Anxiety and depression can be frightening, both to sufferers themselves and to those close to them. In Britain today a staggering one person in six will suffer from depression or a chronic anxiety disorder at some time in their lives. In the USA a mental disorder will affect one in five people during their lifetimes; and people born after World War Two are twice as likely to develop a mental illness as their parents. These dry statistics understate the severity of the situation, because mental illness affects not only the lives of sufferers themselves but also those of their partners, families and friends. This means that in Britain one family in three is likely to be affected at some point.

Stress, Anxiety and Depression SuPPort is a new organisation, founded in 2008, dedicated to helping people affected by stress, anxiety or depression. It builds on and develops the comprehensive approach to understanding, preventing and overcoming these conditions first set out in Beating Stress, Anxiety and Depression by Jane Plant and Janet Stephenson. This approach uses the latest scientific findings to show how you, the patient, can regain control by learning about and carefully selecting from the various diagnostic procedures and treatments that are available and by making changes to your lifestyle and diet to help you to overcome anxiety and depression.

Jane and Janet know of numerous success stories - stories of people who have used the kind of advice given in this book to conquer anxiety and depression.

This website will enable the latest research results to be brought rapidly to a wider audience so that the information in the book can be kept really up to date. The website provides information and advice for sufferers and their carers, and for anybody who wants to adopt a lifestyle and diet that will reduce their risk of suffering from anxiety and depression.