Resources 

Some recommended books for parents helping a child or adolescent overcome mental health problems include:

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• J. Treasure: Skill based approach to helping with Eating Disorders

• D. Huebner: What to do When your Brain Gets Stuck: A kid's guide to overcoming OCD

• J. Lock and D Le Grange: Help Your Teenager Beat An Eating Disorder 

• S. Rayner: Making Friends With Anxiety 

• D. Huebner: What To Do When You Worry Too Much 

Some recommended books for raising children generally include 

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• S. Biddulph: Raising Boys

• C. Webster Stratton: The Incredible Years

• E. Hallowell: The Childhood Roots Of Adult Happiness 

• A Faber & E Mazlish: How To Talk So Kids Will  Listen  And Listen So Kids Will Talk 

• R. Simmons: Odd Girl Out 

• R. Wiseman: Queen Bees And Wannabes 

• M. Levine: The Price Of Privilege

• L. Damour: Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls

• L. Damour: Untangled (great book for parents of teenage girls) 

Books recommended for adults with mental health difficulties include:

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• C. Fairburn Overcoming Binge Eating

• M Haig: Reasons To Stay Alive 

• U. Schmidt:  Getting Better Bit(e) by Bit(e)

• J.Young & J.Klosko:  Reinventing Your Life

Books and articles for those interested in the debate about the impact of social media and screen use on children and adolescents:

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• S.Greenfield Mind Change

• S. Palmer et al Letter to the Guardian (25/12/16) and reply by P. Etchells et al (6/1/17)

• V. Bell et al (12/8/15) BMJ editorial and reply by S. Greenfield same date.