Centre For Addiction And Mental Health imprint: 51 books
Challenges & Choices
Finding Mental Health Services in Ontario
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2004
Finding your way around the mental health system can be confusing, frustrating, scary -- and difficult. Written in easy-to-understand language, Challenges & Choices gives practical information about mental health services in Ontario and how to find them. You could be looking for services for yourself...
C'est Assez!
Comment arrêter de boire ou réduire votre consommation d’alcool
Language: French
Release Date: March 15, 2013
p>Un grand nombre de personnes savent que leur consommation d’alcool est problématique bien avant d’être prêtes à demander de l’aide. Cette reconnaissance du problème peut être une première étape importante en vue d’arrêter de boire ou de réduire sa consommation d’alcool. Toutefois,...
Brief Couples Therapy
Group and Individual Couple Treatment for Addiction and Related Mental Health Concerns
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2003
Brief Couples Therapy is a facilitator’s manual for counsellors working in substance use settings who would like to augment their practice by seeing couples. It will also be useful for couple counsellors who would like to offer a focused program for clients with substance use issues.
The...
Asking the Right Questions 2
Talking about sexual orientation and gender identity in mental health, counselling and addiction settings
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2007
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, transsexual, two-spirited, intersex and queer (LGBTTTIQ) people have specific life factors that relate to substance use and/or mental health problems. These factors include coming out, gender transition, societal oppression, loss of family support, isolation,...
Youth & Drugs and Mental Health
A Resource for Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2004
When ADHD, depression, anxiety and conduct and learning disorders emerge in childhood, they increase the risk that a young person may later develop substance use problems. In addition, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia tend to appear during adolescence and young adulthood -- about the same time that...
Fundamentals of Addiction
A Practical Guide for Counsellors
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
*Fundamentals of Addiction *is an essential reference for counsellors and a comprehensive textbook for college and university level students in courses that address addictions. Written by more than 50 experts in addiction treatment and related fields, each chapter includes case examples, practice...
Responding to Older Adults with Substance Use, Mental Health and Gambling Challenges
A Guide for Workers and Volunteers
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2006
Understanding how substance use, mental health and gambling problems affect older adults can help people who work with them to respond more sensitively and effectively when difficult situations arise.
This easy-to-read booklet is designed to help workers and volunteers understand and recognize...
Psychiatric Clinical Skills
Revised 1st Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2010
Psychiatric Clinical Skills is a practical guide to engaging and assessing people who have mental health problems. Written by a team of experienced clinicians, it focuses on “what to ask” and “how to ask” and covers a wide spectrum of clinical problems and settings. It includes a chapter written...
Psychiatry in Primary Care
A Concise Canadian Pocket Guide
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2011
Psychiatry in Primary Care: A Concise Canadian Pocket Guide is a comprehensive, practical resource designed to support the work of primary care providers who encounter challenging mental health problems in their daily practices.
Following a “just the pearls” approach, Psychiatry in Primary...
Growing Up Resilient
Ways to Build Resilience in Children and Youth
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2007
Resilience is an important aspect of mental well-being. Tatyana Barankin and Nazilla Khanlou draw from the latest research and theoretical developments on resilience in children and youth and present it in a way that is relevant for a diverse audience, including parents, educators, health care providers,...
La dépression du post-partum
Guide à l’intention des fournisseurs de services sociaux et de santé de première ligne
Language: French
Release Date: March 31, 2005
À la fois pratique et fondé sur l’expérience clinique, ce guide présente les études les plus actuelles et les plus concluantes sur la dépression du post-partum (DPP), en plus de décrire les expériences des intervenantes du domaine.
La dépression du post‑partum est conçu précisément...
Le trouble bipolaire
Guide d'information
Language: French
Release Date: March 15, 2013
Les sautes d’humeur extrêmes d’une personne pourraient être les manifestations d’un trouble bipolaire (ou trouble maniaco-dépressif). Ces hauts et ces bas peuvent se produire sans rapport avec ce qui arrive dans la vie de la personne. De plus, les symptômes du trouble bipolaire se répercutent...
Promoting Recovery from First Episode Psychosis
A Guide for Families
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2010
Family members can play a significant role in helping to identify early signs of psychosis, in seeking prompt and appropriate treatment for their relative, and in promoting the recovery process. Promoting Recovery from First Episode Psychosis is based on research, practice guidelines and the authors’...
by Caroline O'Grady, RN, MN
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2007
Concurrent substance use and mental health problems affect the person experiencing the problems, and also his or her family members and friends. Families need help to deal with the impact of concurrent disorders, but families are also a key to finding effective solutions. This guide can help families...