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How to Use Music

Many of the individual areas that we are thinking of highlighting as potential areas of difficulty often come down to a combination of difficulties in communication and around emotional regulation. When people may no longer be able to do this independently and need support, often musical in nature to assist with this- e.g., to provide

Reading List

Below is a list of books recommended by either clinicians working in the field of eating disorders, people with lived experience of an eating disorder and/or their families and carers. This is not an exhaustive list of books that are available, but can provide a good starting point for those on the search for further

Quit Your Way

Stop Smoking Support Stopping smoking is one of the best things you can do for your physical and mental health. It’s never too late to stop smoking, your health will improve soon after you quit. NHS Inform has advice to support you every step of the way – from getting ready to stop, making a

Heart Manual Relaxation App

We are delighted to announce that the Heart Manual Relaxation programme is now available as an App for all Apple and Android devices. We are keen to gather feedback from you and your patient about your experience of using the app. Please take a few moments to complete a short anonymous survey: https://nhslothiansurveys.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/relaxationapp Downloading the

Mental Health Information Resources

Anxiety and Depression Mental wellbeing – Advice on dealing with low mood, anxiety, phobias, stress and where you can get help, NHS Inform, 2020 Audio Visual Jake, our fictional character, experiences feelings of anxiety and stress. This animation explains how these common emotions can develop and how they can affect our daily lives. We follow

Improving Your Mood

Learn Tell me more Self-Assess Tools for self-assessing How do you know if you’re depressed?   If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions, you might have symptoms of depression. Do you recognise any of the experiences described below? Things you might do  How your body might feel  Feelings you might have  Thoughts you might have  Most people experience some

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