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MOOD-RELATED DISORDERS

Canadian Mental Health Association
The Canadian Mental Health Association is a nationwide charitable organization that promotes the mental health of all and supports the resilience and recovery of people experiencing mental illness.

Canadian Psychological Association
The Canadian Psychological Association provides downloadable information sheets on a variety of mood-related disorders.

Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT)
Canadian Psychiatric Association and Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments have published Canadian guidelines on treating depression.

CBT Online
This is an interactive site that teaches people to use ways of thinking that will help to prevent depression. It is based on cognitive behaviour therapy.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is a substance-related disorder and mental health teaching hospital in Toronto. Under “About Addiction and Mental Health,” there are resources on mood-related disorders, concurrent disorders and substance use.

Centre for Suicide Prevention
The Centre for Suicide Prevention is a non-profit organization serving thousands of people in Alberta, across Canada and around the world. The centre has a special library on suicide and suicidal behaviour, provides training workshops for Albertans including Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) and other workshops across Canada, and supports research on suicide and suicidal behaviour.

Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression
This site is Australian. It has three sections: self-help, support for professionals and research. It includes a depression quiz, information about effective treatments, suggestions for planning activities and problem solving, a list of pleasant activities, and cognitive behaviour therapy materials and links. The downloadable fact sheets on depression are particularly useful.

LivingWorks Education Inc.
LivingWorks Education provides training courses around the world that teach people how to intervene when someone is suicidal. This organization provides ASIST training outside of Alberta, and also provides a variety of other workshops on suicide and suicidal behaviour to people across Canada and beyond.

Mood Disorders Society of Canada
The Mood Disorders Society of Canada (MDSC) is a national, not-for-profit, volunteer-driven organization that is committed to improving quality of life for people affected by depression, bipolar disorder and other related disorders.

ANXIETY AND TRAUMA-RELATED DISORDERS

MacAnxiety Research Centre
MacAnxiety Research Centre website has information and resources about anxiety related disorders.

Anxiety Disorders Association of Canada
This website provides information on anxiety disorders, links to provincial societies and other useful organizations and pharmaceutical companies.

MindYourMind.ca
Mindyourmind.ca is an award-winning, innovative internet resource for youth who are looking for relevant information on mental health and creative stress management.

Canadian Psychological Association
The Canadian Psychological Association provides downloadable information sheets on a variety of anxiety and panic disorders.

CBT Online
CBT Online is an interactive site that teaches people to use ways of thinking that will help to prevent depression. It is based on cognitive behaviour therapy.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is an addiction and mental health teaching hospital in Toronto. Under “About Addiction and Mental Health,” there are resources on anxiety disorders, concurrent disorders and substance use.

Depression Anxiety Stress Scale
The DASS is a 42-item self-report instrument designed to measure the three related negative emotional states of depression, anxiety and tension/stress.

PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS

Canadian Mental Health Association
The Canadian Mental Health Association is a nationwide charitable mental health organization. Its website has a variety of information on mental health and mental illness.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is a substance use disorder and mental health teaching hospital in Toronto. Under “About Addiction and Mental Health” there are resources on psychosis, schizophrenia, concurrent disorders and misuse of substances.

Psychosis 101
Psychosis 101 is a website that provides information and resources regarding symptoms, treatment and recovery for people who may be suffering from psychosis, as well as their friends and families.

Early Psychosis Intervention
EPI Promotes early detection, educates about psychosis and provides direction for seeking help. It is packed with information and resources for people experiencing psychosis and their families.

Schizophrenia Society of Canada
The Schizophrenia Society of Canada is committed to improving the lives of those affected by schizophrenia and related disorders along with their families. The site provides both information and advocacy opportunities.

