there is no remote access to this database, although there is free access on the New Zealand Medical Journal's website to articles older than 6 months.
Other databases
Visit for more databases on the topic of health. To see what online resources we have available on other subjects, visit our online databases home page - mygateway.info.
For kids:
Make sure to check out our Kid's Catalogue for books and resources aimed at children.
See the human body section in our Kid's Catalogue for links to recommended websites and our books.
Contact us
This page is written and maintained by Rebecca Waechter. The aim of this page is to keep you informed about the health resources available at the library and to highlight parts of the collection that may interest you.
Have any feedback about this page? We'd love to hear it! Please email Rebecca if you have any suggestions or other feedback about information and resources you would like to see available on this page.
