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Pamphlets

Due to a limited amount of storage space, The Canadian Mental Health Association, Ottawa Branch, cannot keep large quantities of pamphlets, therefore:

Pamphlets with a cost: for 50 or more go to the source unless they are source (1).

Free pamphlets: if you require more than one copy go to the source.

Please find attached at the back an order form that may be completed when pamphlets are requested. Please note that mailing costs will be added to all orders.

We urge you to place your orders in advance of the date required. Please allow 2 - 3 weeks for delivery.

NOTE: The number in brackets to the right of the price per unit, refers to the publication source. Please cross-reference this number with the appropriate address in the middle of the Resource List .

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION
1- MENTAL HEALTH FOR LIFE

Describes how to work towards & maintain good health.

Available in English, French & Chinese

$0.35 (1)
2- MENTAL ILLNESSES

Provides an overview of the major mental illnesses & their treatment.

Available in English & French

$0.35 (1)
3- GETTING HELP: WHEN AND HOW

Helps to decide if you need help for a mental health problem, and how to go about finding it.

Available in English, French & Chinese

$0.35 (1)
4- THE MYTHS OF MENTAL ILLNESS

Clearing up the misunderstandings & common fears surrounding mental illness.

Available in English and French

$0.35 (1)
5- MENTAL ILLNESS IN THE FAMILY

Discusses issues for people w ho have a family member with mental illness.

Available in English & French

$0.35 (1)
6- COPING WITH UNEMPLOYMENT

Describes strategies for maintaining your emotional well-being while you are unemployed.

Available in English & French

$0.35 (1)
7- FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH
 
$0.35  
8- SEPARATION & DIVORCE

Coping with your feelings when your marriage ends.

Available in English & French

$0.35 (1)
9- WHAT IS PSYCHOSIS?

The brochure describes what an individual under psychosis experiences, causes, treatments and what we should do to help.

Available in English and in French 

$0.35 (1)
10- EARLY PSYCHOSIS INTERVENTION

The brochure describes what psychosis is, consequences of delayed treatment, and benefits of early intervention.

Available in English and in French

$0.35 (1)
     
   
     

ANGER

1- FEELING ANGRY

Learn to control anger rather than letting it control you.

Available in English & French

$0.35 (1)
2- VIOLENCE AND MENTAL ILLNESS

The pamphlet expresses the fact that the mentally ill are no more violent than the general population and that the mentally ill are more likely to be victims of violence.

Available in English and in French

$0.35 (1)
     
   
     
CHILDREN
1- CHILDREN & ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS

Describes the effects of ADD and ADHD on children & their families.

Available in English & French

$0.35 (1)
2- CHILDREN & DEPRESSION

Describes signs & symptoms of depression in children and how to get help.

Available in English & French

$0.35 (1)
3- CHILDREN & DIFFICULT BEHAVIOR

Describes how to deal constructively with children's problem behavior. 

Available in English & French

$0.35 (1)
4- CHILDREN & FAMILY BREAK-UP

Describes how to help children cope with the separation or divorce of their parents. 

Available in English & French

$0.35 (1)
5- CHILDREN & SELF-ESTEEM

Describes how to promote healthy self-esteem in children.

Available in English & French

$0.35 (1)
6- CHILDREN & THEIR FEARS

Discusses childhood fears & the need to teach children to be aware of danger.

Available in English & French

$0.35 (1)
     
   
     
DEPRESSION
1- DEPRESSION IN THE WORKPLACE

Describes the symptoms of clinical depression and how it may affect an employee's performance.

Available in English and in French

$0.35 (1)
2- SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER

This pamphlet answers questions such as: What causes SAD? 

What are the symptoms? and Who is at risk? Please note: There is a summer equivalent to Seasonal Affective Disorder.

Available in English and in French

$0.35 (1)
3- POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION

The pamphlet defines Postpartum Depression, describes its symptoms and it 

looks at its causes and risk factors.

Available in English and in French

$0.35 (1)
     
   
     
ELDERLY
1- YOU AND YOUR AGING PARENTS

Describes how to cope when your parents start to need help.

Available in English, French & Chinese

$0.35 (1)
2- GROWING OLDER

Deals with the changes caused by aging.

Available in English, French & Chinese

$0.35 (1)
3- (LET'S TALK FACTS ABOUT) MENTAL HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY

A seven page booklet about mental health of the elderly.

Available in English only

$0.35 (7)
4- (WHAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT) MENTAL HEALTH IN THE LATER YEARS

Offers helpful hints for adapting to change and responding to new opportunities and challenges.

Available in English only

$1.25 (9)
     
   
     
OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDERS
1- OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER

Gives clear definitions of what obsessions and compulsions are in the clinical sense. Enumerates also the various types of treatment available for those suffering with OCD.

Available in English & French

$0.35 (1)
     
   
     
PANIC AND ANXIETY
1- PHOBIAS AND PANIC DISORDER

Describes the two main categories of phobias: specific and social, their associated conditions, the treatments most commonly used and mentions where to find support.

