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The ANXIETY UK is holding a one day workshop which will review the evidence for the use of telephone CBT and will provide a masterclass in its practical application. The workshop will be of particular relevance to ANXIETY UK therapists already delivering therapy by phone, but also to those CBT practitioners who might consider working in this way in the future. Delivered by Professor Karina Lovell (University of Manchester) and Nicky Lidbetter (CEO, ANXIETY UK), the workshop will provide a valuable insight into the research currently being undertaken in this area and delegates should leave the day with enhanced clinical skills in telephone based CBT intervention.
To book your place on this workshop please visit our online shop at: http://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/shop.php.

The ANXIETY UK have produced a new booklet for people suffering from panic attacks. It contains useful self help info, sources of support and information about panic. The booklet has been produced as part of a pilot study that involves the training of A + E staff in panic, following feedback about poor responses to the condition at a local emergency department. We will be implementing the training, and launching the accompanying booklet in the next month, but you saw it here first! Just look in the recommended resources of the panic section.

BBC Radio 4 has launched a new series of "Am I normal" - And you can get it online via the web from anywhere! "We expect health professionals to tell us if we’re 'normal' or not, but how do they decide where to draw the line between someone who’s OK and someone who isn't? Vivienne Parry investigates." Programme 1 - Social Phobia Are those who are merely shy and retiring being made to believe they have a mental health condition or are we failing those whose acute anxiety in social situations blights their lives? 'Social phobia' was first identified as mental health condition in 1980. Now according to some estimates, up to 1 in 8 people in the US and the UK has this chronic and enduring mental health problem. Some believe it's the most under-recognised and under-treated mental health problem of the modern age - the cause of many people’s depression and alcohol addiction. If you cure the underlying social phobia, they say, the associated depression is much less likely to recur. Others, however, feel that psychiatry itself has gone just a little bit mad – re-branding ordinary shyness as a mental illness. Is it normal to be afraid of public speaking? Or nervous about going on a date? When does not knowing what to say to someone become a mental health problem? Vivienne Parry finds out. You can listen again via the bbc website. www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/am_i_normal.shtml

ANXIETY UK is delighted to announce that Dr Sam Cartwright-Hatton, a leading psychologist in the field of children and anxiety disorders, has joined its patron team. Dr Cartwright-Hatton will be supporting ANXIETY UK over the coming months to assist ANXIETY UK with its 'children and anxiety' project which includes the production of a DVD for children living with anxiety, an information booklet, and a comprehensive training package for ANXIETY UK' CBT practitioners to equip them with the skills/knowledge to enable them to treat children.

ANXIETY UK is pleased to make available a new relapse prevention pack for people living with anxiety disorders. The pack, produced by ANXIETY UK, is supported by Pfizer Limited.

Click here to download a copy.
Alternatively, you can order a hard copy of the kit by calling 08444 775 774.

Welcome to the new-look website of the ANXIETY UK! As you can see our website has been radically re-designed. We hope that it is now both easier to use and more informative. We'd like to hear what you think though, so please get in touch by emailing: info@anxietyuk.org.uk

The ANXIETY UK has recently achieved Volunteering England's Investing In Volunteers Quality Standard, in recognition of the excellent work undertaken with volunteers.

Danny Hulme, ANXIETY UK Chair said:

Investing in Volunteers is the UK quality standard for all organisations involving volunteers. It is the only quality standard that has independent external validation with a UK Quality Assurance Panel that makes recommendations to the UK Volunteering Forum, the awarding body.

Investing in Volunteers aims to improve the quality of the volunteering experience for all volunteers and for organisations to acknowledge the enormous contribution made by volunteers. In order to achieve the award, the ANXIETY UK was assessed against a range of best practice standards and proved to excel in all aspects of working with its volunteers.

Have you struggled to shift those extra pounds that would make your little black dress fit that much better? Are you tired of Friday nights in on your own with only a tub of ice cream and your duvet for company? Do you feel trappped in your current job, weary and unchallenged?

Ursula James, established author, television personality and patron of the ANXIETY UK has a new book out entitled “You can be amazing”. In this book, Ursula has distilled the essence of hypnosis for change, revealing how you too can find the strength within you to unleash your inner dreams and change your whole attitude to life. Through simple and easy to follow exercises, never before has it been so straightforward to reassess your life and change it for the better.

‘You can be amazing’ is available from www.ursulajames.com priced £9.99.