HIL - Health Information Library

Stress and Relaxation

The following links provide information on how to reduce your stress levels and some relaxation techniques

HIL website - Provide links to good quality information and local support groups

Depression and Stress

NHS Website - Provides information in the following topics

Stress, anxiety and depression

Struggling with stress?

Relaxation tips to relieve stress

Ten Stress Busters

Exercise to relieve stress

Mental Health Apps and Tools

Patient UK - Information in the following topics

Stress and Tips how to avoid it

Relaxation Exercises

British Heart Foundation - Information in the following topics

Stress and heart disease

Understanding Stress (This short leaflet explains the link between stress and unhealthy habits that can increase your risk of heart and circulatory diseases)

Yoga and how it can benefit you

Heart Manual - produced by NHS Lothian provides video and audio links to home exercise plan, relaxation and breathing techniques in English, Hindi, Punjabi and Gujarati.

Royal College of Psychiatrists- Information on the following topics

Coping with physical illness

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Coping with a traumatic event

Mind- Information in the following topics

Health & Safety Executive- Information on the following topic

Work related stress

Stroke4carers- Provides video on general relaxation techniques