{"id":207,"date":"2017-11-29T19:19:31","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T00:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/oerguideuvic\/chapter\/mental-health\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T17:28:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T21:28:40","slug":"mental-health","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/oerguideuvic\/chapter\/mental-health\/","title":{"raw":"Mental Health, Dementia","rendered":"Mental Health, Dementia"},"content":{"raw":"
Last update: Oct 17\/23<\/div>\r\n

Courses<\/h1>\r\n\"\"Living Life with Dementia<\/a>\u00a0(CC BY-SA)\r\n\r\nIn this course, students will work through four units at their own pace: The Person,\u00a0Living Well with Dementia, the Disease, and\u00a0Tools. In each unit, there are readings, videos, and activities that students will be asked to participate in to enhance their understanding. At the end of each unit, students are given the opportunity to reflect on what they have learned.\r\n

Monographs<\/h1>\r\nDementia: Advances and Treatment<\/a> (CC BY-NC-ND)\r\n\r\nAn edited open access book on dementia.\r\n\r\n\"ThisHistory of Community Mental Health in the Vancouver Area (1973\u20132000)<\/a> (CC BY-NC)\r\n\r\nFor some time I have been wanting to capture the story of the development of the community mental health system in Vancouver. It's a story of visionary thinkers, administrators, service providers, clients and family members who, together, created a unique, world-renowned system known as the Greater Vancouver Mental Health Service (GVMHS).\r\n

Textbooks<\/h1>\r\nChild and Adolescent Mental Health<\/a> (CC BY)\r\n\r\nThis book covers diagnosis, treatment, and social implications. The first section describes diagnostic processes. It describes a reevaluation of projective techniques, a new clinical tool in psychotraumatology, the foundations of the framing technique, and an overview on integrative approaches. The second section focuses on new developments in the field with special emphasis on culture-specific contexts. From parenting of adolescents in India to the influence of poverty on mental health issues in Mexico, as well as the use of marijuana and Internet addiction, some of the most important fields are highlighted. The third section concentrates on therapy. It shows how to react to bullying and reviews the use of antidepressants in children and adolescents.\r\n\r\nIntroduction to Mental Health and Well-Being<\/a> (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)\r\n\r\nFrom the NOBA Project.\r\n\r\nA Long Goodbye: Ed and Mary's Journey with Lewy Body Dementia<\/a> (CC BY-NC-ND)\r\n\r\nThis book, built around Ed\u2019s journal, chronicles Ed\u2019s experiences as a carer following his wife Mary\u2019s diagnosis with Lewy body dementia. Students and experienced health professionals are rarely afforded such an insight into how their words and actions are interpreted by, and impact upon patients, families and friends. Ed\u2019s Story provides information and education resources related to dementia care. Although specifically focusing on Lewy body dementia, the resources are transferable to caring for people with any type of dementia.","rendered":"
Last update: Oct 17\/23<\/div>\n

Courses<\/h1>\n

\"\"Living Life with Dementia<\/a>\u00a0(CC BY-SA)<\/p>\n

In this course, students will work through four units at their own pace: The Person,\u00a0Living Well with Dementia, the Disease, and\u00a0Tools. In each unit, there are readings, videos, and activities that students will be asked to participate in to enhance their understanding. At the end of each unit, students are given the opportunity to reflect on what they have learned.<\/p>\n

Monographs<\/h1>\n

Dementia: Advances and Treatment<\/a> (CC BY-NC-ND)<\/p>\n

An edited open access book on dementia.<\/p>\n

\"ThisHistory of Community Mental Health in the Vancouver Area (1973\u20132000)<\/a> (CC BY-NC)<\/p>\n

For some time I have been wanting to capture the story of the development of the community mental health system in Vancouver. It’s a story of visionary thinkers, administrators, service providers, clients and family members who, together, created a unique, world-renowned system known as the Greater Vancouver Mental Health Service (GVMHS).<\/p>\n

Textbooks<\/h1>\n

Child and Adolescent Mental Health<\/a> (CC BY)<\/p>\n

This book covers diagnosis, treatment, and social implications. The first section describes diagnostic processes. It describes a reevaluation of projective techniques, a new clinical tool in psychotraumatology, the foundations of the framing technique, and an overview on integrative approaches. The second section focuses on new developments in the field with special emphasis on culture-specific contexts. From parenting of adolescents in India to the influence of poverty on mental health issues in Mexico, as well as the use of marijuana and Internet addiction, some of the most important fields are highlighted. The third section concentrates on therapy. It shows how to react to bullying and reviews the use of antidepressants in children and adolescents.<\/p>\n

Introduction to Mental Health and Well-Being<\/a> (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)<\/p>\n

From the NOBA Project.<\/p>\n

A Long Goodbye: Ed and Mary’s Journey with Lewy Body Dementia<\/a> (CC BY-NC-ND)<\/p>\n

This book, built around Ed\u2019s journal, chronicles Ed\u2019s experiences as a carer following his wife Mary\u2019s diagnosis with Lewy body dementia. Students and experienced health professionals are rarely afforded such an insight into how their words and actions are interpreted by, and impact upon patients, families and friends. Ed\u2019s Story provides information and education resources related to dementia care. Although specifically focusing on Lewy body dementia, the resources are transferable to caring for people with any type of dementia.<\/p>\n

Media Attributions<\/h2>