CMHA Lending Library

BOOKS and RESOURCE PUBLICATIONS Depression and Manic Depression

• A Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic-Depressive Illness
• Call Me Anna : An Autobiography of Patty Duke
• Depression - An Overview of the Literature
• Depressive Illness: A Guide for Patients and Families
• Feeling the Rainbow - A Body Innocent
• Feeling the Rainbow - Rude Awakening
• Getting Un-Depressed - How a Woman Can Change Her Life Through Cognitive Therapy
• Helping the Depressed Person Get Treatment
• How to Cope With Depression - A Complete Guide for You and Your Family
• In the Jaws of the Black Dogs - A Memoir of Depression
• Listening to Prozac
• Living Without Depression & Manic Depression
• Manic Depressive Disorders & When Lithium Does Not Work
• Manic-Depressive Illness: A Guide for Patients and Families
• On An Even Keel: Understanding Bipolar Mood Disorder
• The Depression Workbook - A Guide for Living with Depression and Manic Depression
• Understanding Manic-Depressive Illness: An Information Guide for patients and their families
• Understanding Depression
• We Heard the Angels of Madness - A Family Guide to Coping with Manic Depression
• When Feeling Bad is Good

Schizophrenia

• Coping With Schizophrenia - A Guide for Families
• Living and Working With Schizophrenia
• Redefining Schizophrenia and Its Treatment
• Schizophrenia - Straight Talk for Family and Friends
• Schizophrenia - A Handbook for Families
• Surviving Schizophrenia - A Family Manual

Mental Illness

• Extraordinary People - Understanding Savant Syndrome
• How to Live With a Mentally Ill Person
• Over and Over Again: Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Psychiatric Rehabilitation
• Psychological and Social Aspects of Psychiatric Disability
• Recovery From Compulsive Behavior
• Self Injury/Self Harm - The Facts
• Stolen Mind - The Slow Disappearance of Ray Doernberg
• The Adult Children of Alcoholics Syndrome: A Guide to Discovery and Recovery
• The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing - Experience and Treatment of OCD
• What Works for Whom? - A Critical Review of Psychotherapy Research
• When Someone You Love Has a Mental Illness
• You Mean I Don't Have to Feel This Way? - Help for Depression, Anxiety and Addiction

Substance Abuse

• Addiction Services Plan for the Grey-Bruce District (1995)
• CAMH Annual Report 98/99
• Drugs in Ontario
• Making Connections - A Booklet About Women and Prescription Drugs and Alcohol
• Substance Abuse and the Family System
• The Older Adults and Sleeping Pills, Tranquilizers and Pain Medication
• Youth and Drug Abuse - A Planner's Guide to Multi-functional Treatment
  

Grief & Bereavement

• Questions and Answers on Death and Dying
• Surviving Grief...and Learning to Live Again
  

Sexual Abuse

• Beginning to Heal - A First Book for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
• Betrayal of Innocence - Incest and It's Devastation
• Boy's Don't Cry -The Struggle for Justice and Healing in Canada's Biggest Sex Abuse Scandal
• Double Duty - Help for the Adult Child Who Was Sexually Abused
• Growing Through the Pain - The Incest Survivors Companion
• Reach for the Rainbow - Advanced Healing for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
• Strong In All the Broken Places - Overcoming the Trauma of Childhood Abuse
• The Sexual Healing Journey
• The Right to Innocence - Healing the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse
  

Divorce & Separation

• Crazy Time: Surviving Divorce
• Divorce Hangover - Creating a Bright New Future After Your Marriage Ends
• Leaving Him Behind - Cut the Cord and Break Free After the Marriage is Over
• Rebuilding When Your Relationship Ends
• Surviving Divorce: Daily Affirmations
  

Suicide

• Please Listen to Me! - Your Guide to Understanding Teenagers and Suicide
• Silent Grief: Living in the Wake of Suicide
• Special Report on Suicide Among Aboriginal People
• Suicide: Teens Talk to Teens
• Suicide in Canada - Update of the Report of the Task Force on Suicide in Canada
• Youth Suicide - A Catalogue of AudioVisual Resources 1965-1987
  

