Search our resources library for self help guides, patient information leaflets, mental health and wellbeing information that you may find useful.
This Alzheimer's Society factsheet explains why a person with dementia might act aggressively, either physically or verbally. It gives practical tips that carers can use to help prevent and manage aggressive behaviour. It also looks at the types of support that may be available.
This Royal College of Psychiatrists leaflet looks at some causes of poor memory, and how to find help if you are worried about your own memory or someone else’s.
This guideline covers mid-life approaches to delay or prevent the onset of dementia, disability and frailty in later life. The guideline aims to increase the amount of time that people can be independent, healthy and active in later life.
This quality standard covers supporting people with dementia to live well and maintain their independence. It sets out how high-quality social care services should be organised and what high-quality social care should include, so that the best support can be offered to people with dementia using social care services in England.
This quality standard covers care for people with dementia provided by health and social care staff in hospital, community and specialist care settings. It includes diagnosis, assessment and care planning, and respite services for carers of people with dementia. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
This guideline covers preventing, diagnosing, assessing and managing dementia in health and social care, and includes recommendations on Alzheimer’s disease. It aims to improve care for people with dementia by promoting accurate diagnosis and the most effective interventions, and improving the organisation of services.
The Case Register holds the names of patients interested in research. When there is a suitable study, people on the Case Register may be asked if they would like to take part. Our research can be to improve treatment, diagnosis, care or management of dementias and neurodegenerative diseases.
Information from the Royal College of Psychiatrists about the different types of depot medication, what they are used for and how they are administered.
This Royal College of Psychiatrists leaflet is for anyone who is, or has been depressed. It describes what depression feels like, some of the help that is available, how you can help yourself and how to help someone else who is depressed. At the end of the leaflet, there is a list of other places where you can get further information.
A guide for people who are worried their partners may be depressed or those whose partner has already been diagnosed. It can help you understand depression better and learn what you can do to help.
