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Here is a list of helpful resources that I regularly refer patients to. I have no financial affiliation with these recommendations.
Managing thoughts, feelings, and behaviors

For help with negative thought patterns and how they impact feelings and behaviors, the cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) model is gold standard. Take a look at the Mind Over Mood website for more information on CBT and to access free worksheets that you can work through on your own or with the help of a therapist or psychiatrist.

Nutrition and brain health

Your cognitive and psychiatric health are directly related to the type of foods you eat, their quantity and quality. There are several books and social media pages on nutritional psychiatry which provide good information. Here is one that provides the information in an easily applicable way.

Bibliotherapy recommendations
Bibliotherapy is a therapeutic approach that uses literature, such as books and stories, to help individuals understand and address their emotional and psychological issues. By reading and reflecting on characters’ experiences and insights, people can gain perspective and find solutions to their own problems. Below is a list that I have curated over the years of different books and how they could be helpful.
  • Man’s Search for Meaning – Victor Frankl
  • Being Mortal – Atul Gawande
  • When Breath Becomes Air – Paul Kalinithi
  • The Center Cannot Hold – Elyn Saks
  • A Beautiful Mind – Sylvia Nasar (biography of John Nash)
  • Surviving Schizophrenia: A Manual for Families, Patients, and Providers by  Fuller Torrey
  • The Human Side of Cancer – Jimmie Holland
  • Getting Better Bite by Bite: A Survival Kit for Sufferers of Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating – Ulrike Schmidt (Author), Janet Treasure June Alexander
  • A First Rate Madness – Nassir Ghaemi
  • The Brain That Changes Itself – Norman Doidge
  • So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed – Jon Ronson
  • Still Alice – Lisa Genova
  • The Art of Loving – Eric Fromm
Trauma ( English vesion )
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Anxiety ( English vesion )
Trauma ( Arabic vesion )
Sleep ( Arabic vesion )
Anxiety ( Arabic vesion )
DR. NOHA ABDEL GAWAD MD

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