Strengthening Families Together
“Strengthening Families Together” is a 10-session national education program for family members and friends of people with serious and persistent mental illnesses. Contact your local Schizophrenia Society regarding the program. This includes, Schizophrenia: A Journey to Recovery - A Consumer and Family Guide to Assessment and Treatment was produced in partnership with the Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA). It adapted the CPA’s Clinical Guidelines for the Treatment of Schizophrenia into a user-friendly format to assist consumers and families as they navigate their way to mental health recovery through assessment and schizophrenia treatment.

DELIBERATE SELF-INJURY

Self-injury Outreach & Support
Self-injury Outreach & Support is a collaboration between Guelph and McGill University that provides information and resources about self-injury to those who self-injure, those who have recovered, and those who want to help.

Cornell University Self-Injury and Recovery Research and Resources (SIRRR)
SIRRR provides detailed information about projects and research ongoing at Cornell University on self-injurious behaviour in adolescents and young adults. Links to information of value in understanding, detecting, treating, and preventing self-injurious behaviour (SIB) in adolescents and young adults is also available. The website is well organized and provides a good resource for clear definitions and useful factsheets.

Centre for Suicide Prevention
The Centre for Suicide Prevention provides information about suicide and suicidal behaviour, as well as deliberate self-injury.

Kidshealth
KidsHealth provides accurate, up-to-date and jargon-free information on youth health, including self-injury (cutting).

Kids Help Phone
1-800-668-6868
Kids Help Phone is Canada's only toll-free, 24-hour, bilingual and anonymous phone counselling, referral and Internet service for children and youth. Every day, professional counsellors provide support to young people in urban and rural communities across the country.

Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
CHEO is a pediatric health and research center based in Ottawa, Ontario. They have created a website that will help you navigate the resources available to youth and their families.

EATING DISORDERS

www.canped.ca
Canped.ca is a website offering resources and support tools for parents/caregivers who provide care for youth suspected of having an eating disorder.

The Alliance for Eating Disorder Awareness
The Alliance for Eating Disorder Awareness provides information about eating disorders and includes special sections about eating disorders in males and information for parents.

Eating Disorders Online
Eating Disorders Online provides information about eating disorders and nutrition.

The National Eating Disorder Information Centre
1-866-NEDIC-20
The National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) is a Canadian, non-profit organization which provides information and resources on eating disorders and weight preoccupation. Their goal is to promote healthy lifestyles that allow people to be fully engaged in their lives.

Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder by James Lock and Daniel Le Grange

Eating Disorders: A Parents’ Guide by Rachel Bryant-Waugh and Bryan Lask

IREST

https://www.irest.org/products

MBSR

RESEARCH EVIDENCE FOR EFFICACY OF MINDFULNESS BASED APPROACHES FOR:

ADHD:

Bueno, V. F., Kozasa, E. H., da Silva, M. A., Alves, T. M., Louzã, M.R., Pompéia, S. (2015). Mindfulness meditation improves mood, quality of life, and attention in adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. BioMed Research International.

Cairncross, M.& Miller, C.J. (2016). The effectiveness of mindfulness-based therapies for ADHD: A meta-analytic review. Journal Of Attention Disorders.

Cassone, A.R. (2015). Mindfulness training as an adjunct to evidence-based treatment for ADHD within families. Journal of Attentional Disorders.

Anxiety and Depression:

Hofmann, S.G., Sawyer, A.T., Witt, A.A. & and Oh, D. (2015). The effect of mindfulness-based therapy on anxiety and depression: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

Caregiver Stress:

Piersol, C.V., Canton, K., Connor, S.E., Giller, I., Lipman, S. & Sager, S. (2017). Effectiveness of interventions for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's Disease and related major neurocognitive disorders: A systematic review. American Journal of Occupational Therapy.

Cancer:

Bernard, T. (2015) How to Live Well with Chronic Pain and Illness. Wisdom Publications.

Carlson, L. Speca, M. (2011) Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery: A Step-by-Step MBSR Approach to Help You Cope with Treatment and Reclaim Your Life. http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/library-site/Documents/pathfinder_Mindfulness-General.pdf

Depression:

Daniel N. R., Fox, J. et al. (7 others, 2017). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for young people and their carers: a mixed-method feasibility study. Mindfulness.

