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

by Peter Menzies, BA, BSW
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

by Nancy Poole, MA, PhD
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

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

by Martha Sanchez-Craig, PhD
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...
by CAMH Healthy Aging Project
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...
by W.J. Wayne Skinner, MSW, RSW
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

by Marilyn Herie, PhD, RSW
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

by David A. Wolfe, PhD, ABPP
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

by Sepali Guruge, RN, BScN
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

by W.J. Wayne Skinner, MSW, RSW
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

by CAMH
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

by Lori Haskell, PhD
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...
by Shannon Bettridge, MA, Howard Barbaree
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...
by CAMH
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...
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