Books on Prescription

This scheme helps people to manage their mental health problems and to regain the confidence to enjoy life.

Doctors and other health professionals, in partnership with East Berkshire library services, prescribe self-help books on anxiety, depression, low self esteem, mood swings, anger, eating disorders, chronic fatigue, obsessive compulsive disorder, head injury and abuse.

• Bring your book prescription into a Borough library and it will be treated with discretion.
• You can join the library, if not already a member, and borrow these self-help books for six weeks; they can be collected by someone else on your behalf.
• If your book isn't available we will get it from another library, free of charge.
• If you find the prescribed book isn't helping, go back to your doctor and seek further advice. You may be prescribed a different book or the doctor may decide your condition requires a different approach.

If your mood deteriorates, it is important you see a health professional as soon as possible.

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