Self Healing

• Adult Children - The Secrets of Dysfunctional Families
• An Adult Child's Guide to What's "Normal"
• Asserting Your Self - A Practical Guide for Positive Change
• Beginning Again - Beyond the End of Love, Meditations for Starting Over
• Beyond Codependency - And Getting Better all the Time
• Breaking Down the Wall of Silence
• Breaking Free of the Shame Trap - How Women Get Into It, How Women Get Out of It
• Choices - Creating Happiness By Breaking Free From Your Past
• Creating Love - The Next Great Stage of Growth
• Feel the Fear; And Do It Anyway
• For Your Own Good - Hidden Cruelty in Child Rearing and the Roots of Violence
• Home Coming - Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child
• How to Meditate - The Acclaimed Guide to Self Discovery
• How to Raise Your Self-Esteem
• In Search of Balance - Discovering Harmony in a Changing World
• Life Skills for Adult Children
• Loving Each Other - The Challenge of Human Relationships
• Making Peace With Yourself - Turning Weakness into Strengths
• Moments - Stories About Special Moments in Peoples Lives
• Out of the Darkness and Into the Light
• Personhood - The Art of Being Fully Human
• Price tag - Canadian Women and the Stress of Success
• Pulling Your Own Strings
• Reinventing Your Life - How to Break Free From Negative Life Patterns
• Staying On Top When Your World Turns Upside Down
• The Three Boxes of Life - And How to Get Out of Them
• The Dance of Anger
• The Different Drum - A Spiritual Journey Toward Self-Acceptance
• The Perfectionist Predicament - How to Stop Driving Yourself and Others Crazy
• The Dance of Deception
• The Hero Within - Six Archetypes We Live By
• The Emotionally Abused Woman - Overcoming Destructive Patterns & Reclaiming Yourself
• Together We Heal - A Real Life Portrait of Recovery in Group Therapy for Adult Children
• Un-Oh: Some Observations From Both Sides of the Refrigerator Door
• What to Say When You Talk to Yourself
• When Am I Going to Be Happy? - How to Break the Emotional Habits That Make You Miserable
• You Don't Have to Suffer - A Handbook for Moving Beyond Life's Crises
• You'll See It When You Believe It - The Way to Personal Transformation
  

Self Help

• Doing It Ourselves - A Guide for Training Women to Establish Self Help Groups
• Helping You Helps Me - A Guide Book for Self Help Groups
• Steps in Building a Self Help Group
• The Self Help Way - Mutual Aid and Health
  

Family

• Families' Struggles and Resilience: Experience & Perspectives on Mental Health
• Families of People With Mental Illness - Current Dilemmas and Strategies for Change
• Information and Support Service Needs of Families Who Have a Member With a History
  of Mental Illness
  

Consumer/Survivors

• An Organization Primer for Consumer/Survivor and Other Community Service Groups
• Building a Framework for Support - Listening to People Who Have Directly Experienced the Mental Health System
• Building a Framework for Support - Participation With People Who Have Directly Experienced the Mental Health System
• Facilitating Consumer Participation
• From Consumer to Citizen - Building a Framework for Support
• Injustice Walks Softy - Human Rights and Mental Illness
• Listening to People Who Have Directly Experienced the Mental Health System
• Reaching Across - Mental Health Clients Helping Each Other
• Remembering Ourselves - A Resource Book on Psychiatric Survivors
• Responding to the Abuse of People With Disabilities
• Step by Step - A Background Paper on Consumer/Survivor Participation
• The Closing of the American Mind
• Upstairs in the Crazy House - The Life of a Psychiatric Survivor
  

