BISAC Subject Headings List, Self-Help
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SELF-HELP
Use subjects in this section for works on personal growth, or works aimed at helping people deal with personal problems, including mental illnesses and dependencies. For works written to help people deal with issues involving child rearing or relationships, use subjects in the FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS section. For scholarly works, serious lay studies, or works aimed at psychology professionals, use subjects in the PSYCHOLOGY section.| SEL000000 | SELF-HELP / General |
| SEL001000 | SELF-HELP / Abuse |
| SELF-HELP / Addiction see headings under Substance Abuse & Addictions | |
| SEL003000 | SELF-HELP / Adult Children of Substance Abusers |
| SEL004000 | SELF-HELP / Affirmations |
| SEL005000 | SELF-HELP / Aging |
| SEL033000 | SELF-HELP / Anger Management (see also FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Anger) |
| SEL036000 | SELF-HELP / Anxieties & Phobias |
| SELF-HELP / Bereavement see Death, Grief, Bereavement | |
| SELF-HELP / Chemical Dependence see headings under Substance Abuse & Addictions | |
| SEL008000 | SELF-HELP / Codependency |
| SEL009000 | SELF-HELP / Creativity |
| SEL010000 | SELF-HELP / Death, Grief, Bereavement |
| SEL011000 | SELF-HELP / Depression |
| SEL012000 | SELF-HELP / Dreams |
| SEL014000 | SELF-HELP / Eating Disorders |
| SEL038000 | SELF-HELP / Fashion & Style * |
| SEL039000 | SELF-HELP / Green Lifestyle * |
| SELF-HELP / Grief see Death, Grief, Bereavement | |
| SEL015000 | SELF-HELP / Handwriting Analysis |
| SELF-HELP / Hypnotism see Self-Hypnosis | |
| SEL018000 | SELF-HELP / Inner Child |
| SEL019000 | SELF-HELP / Meditations |
| SELF-HELP / Memory Improvement see Personal Growth / Memory Improvement | |
| SEL020000 | SELF-HELP / Mood Disorders |
| SEL021000 | SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational |
| SEL037000 | SELF-HELP / Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) |
| SEL031000 | SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General |
| SEL016000 | SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Happiness |
| SEL030000 | SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Memory Improvement |
| SEL023000 | SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Self-Esteem |
| SEL027000 | SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success |
| SELF-HELP / Recovery see specific headings in this section | |
| SELF-HELP / Relaxation see Stress Management | |
| SEL017000 | SELF-HELP / Self-Hypnosis |
| SEL034000 | SELF-HELP / Sexual Instruction |
| SEL032000 | SELF-HELP / Spiritual |
| SEL024000 | SELF-HELP / Stress Management |
| SEL026000 | SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / General |
| SEL006000 | SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / Alcoholism |
| SEL013000 | SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / Drug Dependence |
| SEL026010 | SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / Tobacco |
| SEL035000 | SELF-HELP / Time Management |
| SEL029000 | SELF-HELP / Twelve-Step Programs |
If your title does not have subject content, i.e. a blank book, please use the Non-Classifiable term below. Otherwise, use the Subject/General term in the closest descriptive area.
NON000000 NON-CLASSIFIABLE
Please note that the BISAC Subject Headings List is governed by the following copyright notice.
© 2012, Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of the attached documents may be distributed or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the express permission of the Book Industry Study Group, Inc.