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 who has BPD presents unique challenges.This booklet is for people who want to better understand and support someone who has BPD. The guide describes the symptoms and what it feels like to ...

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 how best to offer their support.The guide provides essential information on choosing and starting treatment, how treatment works, side-effects, interactions with other drugs, co...

Faire son choix, réussir son parcours : Traitement de la dépendance aux opioïdes est un guide facile à lire à l’intention des personnes qui songent à suivre un traitement pour leur dépendance aux opioïdes ou qui suivent un traitement par agonistes opioïdes. Cette précieuse ressource aidera leur famille et leurs amis à comprendre ce qu’elles vivent et à trouver la meilleure façon de les aider. Les professionnels qui travaillent auprès de personnes atteintes d’une dépendance aux opi...

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 mental health problem – or more than one of these problems concurrently. This guide provides information about how to empathically and non-judgmentally raise these issues with clients, and how and ...

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 or for a family member, partner or friend. Or you could be a health care provider who wants to help clients and families find out about different services and how to use them.Inside yo...

Ce guide sera très utile aux prestataires de soins de santé et de services sociaux qui ne sont pas des spécialistes en matière de toxicomanie ou de problèmes de santé mentale, mais souhaitent discuter de ces sujets avec leurs clients.Un nombre croissant de personnes qui consultent un professionnel aidant sont aux prises non seulement avec un problème lié à l’usage de substances, mais aussi avec un problème de jeu ou de santé mentale, ou avec ces deux types de problèmes. Vous y trou...

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 sur sa façon de penser, d’agir et de se comporter.Ce guide présente :la définition du trouble bipolaire ;ses symptômes, évolution et causes ;les traitements o...

Une personne qui a un trouble de la personnalité a généralement de la difficulté à entretenir des relations et à faire face à des situations sociales, à composer avec ses émotions et ses pensées, à comprendre comment ou pourquoi son comportement cause des problèmes et à changer pour s’adapter à différentes situations. De leur côté, les proches et les amis de personne atteinte par un TPL font face à une situation difficile.Ce livret s’adresse aux personnes dont un proche est aux pri...

OO-CAMHS could very well begin to change the face of mental health care in the UK Barry Duncan OO-CAMHS is a whole service model that incorporates existing evidence on how to improve outcomes, reduce non-attendance and dropout rates and save money through improved therapeutic efficiency. This service transformation toolkit covers every aspect of improving the mental health of children and young people that any clinician and team needs to know about. From the evidence base to the clinical e...

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 overview of alcohol use, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, tobacco use and other problems as they appear in older adultsa selection of screening tools ...

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:• what bipolar disorder is
• the symptoms, patterns and causes
• the treatment options
• what to expect during recovery from an episode of mani...

Considers mental health needs of children & young people for all health and social care professionals.