Centre For Addiction And Mental Health imprint: 51 books
Journey to Healing
Aboriginal People with Mental Health and Addiction Issues: What Health, Social Service and Justice Workers Need to Know
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2015
Helping to promote healing in Aboriginal people with addiction and mental health issues requires specialized knowledge and unique skills. Health, social service and justice workers must first have a grasp of history and the emotional legacy that today’s generation of Aboriginal people carry. They...
Highs and Lows
Canadian Perspectives of Women and Substance Use
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2007
Women’s and girls’ substance use is an important health, economic and social issue in Canada. However, most books about alcohol and other drug use do not address the unique needs and circumstances of this population.
Highs & Lows draws on the latest theory and research to offer strategies...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
Most people accessing mental health and addiction services have experienced trauma. For those working in community services, treatment agencies and hospitals, providing "trauma-informed care" requires an understanding of the effects of trauma, and of how to create programs, spaces and policies...
Saying When
How to Quit Drinking or Cut Down
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
People often recognize that their drinking is causing problems in their lives long before they are ready to seek help. Knowing that there is a problem can be a good first step to cutting back or quitting drinking, but it can be hard to know what further steps to take to make changes and stick to them.
Saying...
Improving Our Response to Older Adults with Substance Use, Mental Health and Gambling Problems
A Guide for Supervisors, Managers and Clinical Staff
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2008
Part of the CAMH Healthy Aging Project, Improving Our Response provides the information, tools and guidance that service providers need to work more effectively with older adults who may have substance use, mental health or gambling problems.
This comprehensive resource includes:
an...
Concurrent Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders
An Information Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2010
A person with a mental health problem has a higher risk of having a substance use problem, just as a person with a substance use problem has an increased chance of having a mental health problem.
This guide:
explains the symptoms and causes of concurrent disorder
outlines the different...
Addiction
An Information Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Written by professional counsellors, this concise and easy-to-read booklet for clients and families includes information on:
what addiction is
what causes addiction
addiction treatment and other support options
recovery and relapse prevention
help for partners and families
explaining addiction...
What Parents Need to Know about Teens
Facts, Myths and Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2007
As a parent, you want practical, accurate and user friendly information to help raise your teen. You want to know what’s considered normal adolescent behaviour, how to determine whether your child is on a good path, how to encourage your teen’s healthy development, and how to get help when problems...
Working with Immigrant Women
Issues and Strategies for Mental Health Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2008
Working with Immigrant Women addresses the gap between the needs of newcomer women and established structures and practices in Canada’s mental health care system.
With an interest in changing paradigms in mental health practice, the multidisciplinary group of authors—including researchers,...
Treating Concurrent Disorders
A Guide for Counsellors
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2005
Understanding how co-occurring substance use and mental health problems relate to and affect each other can be challenging — how do they interact, and how can you help?
Treating Concurrent Disorders: A Guide for Counsellors gives you the information you need to offer effective, comprehensive...
Making the Choice, Making It Work
Treatment for Opioid Addiction
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2016
Making the Choice, Making It Work is an easy-to-read guide for people who are considering treatment for opioid addiction, and for those who are already taking opioid agonist therapy. Families and friends will find it valuable for understanding what their friend or family member is experiencing, and...
First Stage Trauma Treatment
A Guide for Mental Health Professionals Working with Women
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2003
While post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been recognized for some time, only recently have therapists begun to recognize and address complex post-traumatic stress responses in female clients who have a history of early or chronic abuse.
Most mental health service providers recognize...
The Forensic Mental Health System in Ontario
An Information Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2008
People who have a mental illness and who come in contact with the law have special needs. The mental health system or the criminal justice system alone cannot always meet those needs. The forensic mental health system is the place where the mental health system and the criminal justice system meet.
The...
Substance Use, Concurrent Disorders and Gambling Problems in Ontario
A Guide for Helping Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2008
This book is a valuable resource for health and social service providers who are not specialists in addiction or mental health issues, but who would like to talk about these issues with clients.
Many people who come to helping professionals are struggling with a substance use, gambling or...