Kuyken, W., Warren, F.C. et al. (2016). Efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in prevention of depressive relapse. JAMA Psychiatry.

Kuyken, W., Hayes, R. et al. (24 others, 2015). Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy compared with maintenance antidepressant treatment in the prevention of depressive relapse or recurrence (PREVENT): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet.

Immune Response and Neuroplastic Changes:

Creswell, J.D., Taren, A.A. et al. (9 others, 2016). Alterations in resting-state functional connectivity link mindfulness meditation with reduced interleukin-6: A randomized controlled trial. Biological Psychiatry.

Insomnia:

Black, D. S., O'Reilly, G.A., Olmstead, R., Breen, E. C.; Irwin, M.R. (2015). Mindfulness meditation and improvement in sleep quality and daytime impairment among older adults with sleep disturbances: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Internal Medicine.

Mild Cognitive Impairment among older adults:

Wong, W.P., Coles, J. et al., 2017. The Effects of Mindfulness on Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment. Journal of Alzheimers Disease Rep., v. 1, p. 181-193

Stress and well-being:

Bower, J.E., Crosswell, A.D. et al. (7 others, 2015). Mindfulness meditation for younger breast cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial. Cancer.

Goyal, M., Singh, S., et al. (12 others) (2014). Meditation programs for psychological stress and well-being. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 124. (Johns Hopkins University Evidence- based Practice Center, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Pascoe, M.C., Thompson, D.R., Jenkins, Z.M. and Ski, C.F. (2017). Mindfulness mediates the physiological markers of stress: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Psychiatric Research.

Mental health conditions:

Goldberg, S.B., Tucker, R.P., Greene, P.A., Davidson, R.J., Wampold, B.E., Kearney, D.J. & Simpson, T.L. (2018). Mindfulness-based interventions for psychiatric disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review.

Sundquist, J., Palme, K., Johansson, L.M., Sundquist, K. (2017). The effect of mindfulness group therapy on a broad range of psychiatric symptoms: A randomised controlled trial in primary health care. European Psychiatry.

EFFICACY OF MINDFULNESS BASED APPROACHES FOR DIFFERENCE MINDFULNESS COURSES:

A. Mindful Awareness Practices (MAPs):

ADHD:

Bueno, V. F., Kozasa, E. H., da Silva, M. A., Alves, T. M., Louzã, M.R., Pompéia, S. (2015). Mindfulness meditation improves mood, quality of life, and attention in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. BioMed Research International.

Insomnia/Sleep:

Stress:

Bower, J.E., Crosswell, A.D. et al. (7 others, 2015). Mindfulness meditation for younger breast cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial. Cancer.

B. Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT):

Anxiety & Depression:

Daniel N. R., Fox, J. et al. (7 others, 2017). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for young people and their carers: a mixed-method feasibility study. Mindfulness.

Hofmann, S.G., Sawyer, A.T., Witt, A.A. & and Oh, D. (2010). The effect of mindfulness-based therapy on anxiety and depression: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

Kuyken, W., Warren, F.C. et al. (2016). Efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in prevention of depressive relapse. JAMA Psychiatry.

C. Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and other mindfulness based interventions:

Caregiver stress:

Immune Response and Neuroplastic Changes:

Stress, pain and well-being:

deVibe, M., Bjorndal, A., Fattah, S., Myrdal, G.M., Halland, E. & Tanner-Smith, E.E. (2017). Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for improving health, quality of life and social functioning in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cambell Collaboration.

Goyal, M., Singh, S., et al. (12 others, 2014). Meditation programs for psychological stress and well-being. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 124. (Johns Hopkins University Evidence- based Practice Center, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Pascoe, M.C., Thompson, D.R., Jenkins, Z.M. and Ski, C.F. (2017). Mindfulness mediates the physiological markers of stress: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Psychiatric Research.

Mental health conditions in primary health care:

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