LibGuides: Wellbeing: Gumberg Resources

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Taking Control of Anxiety by Bret A. Moore
Call Number: BF575.A6 M65 2014
This straightforward guide, filled with compelling case examples and easy to use techniques, will teach you to identify, reduce, eliminate, and prevent the negative effects of anxiety.
Behind Happy Faces: taking charge of your mental health, a guide for young adults by Ross Szabo; Melanie Hall
Call Number: RA790 .S975 2007
Certain to become one of the most comprehensive accounts of the mental health issues affecting today's youth, popular speaker Ross Szabo's guide helps young people to address their problems, and aids adults in understanding them as well.
Our Bodies, Ourselves by Boston Women's Health Book Collective Staff; Judy Norsigian
Call Number: RA778 .N49 2011
Hailed by The New York Times as a "feminist classic," and "America's bestselling book on women's health," the comprehensive guide to all aspects of women's health and sexuality, including menopause, birth control, childbirth, sexual health, sexual orientation, gender identity, mental health and general well-being.
Mindfulness Pocketbook by Gill Hasson
Call Number: eBook
This little book is packed with over 100 quick exercises, each dealing with a different situation, to help you get calm, collected, and balanced. By progressing through the pocketbook, you will develop mindful ways of thinking and doing that will benefit a wide range of situations in your personal, social, and work life. Slow down, take a deep breath, and take that step toward an easier and more manageable life.
Well-Being by Marc H. Bornstein (Editor); Lucy Davidson (Editor); Corey L. M. Keyes (Editor); Kristin A. Moore (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
Integrating physical, cognitive, and social-emotional domains, Well-Being is the first scientific book to consider well-being holistically. Focusing on a set of core strengths grouped within these three domains, the book also includes a fourth section on developmental strengths through adulthood that broadly examines a continuum of health and development, as well as transitions in well-being.
Meditation for Beginners by Jack Kornfield
Call Number: CD 3941 VOL. 1-2 (Sound Recording)
Meditation for Beginners introduces you to this ancient art, and shows you, step-by-step, how it can help you feel truly alive and connected with the treasure each moment brings.

Find Wellbeing Resources at Gumberg

Explore these databases for articles, books, and more!

Academic Search Elite (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Use Academic Search to find basic articles on wellbeing!
CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) This link opens in a new window
CINAHL has an abundance of health-related articles, for those interested in research on wellbeing.

CQ Researcher: Health Topic
Browse CQ Researcher's reports specifically on health topics.

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Use JSTOR to find basic articles on wellbeing!
Consumer Health Database (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Explore this ProQuest database for basic articles on wellbeing.
PubMed @ Duquesne This link opens in a new window
For in-depth health articles surrounding wellbeing, use PubMed!

Use these subject terms in the databases or DUQSearch to explore topics further:

Anxiety
Exercise -- Health aspects
Happiness
Health
Job stress
Meditation
Mental Health
Mindfulness (Psychology)
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
Nutrition
Relaxation
Relaxation -- Technique
Self care
Stress (Psychology)
Stress management
Test anxiety
Wellbeing or Well-being
Yoga

(Tip: Combine subject terms to narrow down your search, e.g., wellbeing AND stress management.)