Available in English & French

$0.35 (1)
2- UNDERSTANDING ANXIETY DISORDERS

Emphasizes the stigma attached to people affected by the many different anxiety disorders such as Phobias, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder etc. and describes the methods of treatment most commonly used.

Available in English & French

$0.35 (1)
     
   
     
SCHIZOPHRENIA
1- SCHIZOPHRENIA

Provides basic information about the illness & its treatment.

Available in English & French

$0.35 (1)
     
   
     
STRESS
1- STRESS

Describes how to recognize and deal with stress so that it won't damage your health.

Available in French & English

$0.35 (1)
     
   
     
SUICIDE AND GRIEF
1- GRIEVING

What to expect & how to cope after the death of a loved one.

Available in English & French

$0.35 (1)
2- PREVENTING SUICIDE

Describes how to cope if you or someone you know is considering suicide. 

Available in English & French

$0.35 (1)
3- WHEN A YOUNG PERSON IS SUICIDAL

The pamphlet describes the challenges of youth, that suicide is about escape, the signs to look for in suicidal youth, and what we can do. 

Available in English only.

$0.35 (1)
4- REFLECTIONS ON YOUTH SUICIDE

The pamphlet describes some myths about suicide, who is at risk, and how to approach the subject of suicide.

Available in English only

$0.35 (1)
     
   
     
YOUTH
1- YOUTH AND PSYCHOSIS

The brochure describes what psychosis is, the signs that people should look for, and the benefits of early treatment.

Available in English and in French

$0.35 (1)
     
   
     
EATING DISORDERS
1- EATING DISORDERS

The pamphlet discusses the three major eating disorders, describes the warning signs, and
looks at the causes and treatments available.

Available in English and in French

$0.35 (1)

 

SOURCES

(1) Source: Canadian Mental Health Association
National Office
8 King Street East, Suite 810
Toronto, Ontario
M5C-1B5
Telephone: 1-416-484-7750 Ext. 247
Fax : 1-416-484-4617

(2) Source: Ministry of Health
9th Floor, Hepburn Block
Queen’s Park
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 1S2

(3) Source: National Institute of Mental Health
Room 10-85
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
1-800-421-4211

(4) Source: Health & Welfare Canada
Tunney's Pasture
12th Floor
Brooke Claxton Building
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0K9

(5) Source: Squibb Canada Inc.
2365 Cote de Liesse
Montreal, Quebec
H4N 2M7

(6) Source: Marketing Services
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
33 Russell Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 2S11
1- 800-661-1111

(7) Source: American Psychiatric Press Inc.
1400 K Street NW
Suite 1101
Washington, DC
20005
now distributed in Canada by :
Login Brothers Canada
324 Saulteaux Cresc.
Winnipeg, MB
R3J 3T2
tel.(204) 837-2987

(8) Source: Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals (Canada) Inc.
380 Elgin Mills Road East
Richmond Hill, Ontario
L4C 5H2

(9) Source: Scriptographic Communications Ltd.
150 Consumers Road
Suite 404
Willowdale, Ontario M2J 1P9

(10) National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Mental Health) NIH Publication
tel. (301) 443-4513

(11) Centre for Suicide Prevention formerly (SIEC)
201 - 1615 10th Ave. S.W.
Calgary, Alberta T3C-0J7
1-403-245-3900
Copyright.1996 a program of the CMHA Alberta Division.

(12) 1995 Wyeth - Ayerst Canada
Printed in Montreal, Canada
1025 Marcel Laurin Blvd.
St. Laurent, Qc.
H4R 1J6

(13) NEDIC
CW 1-211, 200 Elizabeth Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2C4
tel. (416) 340-4156
FAX (416) 340-4736
www.nedic.on.ca

(14) Canadian Psychiatric Association
200-237 Argyle
Ottawa, Ont.
K2P 1B8

(15) Sheena's Place
87 Spadina Rd.
Toronto, Ont.
M5R 2T1
tel:(416) 927-8900

(16) Alzheimer Canada
1320 Yonge St. suite 201
Toronto, Ont.
M4T 1X2
tel:(416) 925-3552

see also :
Alzheimer Society of Ottawa-Carleton
Lower level
1525 Carling Ave.
Ottawa, Ont.
K1Z 8R9
tel:722-1424

(17) Alzheimer Society/Société Alzheimer Ottawa-Hull
190 Maclaren St.
Ottawa, Ont.
K2P 0L6
tel:232-8557/728-0996

(18) National Mental Health Association
2001 North Beauregard Street
12th Floor
Alexandria, Virginia
U.S.A., 22311
Phone:1-800-969-6642
www.nmha.org

(19) Pinecrest-Queensway Health and Community Services
1365 Richmond Rd. 2nd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K2B 6R7
tel. 820-4922

(20) Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.
Dorval, Quebec
H9R-4P5

(21)Performance Resource Press, Inc.
1270 Rankin Drive, Suite F
Troy, Michigan, U.S.A.
48083-2843
1-800-453-7733

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