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If you would like to learn more about mental health, work being done in mental health, and organizations involved in the care and treatment of people with mental illnesses, the websites below may be of interest to you. The description of each organization is from their website content.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
www.camh.ca

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital, as well as one of the world's leading research centres in the area of addiction and mental health. Founded in 1998 as a result of the merger of the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, the Addiction Research Foundation, the Donwood Institute, and the Queen Street Mental Health Centre, CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion to help transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues.

Anxiety Disorders of Ontario
www.anxietydisordersontario.ca

The Anxiety Disorders Association of Ontario (ADAO) is a registered charity and non-profit organization that was incorporated in 1997. Its mission is to empower, in an holistic way, the lives of those affected by anxiety through advocacy, education, research support and community programming. It recognizes a wide range of approaches to anxiety conditions and is very open to different treatment and management options.

Mood Disorders Society of Canada
www.mooddisorderscanada.ca

Mood Disorders Society of Canada (MDSC) is a national, not for profit, consumer driven, voluntary health charity that was formally incorporated in 2001. It overall objective is to provide people with mood disorders and their family members and caregivers with a strong, cohesive voice at the national level to improve access to treatment, inform research, and shape program development and government policies to improve the quality of life for people affected by mood disorders (depression, bipolar disorder, and associated conditions).

Mood Disorders Association of Ontario
www.mooddisorders.ca/about

The Mood Disorders Association of Ontario offers free support and recovery programs to people across Ontario living with depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder. They provide drop-in peer support groups, recovery programs, family and youth clinical support, early intervention for mood disorders and psychosis, and online tools focused on wellness and recovery.

Canadian Psychological Association
www.cpa.ca

The Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) was incorporated in 1950. Its objectives are to improve the health and welfare of all Canadians, to promote excellence and innovation in psychological research, education and practice, to promote the advancement, development, dissemination and application of psychological knowledge, and to provide high-quality services to members. In its role as psychology’s national voice, the CPA helps ensure that the discipline and profession contribute to the health and well-being of Canadians.

Psychology Foundation
www.psychologyfoundation.org

Founded in 1974 to promote the understanding and use of research-based psychological knowledge to help people in their daily lives, the Psychology Foundation of Canada (PFC) is a national registered charity dedicated to supporting parents and strengthening families through a number of initiatives, including creating educational resources, developing training programs for parents and professionals, and delivering community-based programs through diverse partnerships across Canada.

Canadian Psychiatric Association
www.cpa-apc.org

Founded in 1951, the Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA) is the national voluntary professional association for Canada's 4,500 psychiatrists. As the national voice of Canadian psychiatrists, the CPA advocates for the professional needs of its members and promotes excellence in education, research, and clinical practice.

American Psychological Association
www.apa.org

The American Psychological Association is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States. APA is the world's largest association of psychologists, with nearly 130,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students as its members. Its mission is to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people's lives.

This workbook summarizes the principles of CBT that are common to the treatment of depressive and anxiety conditions, and guides readers through the process of becoming attentive to negative thoughts and emotions and questioning how they react to and interpret situational content. It also illustrates how to identify and alter emotional and behavioural reactions that may help to maintain depression and anxiety, and to gradually engage in situations that people may usually avoid due to negative perceptions/reactions, as a way of changing those reactions and promoting a more balanced approach to life.

Greenberger D, Padesky CA. Mind over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think. The Guilford Press, 1995.

Though published some years ago, this workbook is still very popular among those having difficulties with stress, depression or anxiety. Written in an easy to read format, it covers very similar content to the Unified Protocol workbook, and helps patients to understand how negative thoughts, emotions and behaviours can be self-perpetuating, and how changing emotional and behavioural reactions can result in changes to perceptions and improved attitudes and outlook on life. Step-by-step instructions are provided on identifying and challenging negative thoughts, emotions and behaviours through mindful attention to oneself and one’s environment, and deliberate engagement in situations perceived to be stressful, as a means to achieving well-being.

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