Patient and Family Education, Support & Self-Care Resources

Wellness/Stress Management/Resilience

• Stress Management (Dartmouth-Hitchcock Healthwise® Health Encyclopedia article)
• Websites
  • Dartmouth Path Program
    Online, interactive self-assessment and self-care tools to address depression, stress, interpersonal conflict and other problems.
  • MBSR: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
    Online and in-person courses based on Dr. Zinn’s work at University of Massachusetts
  • Palouse Mindfulness
    Online course based on Jon-Kabat Zinn’s UMass Program on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
• Apps
  • Headspace: Mindfulness meditation
• Books
  • Wherever You Go, There You Are, Jon Kabat-Zinn

Insomnia

• Insomnia (Dartmouth-Hitchcock Healthwise Health Encyclopedia article)
• Websites
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
    Not interactive, mostly PDFs with email support
  • Insomnia (National Sleep Foundation)
  • SHUTi (Sleep Health Using the Internet)
    Proven as effective as in person counseling in 12/16 JAMA Psychiatry article
  • Sleep.org
• Apps for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
  • CBT-I Coach
  • Night Owl-Sleep Coach
  • Sleep Smart
• Books
  • Say Good Night to Insomnia, Gregg Jacobs, PhD

Depression/Anxiety

• Depression (Dartmouth-Hitchcock Healthwise Health Encyclopedia article)
• Anxiety (Dartmouth-Hitchcock Healthwise Health Encyclopedia article)
• Websites about depression
  • Depression (National Institute of Mental Health)
  • Help with Depression (American Psychiatric Association)
  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy websites
  • Beating the Blues
  • MoodGYM
    Learn cognitive behavioral therapy skills for preventing and coping with depression.
  • Moodjuice
    Guides to help you think about emotional problems and work towards solving them.
• Apps
  • Breathe2Relax: App for anxiety, stress, PTSD
  • MoodKit: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for depression, anxiety, anger management
  • Pacifica: Anxiety, stress and depression relief
  • Panic Relief: For panic disorder
• Books
  • The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Anxiety, William Knauss, EdD
  • The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression, William Knauss, EdD

Substance/Alcohol

• Dartmouth-Hitchcock Addiction Treatment Program: (603) 653-1860
• Family Support Groups:
  • Online family support groups (PDF)
  • All family support groups (PDF)
• Alcohol and Health Patient flyer and brief educational video (PDF)
• National Institutes on Drug Abuse information on different drugs
• Substance use problems (Dartmouth-Hitchcock Healthwise Health Encyclopedia article)
• Information/self-management websites
  • Alcoholics Anonymous
    The most popular mutual help group for alcohol
  • AlcoholScreening.org
    For those who want help deciding if they should cut down on their drinking
  • Narcotics Anonymous
    The 12 step approach of AA for drugs
  • Rethinking Drinking
    Great resource for people with at risk drinking or those considering whether they have a drinking problem
  • SMART Recovery
    For those who prefer an alternative to AA/NA that is less spiritual and more about self-empowerment
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  • Facts for Patients using Cannabis (Marijuana) to Treat Symptoms (PDF)
• Alcohol Treatment Navigator, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Advice for patients, friends and loved ones for treatment options and how to find treatment.
• Apps
  • A-CHESS: Developed by researchers at the University of Wisconsin as a continuing relapse prevention support for those in recovery from alcoholism and alcohol use disorders, after they leave treatment.
  • recoveryBox: For a range of addictions
  • Sober Grid
  • 12 Steps Alcoholics Anonymous Companion
• Books
  • The Addiction Recovery Skills Workbook, Suzette Glasner-Edwards, PhD
  • This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Annie Grace
  • The 30 Day Sobriety Solution, Jack Canfield and Dave Andrews