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A list of sources for the Beat Stress, Feel Better man manual, published Sept 2014, follows:
What causes stress (page 6):
- http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/mentalhealth/Pages/returning-to-work-mental-health.aspx
- http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/live/12329/45896/45896.pdf
- http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Suicide/Pages/Causes.aspx
- http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171778_295718.pdf
Work and stress (page 6):
- http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/dayslost.htm
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16082186
- http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/Pages/workplace-stress.aspx
- http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/46b6c682-fa94-11e2-a7aa-00144feabdc0.html
- Naish, J. Enough: Breaking free from the world of more. London: Hodder & Stoughton; 2008
- James, O. The Selfish Capitalist: Origins of affluenza. London: Vermilion; 2008
- http://www.acas.org.uk/media/pdf/m/p/Right-to-apply-for-flexible-working-a-short-guide.pdf
Drink and drugs (page 10):
- The US National Institute of Health holds this opinion. The NIH frequently takes a position which isn’t founded on solid science. See below for scepticism on such unfounded positions. See NIH website here http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK64178/
- A 1997 paper holds that the science seems to point to substance induced mood disorders though strikes a balance by stating that “Current beliefs and diagnostic conventions classify drug-induced depression into a distinct category (Substance-Induced Mood Disorder): but this approach is not specifically supported by the existing literature.” Paper is Patten SB, Love EJ, (1997) “Drug Induced Depression” Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. Web address http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9097332
- http://ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_120.pdf
SAD (page 8):
Loneliness (page 12):
- http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-news/news-archive/2010/2010-05-02/
- http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/content/assets/PDF/publications/the_lonely_society_report.pdf?view=Standard
- http://www.gnc.gu.se/digitalAssets/1348/1348516_altered-stress-responses-in-children---stress-nov-2011.pdf
Triggers and spotting a spiral (page 14):
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2795557/
- http://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/multimedia/interactive_features/gene-expression/
- http://www.mind.org.uk/mental_health_a-z/7979_how_to_cope_with_the_early_signs_of_mental_health_problems
- www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/bipolar-disorder/index.shtml
- http://www.nhs.uk/Search/Pages/Results.aspx?___JSSniffer=true&q=mood+swings
Anger (page 15):
Are you addicted? (page 16):
- http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/terminology/definition1/en/
- There are two definitions of addiction. One is a physiological disease such as alcoholism and the other is a habit with only psychological dependency such as cannabis.
- http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/faqs.htm
- WHO Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) (2010). Page 9 on the PDF http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2010/9789241599382_eng.pdf
- Comorbidity between mental health issues and substance use is a major international field of research. As such this comment can be referenced at a high level anywhere. See I Crome “The relationship between dual diagnosis: substance misuse and dealing with mental health issues.” (2009) SCIE. Download as PDF and see Page 2 here http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/briefings/files/briefing30.pdf
- World Health Organisation “Self Help Strategies for cutting down or stopping substance use” (2010) download PDF here http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2010/9789241599405_eng.pdf
Eating (page 17):
- Leyes – Wallace, R, (2013) “Nutrition and Mental Health”, Taylor and Francis Google Books preview can be found here http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=B9KrxydnZ_cC&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=nutrition+and+mental+health&ots=4Hpx5w6WqQ&sig=kuUp7bL2DwO0EIw65vxT-CcU-JI#v=onepage&q=nutrition%20and%20mental%20health&f=false
- http://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/food-and-mood/#.UoY5TJGddwo
- http://www.mind.org.uk/mental_health_a-z/7990_body_dysmorphic_disorder
Exercise (page 18):
- Zschucke, E, Gauldlitz, K, Strohle, A, (2013) “Exercise and Physical Activity in Mental Disordeers: Clinical and Experimental Evidence” J Prev Med Public Health See link http://synapse.koreamed.org/search.php?where=aview&id=10.3961/jpmph.2013.46.S.S12&code=0056JPMPH&vmode=FULL
