The Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Group is a skills training group. This group is for people who have a hard time controlling and expressing their emotions effectively. Topics include: how to join the group, when and where the group is held, expectations, and topics covered during sessions.
Acamprosate is a medication used to help manage alcohol dependence that works best for people who would like to stop drinking alcohol completely. This pamphlet outlines how to use this medication and possible side effects.
The Adult Neurodevelopmental Stabilization Unit (ANSU) is a specialized acute inpatient unit at the Nova Scotia Hospital. ANSU serves people who are 19 years of age or older, have a learning disability that needs some or a lot of care, and have an active mental illness (like anxiety, a mood disorder, psychosis, and others).
This pamphlet explains how having a liver transplant may affect your mental health.
Aripiprazole is most often used to treat psychosis and sometimes used to treat mania and depression. This pamphlet explains how to take aripiprazole, how it helps, how quickly it will work, how long you should take it, and possible side effects.
Sometimes it is hard to assert ourselves with others. This 1-page sheet outlines some ways to act and respond assertively.
Benzodiazepines are a group of medications that work as sedatives. Diazepam and lorazepam are 2 benzodiazepines used to manage all stages of alcohol withdrawal. This pamphlet explains how to take this medication and answers other questions you may have.
La présente brochure a été conçue pour répondre à toutes vos questions et préoccupations concernant les attentes, la sécurité et le respect de la vie privée et pour vous fournir les coordonnées des ressources en santé mentale dans la communauté. This pamphlet is also available in English.
This pamphlet explains what causes bipolar disorder, what the symptoms of mania and depression are, how bipolar disorder is treated, and where you can get help.
This 1-page sheet outlines an exercise in building your self-esteem by practicing repeating a series of positive statements.