Mental Health Reform

• 2000 and Beyond: Strengthening Ontario's Mental Health System (1998)
• A New Framework for Support For People With Serious Mental Health Problems (1993)
• A Framework for Support for People With Severe Mental Disabilities (1984)
• Alternatives in Mental health - Program and Service Evaluation (1995)
• Alternatives in Mental Health Program and Service Evaluation (1995)
• Best Practices in Mental Health Reform Discussion Paper (1997)
• Best Practices in Mental Health Reform Situational Analysis (1997)
• Beyond Institutions 1 (1994)
• Building Community Support for People: A Plan For Mental Health in Ontario (1988)
• Community Reinvestment - Balancing the Use of Resources to Support People With Mental Disabilities (1987)
• Implementation Planning Guidelines for Mental Health Reform (1994)
• Making the Shift to Anti-Racism in Mental Health Reform (1994)
• Mental Health Plan for the Grey-Bruce District (1991)
• Mental Health for Canadians - Striking a Balance (1988)
• Negotiating Successful Partnerships (1994)
• Putting People First - The Reform of Mental Health Services in Ontario (1993)
• Report on the Rural and Northern Health Care Framework (1998)
• Review of Best Practices in Mental Health Reform (1997)
• Strong Medicine: How to Save Canada's Health Care System (1994)
• System Design for Mental Health Reform in the Grey Bruce District (1996)
• The Community Mental Health Legislation Sub-Committee Report (1991)
• The Road to Reform (1991)
• The Road to Reform: Where is it Leading Us? (1994)
• The Phoenix Project, Phase One (1994)
• The Needs of the Mentally Ill In Grey County: A Short Terms Needs Survey (1981)
• Towards Rebalancing Canada's Mental Health System (1991)
• Travelling the Same Road: A Report on Concurrent Disorders in Ontario
  

Volunteers/Volunteering

• Emotional First-Aid Manual - A Practical Guide for Volunteers and Para-Professionals
• From the Top Down - The Executive Role in Volunteer Program Success
• No Surprises - Controlling Risks in Volunteer Programs
• Volunteer Advocates - A Discussion Paper Featuring Working Models
• Volunteering - A Pathway to Integration
  

Work/Employment

• Strategies for Success: A Consumer's Guide to the Workplace
• What Color is Your Parachute: A Practical Manual for Job Hunters & Career Changers
  

Violence

• Discussion Papers on Health/Family Violence Issues
• Violence Issues: An Interdisciplinery Curriculum Guide for Health Professionals
• Violence Against People With Serious Mental Health Problems
  

Youth

• After the Tears: Teenagers Talk About Mental Illness in Their Families
• Changing the Way Things Work: A Young People's Guide to Social Action
• Circles of Friends - People With Disabilities and Their Friends Enrich the Lives of One Another
• First Steps - The McGuinty Task Force on Children
• The Progress of Canada's Children 1997
• Working Together
• Youth Mental Health Promotion - The Public Health Issues (1995-1996)
  

(Resource)
Depression/Manic Depression

• Depression in the Workplace - Presentation Kit 1995
• National Awareness Campaign on Depression - Presentation Workshop 1995
• National Awareness Campaign on Depression - Regional Orientation Day 1995
  

Suicide

• Adolescent Suicide Awareness Training Program
• Suicide Intervention Workshop Trainers Handbook (Living Works)
• Suicide Intervention Workshop Trainers Manual (Living Works)
• Suicide Intervention Handbook (Living Works)
• Youth Suicide Awareness Presenter's Handbook (with slides & overheads)
  

Aging/Elder Abuse

• Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults - Resource and Training Kit for Service Providers
• Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults in Institutional Settings - Annotated Bibliography
• Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults in Institutional Settings - Discussion Paper
• Community Awareness and Response: Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults
• Elder Abuse - The Hidden Crime
• Elder Abuse - A Practical Handbook for Service Providers
• Mental Health and Aging In Canada - Emerging Issues in Mental Health
  

Crisis

• Crisis Prevention Program
• Effective Crisis Responses - Workshop Proceedings 1994
  

