Centre For Addiction And Mental Health: 51 books
Structured Relapse Prevention
An Outpatient Counselling Approach
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2006
Structured Relapse Prevention provides the substance use treatment field with an effective program for clients seeking to maintain change and avoid relapse. Completely revised, expanded and redesigned, this edition features session-by-session guides, clinical tools and a comprehensive set of coping...
by Intellectual Disabilities Curriculum Planning Committee
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2002
Based on the psychiatry residency curriculum at the University of Toronto, which includes teaching in and exposure to developmental disabilities (DD), Guidelines for Managing Patients with Intellectual Disability in the Emergency Room can contribute to a better outcome for ER clients and the ER staff...
Bipolar Disorder
An Information Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
People who have extreme mood swings may have bipolar disorder, or manic-depressive illness. Their moods may have nothing to do with things going on in their lives. The symptoms of bipolar disorder affect not only mood, but also how people think, behave and function.
This guide discusses:
•...
Postpartum Depression
A guide for front-line health and social service providers
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2005
This practical and evidence-based guide on postpartum depression (PPD) includes the best and most current studies to date on PPD as well as practical experience from the field.
Postpartum Depression was specifically developed to meet the needs of front-line health and social service providers...
La dépression
Guides d'information
Language: French
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Récemment mis à jour, ce guide a été rédigé à l’intention des personnes déprimées, de leur famille et de toute personne désireuse de se familiariser avec la maladie, son traitement et sa gestion. Le guide contient de l’information sur :
ce qu’est la dépression et comment en faire...
Le premier épisode psychotique
Guide d'information
Language: French
Release Date: December 18, 2015
Un premier épisode de psychose est une expérience déstabilisante et effrayante, tant pour la personne qui la vit que pour sa famille et ses amis. Et quand les proches ne comprennent pas ce qui se passe et ignorent ce qu’ils devraient faire, cela n’arrange pas les choses. Ce petit guide décrit...
Anxiety Disorders
An Information Guide
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2016
This guide explores the difference between normal anxiety and anxiety disorders, and the different ways that anxiety is expressed. It explains the causes and theories of anxiety in simple, straightforward language, and gives an overview of treatments. The guide also looks at long-term strategies to...
Depression and Bipolar Disorder
Family Psychoeducation Group Manual
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2001
Developed in response to requests for practical assistance from family members struggling to manage the needs of relatives who have been diagnosed with major depression or bipolar disorder, the CAMH family psychoeducation program is designed to help families become knowledgeable about the disorders,...
by Pearl Isaac, RPh, BScPhm
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2009
The problem of opioid addiction is growing in Ontario, primarily associated with the use of pharmaceutical products rather than heroin. For many Ontarians struggling with opioid dependence, methadone maintenance is an effective treatment that could save their lives. However, methadone has a unique...
Managing Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drug Problems
A Pocket Guide for Physicians and Nurses
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
Advice and treatment by physicians and nurses can substantially reduce substance use and its associated disease and health care costs, yet physicians are often hampered by lack of training and knowledge in this area.
Managing Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Problems: A Pocket Guide for Physicians...
Depression
An Information Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
This recently updated guide is written for people living with depression, their families, and anyone interested in gaining a basic understanding of this illness and its treatment and management. The guide gives information on:
what depression is and how it is diagnosed
the different kinds of...
Borderline Personality Disorder
An Information Guide for Families
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2009
People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) have difficulty dealing with relationships and social situations, handling emotions and thoughts, and in controlling their impulses. They may also have trouble understanding why their behaviour is causing problems. Having a family member or friend...
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
An Information Guide
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a severe and debilitating anxiety disorder that affects one person in 40. It affects not only how people feel or think, but also how they behave. OCD symptoms -- such as compulsive hoarding or handwashing -- often evoke uncomfortable emotions in family and friends.
This...
Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy
An Information Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2010
Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is widely recommended as a first-line treatment for a wide variety of emotional problems, including depression and anxiety. CBT works on the basic assumption that the way people think can contribute to their emotional problems. In CBT, people learn to identify,...