- Raichlen D et al (2011) “Wired to run: exercise-induced endocannabinoid signaling in humans and cursorial mammals with implications for the ‘runner’s high’” Journal of Experimental Biology See link here http://jeb.biologists.org/content/215/8/1331.short
- Boecker H et al (2008) “The Runner's High: Opioidergic Mechanisms in the Human Brain” Oxford Journal of Neuroscience. See link http://cercor.oxfordjournals.org/content/18/11/2523.full
Sing, dance and laugh (page 19):
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/10168914/All-together-now-singing-is-good-for-your-body-and-soul.html
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3551063.stm
- http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100426113058.htm
Talk (page 20)
- http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/09/the-real-reason-facebook-makes-us-unhappy.html
- http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0069841
Write (page 22):
- http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/help-information/mental-health-a-z/A/arts-therapies/
- http://www.chce.research.va.gov/docs/pdfs/pi_publications/Harris/2006_Harris.pdf
- http://www.yalepeplab.com/teaching/psych131_summer2013/documents/Lecture19_Pennebaker1997_Writingemotionalexperiences.pdf
Mindfulness (page 19):
- http://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/30863901/MBSRMAJPR2004.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIR6FSIMDFXPEERSA&Expires=1381592969&Signature=%2B1xX8wpamdHytypG7BNQMrVdx8Q%3D&response-content-disposition=inline
- http://www.radboudcentrumvoormindfulness.nl/media/Artikelen/Piet2011.pdf
- https://webspace.utexas.edu/neffk/pubs/mindfulnessmetaanlysis.pdf
- http://campbellcollaboration.org/lib/project/117/
- http://bemindful.co.uk/mbct/mbct-evidence/
- http://www.bangor.ac.uk/mindfulness/about.php.en
- http://mindfulnessteachersuk.org.uk/pdf/MBCTImplementationResources.pdf page 13
- http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/CG90NICEguideline.pdf
Do what you enjoy (page 21):
Volunteer (page 21):
- Fegan, C and Cook S (2012) Experience of volunteering: a partnership between service users and a mental health service in the UK. IOS Press. Link http://iospress.metapress.com/content/j432316n54215252/
Learn (page 21):
- Westwood J (2003) The Impact of adult education for mental health service users, The British Journal of Occupational Therapy. See link http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cot/bjot/2003/00000066/00000011/art00003
Sleep (page 22):
Talking Therapies (page 23):
- http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/content/assets/PDF/publications/need_2_know_peer_support1.pdf?view=Standard
- http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Cognitive-behavioural-therapy/Pages/Introduction.aspx
- http://www.nice.org.uk/media/878/f7/cbtcommissioningguide.pdf
- http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Counselling/Pages/Talking-therapies.aspx
- http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Psychotherapy/Pages/Introduction.aspx
- http://apt.rcpsych.org/content/15/3/199.full
Medication (page 24):
- http://www.mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/news/landmark-moment-as-antidepressant-prescriptions-top-50-million/
- https://catalogue.ic.nhs.uk/publications/prescribing/primary/pres-disp-com-eng-2002-12/pres-disp-com-eng-2002-12-rep.pdf
- http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/help-information/mental-health-a-z/M/medication/
- http://www.nyitnikek.hu/upload/File/FournierJAMA2010.pdf
Schizophrenia (page 27):
Depression (page 28):
- http://www.patient.co.uk/health/depression-leaflet
- http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/help-information/mental-health-statistics/common-mental-health-problems/?view=Standard
ADHD (page 29):
- DSM IV criteria for ADHD can be found on the Michigan State University website here https://www.msu.edu/course/cep/888/ADHD%20files/DSM-IV.htm
Photo credits
A list of photographic credits for Beat Stress, Feel Better follows:
Cover: Sol Searching by Casey Fleser (Creative Commons Licence: CC BY 2.0) (also used on page 25)
Page 5: Disappointed man - istock.com
Page 9: Love on sand - istock.com
Page 10: Beer Gut by bareknuckleyellow (CC BY 2.0)
Page 13: Angry? by Navaneeth KN (CC BY 2.0)
Page 15: Casio 3157 by Reg Natarajan (CC BY 2.0)
Page 17: Glass of Water - Wikimedia Commons public domain
Page 19: autopilot by Elliott P (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Page 23: Mouth Talking by Travis Rigel Lukas Hornung (CC BY 2.0)
Other images David McCairley and the Men’s Health Forum
The credits were correct as at October 2015.