Self-help books are perfect for storing on the Kindle and toting around.
Given that many readers of self-help books that encourage positive self-statements are likely to suffer from low self-esteem, they may be worse than useless.
Psychiatrists, therapists, self-help books - everyone recommends good "sleep hygiene", regular exercise, structured social activities and, above all, taking your medication daily and on time.
On the other hand, self-help books are perfect for the Kindle.
"Anti-depressants do play a part but we tend to use a raft of different measures including talking groups and more recently self-help books, " Dr MacMoreland added.
Chopra, 29, is the daughter of the well-being guru Deepak Chopra, who has an enormous following from his spiritual self-help books, which include Ageless Body, Timeless Mind.
You gave us the aha moment, which has taken a life of its own, spawning self-help books, public service announcements and a slew of sitcom punch lines.
The challenge for the NHS, where self-help books are already used in many places, is how to implement this model so people have easy supported access in primary care, he said.
They read self-help books and prayed together.
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While self-help books on the brain tend to focus on improving memory or mood, "The Emotional Life of Your Brain, " written with science journalist Sharon Begley, a former Wall Street Journal reporter, makes the case that we can reprogram our brains to help shed negativity and lead a better and more productive life.
So nowadays the shelves in the business section of your local bookstore groan with self-help-style books offering advice about getting back to basics, regaining focus and growing organically.
Apparently some of the best leadership ideas can be wrung from stand-up comedians--that is if you believe Roger Edward Jones, a management coach who has dabbled in stand-up and subsequently become inspired to add to the ever-growing mountain of books on management self-help.
According to Belinda Budge, publishing director of Thorsons, Britain's biggest self-help publisher and part of Harper Collins, sales of books about yoga and reiki, an Oriental healing system, have exploded in the past 18 months.
The self-help section is an expansive pastiche, and within it are books both shallow and weighty.
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