Work/Employment

• Jobs & Growth - Improving Social Security in Canada Discussion Paper Summary 1994
• Jobs & Growth - Improving Social Security in Canada Discussion Paper 1994
• Social Support in the Workplace - Workshop Kit 1990
• The Canadian Guide to Innovative Health Promotion Practice in the Workplace 1987
• Unemployment - It's Impact on Body and Soul 1992
• Work Without Barriers - Workshop Proceedings 1994
• Work and Well-Being - The Changing Realities of Employment 1984
  

Housing

• A Step Forward - Report to the GBDHC Mental Health Advisory Committee 1995
• Commission of Inquiry into Unregulated Residential Accommodation 1991
• Consultation Counts: Taking Action on a Housing Framework for Ontario 1992
• Improving Life Chances for Homeless People With Mental Illness 1993
• Learning Diversity - Accommodations in Colleges and Universities for Students With Mental Illness
• Mental Health Reform Implementation Guidelines for Housing and Support Services 1995
• Supported Housing Report: Moving Toward Consumer/Survivor Focused Models 1994
• Supportive/Supported Housing: Changing the Focus 1994
  

Case Management

• Case Management/Community Support - Workshop Proceedings 1994
• Case Management Training Resource Guide 1993
• Policy Document Respecting Case Management 1995
• Position Paper on Case Management 1991>
  

Miscellaneous

• Psycho Social Dimensions of HIV & AIDS 1988
• The Essential Guide to Prescription Drugs 1999
  

Pamphlets

• Mental Health For Life
• Mental Illness
• Getting Help: When & How
• The Myths of Mental Illness
• Mental Illness in the Family
• Feeling Angry?
• Stress
• Separation and Divorce
• You and Your Aging Parents
• Growing Older
• Preventing Suicide
• Grief After Suicide
• Grieving
• Depression and Manic Depression
• Schizophrenia
• Children and Attention Deficit Disorders
• Children and Depression
• Children and Difficult Behaviour
• Children and Family Break-Up
• Children and Self-Esteem
• Children and the Stress of Parenting
• Children and Their Fears
• Depression in the Workplace
• Understanding Anxiety Disorders
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Phobia and Panic Disorder
• Reflections on Youth Suicide
• When a Young Person is Suicidal
• For More Information
  

Fact Sheets

• Frequently Asked Questions
• What is Mental Illness?
• Ontario Statistics
• Schizophrenia
• Ten Tips for Mental Health
• Manic Depression (Bipolar Disorder)
• Anxiety
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Stress
• Anxiety Disorders and Phobias
• Suicide
• Stigma & Mental Illness
• Bereavement & Grief
• Eating Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa
• Depression
  

Journals, Periodicals and Magazines

• Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
• Psycho-Social Rehabilitation Journal
• Schizophrenia Bulletin
• Innovations and Research in Clinical Services
• Schizophrenia Digest
• Journal of Addiction and Mental Health
• Without Restraint
• Network
  

Videos and Audio Cassettes

• Asylum
• A View of Mental Illness From the Judges Bench
• Between the Lines - Angels Among Us
• Between the Lines - Psychiatry
• Cause of Death?
• Dark Glasses and Kaleidoscopes - Living With Manic Depression
• Faces of Depression
• Fragile Time
• Full of Sound & Fury - Living With Schizophrenia
• In Search of Effective Governance (an excerpt)
• Manic
• Mental Illness and Employment
• Mind Games - Stories of Mental Illness in Canada (audio)
• Mood Disorders Assoc. of Ontario & Toronto Presents: Maintaining and Strengthening the Bonds of Marriage
• Breaking the Bubble of Silence
• The Ethical Implications of Genetic Research
  
• Moving Back Into the Light
• No Place to Go - Mental Illness and Homelessness
• Reintegration in Persistent Schizophrenia
• Rural Women With Disabilities - Violence Prevention
• Shattered Dreams - Nothing is the Same Once Someone Close to You Gets Schizophrenia
• Stress at Work
• The Invisible Wall
• TVO Mental Health Programs: Spinning Out
• The Famine Within
• Playing With Madness
• Psychiatry
• Manic
• Understanding the Role of Orthomolecular Medicine in Maintaining Good Mental Health