Depression and Anxiety

Apps

• APP for depression: https://www.healthline.com/health/depression/top-iphone-android-apps#2
• Mood Meter – helps track mood
• Mood Notes – cognitive behavioral therapy application that allows you to monitor mood and work on cognitions
• Calm – Meditation and relaxation for ages 7 and up
• Three Good Things Happen – A happiness for journal for ages 7 and up
• CalmHarm – Help for teenagers 13 and up who are battling harmful urges
• Headspace – Helps with guided imagery and meditation. Allows you to write about and process difficult thoughts and feelings. Ages 7 and up
• Breathe2Relax – Free application that allows you to learn how to extend you in-breaths and out-breaths
• Meditation Oasis – Meditations are simple and focus on letting go of unnecessary and damaging thoughts; daytime meditations as well as those aimed at improving sleep and reducing anxiety

Websites

• Anxiety and Depression Association of America
  The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) is the leader in education, training, and research for anxiety, OCD, PTSD, depression, and related disorders.
  www.adaa.org

Books

Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents
By Reid Wilson, PhD
A research based approach that offers a concrete plan of action.

Calming Your Anxious Mind
By Jeffrey Brantley, MD
Combines mind and body approaches to addressing anxiety.

The Worry Trap
By Chad Lejeune, PhD
Uses Acceptance and Commitment therapy approach to anxiety.

What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming OCD
By Dawn Huebner Ph.D.

You and Your Anxious Child
By Anne Marie Albano, Ph.D

Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy
By David Burns, MD

Yoga for Depression: A Compassionate Guide to Relieve Suffering Through Yoga
By Amy Weintraub

Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life: How Dialectical Behavior Therapy Can Put You in Control
By Scott E. Spradlin, MA

The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook
By Edmund J. Bourne, Ph.D.

The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time
By Alex Korb, Ph.D.

Books for Kids with Depression and Anxiety

What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety
(What-to-Do Guides for Kids)
By Dawn Heubner, Ph.D.

What to Do When You Grumble Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Negativity
(What-to-Do Guides for Kids)
By Dawn Heubner, Ph.D.

What to Do When Your Temper Flares: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems With Anger
(What-to-Do Guides for Kids)
By Dawn Heubner, Ph.D.

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