Poor mental health costs the NHS £14 billion a year. A new
scheme aims to bring the healing benefits of reading to the 6 million people in
the UK with anxiety and depression.
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There is growing evidence showing that self
help reading can help people with certain mental health conditions get better. Reading Well Books on Prescription will enable GPs
and mental health professionals to prescribe patients cognitive behavioural
therapy through a visit to the library. Here they can get books to help them
understand and manage conditions from depression to chronic pain. The scheme
works within NICE guidelines, and uses 30 books endorsed by health partners as
having evidenced CBT benefits.
Another of The Reading Agency’s initiatives is their Mood-boosting Books Scheme, which attempts to help
people feel better by giving them recommended books to read when they are
feeling anxious or depressed. Research shows that reading improves mental
well-being and reduces stress levels. The books are recommended by readers and
reading groups around the country and range from novels and non-fiction to
poetry and graphic novels. There are also titles that are suitable for less
confident readers.
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