Mental Health & Addictions

What is it?

Emotional, psychological and mental well being are key components contributing to overall health. When mental health is affected by difficult situations or events or by persistent long-term mental illnesses, individuals may require treatment in order to get back to their everyday activities and relationships.

UHN Resources

UHN Brochures and Pamphlets

• Antidepressant Medication
  

  English	Portuguese

• Anxiety Diorders
  

  English	Chinese	Italian
  Portuguese	Spanish

• Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team

  English	Chinese	Italian
  Portuguese	Spanish	Vietnamese

• Bipolar Disorder
  

  English	Italian	Portuguese
  Spanish	Vietnamese

• Delirium
• Depression

  English	Chinese	Italian
  Portuguese	Spanish	Vietnamese

• Early Intervention in Psychosis Program

  English	Chinese

• Elder Abuse
• Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
  

  English	Portuguese

• Feeling Zapped?
• Gambling...How to Walk Away

  English	Portuguese

• How Are You Coping?
• Mental Fatigue and What You Can Do about It?
• Mental Health Resources
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

  English	Chinese	Italian
  Portuguese	Spanish	Vietnamese

• Portuguese Mental Health & Addictions
• Psychiatric Emergency Services Unit (PESU)

  English	Portuguese

• Relaxation Techiques
• Resources for Addictions
• Psychosis

  English	Chinese	Italian
  Portuguese	Spanish

• Schizophrenia

  English	Chinese	Italian
  Portuguese	Spanish

• Welcome to the Inpatient Psychiatry Program
  

  English	Portuguese

• Why Do I Have to Stay in Hospital against My Wishes?

  English	Chinese	Italian
  Portuguese	Spanish

• Women's Mental Health and Addiction Task Force
• Woman's Own Withdrawal Management Services

  Community	Day

UHN Clinics or Centres

• Community Mental Health
• Family Support Program
• Impact Program
• Portuguese Mental Health and Addiction
• Women's Mental Health
• Women's Mental Health Clinic

Related Web Sites

• Canadian Mental Health Association
  Offers a complete series of pamphlets with vital information on mental health and mental illness. Some of them are available in Farsi/Dari, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Somali, Serbo-Croation, Tamil, and Urdu.
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
  Access to a wide range of information and/or resources about addiction and mental health. 
• Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments
  Information about causes, symptoms, and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders.
• Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office
  PPAO is dedicated to promoting patients' rights in Ontario by providing individual and systemic advocacy, rights advice and education. Their InfoGuides are for information purposes, are easy to read, provide helpful information and give you tips that will be helpful in your self-advocacy efforts.
• National Eating Disorder Information Centre
  The Centre provides information resources on eating disorder and weight preoccupation. The web pages contain Questions & Answers to Eating Disorders, Guide for Family and Friends, and Eating Disorder Glossary.
• National Institution of Mental Health
  Includes information about the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illnesses. Also available are brochures and information sheets, reports, press releases, fact sheets, and other educational materials.
• American Psychiatric Association – Let's Talk Facts About...
  This Facts Pamphlet Series contains general information on mental health and related illnesses.
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  Easy-to-read English and Spanish materials for the public covering a wide range of alcohol-related topics.

Support Groups

• Group Therapy for Women Over 60 Who are Suffering Depression
• Inpatient Mental Health Groups
• Recovery Support Group
• Women for Sobriety Support Group