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Patient & Caregiver Resources - Depression & Mood Disorders
Depression becomes an illness, or clinical depression, when feelings such as worthlessness, self-blame, sadness, disappointment or emptiness are severe, last for several weeks, and begin to interfere with one's work and social life. Depressive illness can change the way a person thinks and behaves, and how his/her body functions.*
Mood disorders are caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. There are two main characteristics of a mood disorder; mania and depression.˜
Information Sheets / Guides
- Antidepressant Skills at Work: Dealing with Mood Problems in the Workplace - Click here
Source: BC Mental Health & Addiction Services (BCMHAS) and the Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction (CARMHA), Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University - Antidepressant Skills Workbook - Click here
Source: Consortium for Organizational Mental Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University - Building Resilience - Click here
Source: Mood Disorders Society of Canada - Caring for Persons with Delirium, Dementia & Depression - Click here
Source: Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario - Depression - Click to download
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Source: The Centre for Studies in Aging & Health - Depression in Elderly - Click here
Source: Mood Disorders Society of Canada - Depression in Older Adults: a guide for seniors and their families - Click here
Source: Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health - Mood Disorders - Click here
Source: Canadian Mental Health Association - Mood Disorders Research and Treatment Service - Outreach Program - Click here
Source: Providence Care - Risk of Suicide - Click here
Source: Mood Disorders Society of Canada - Seniors and Depression - Click here
Source: Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario - Seniors and Suicide - Click here
Source: Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario - Support for Families - Click here
Source: Mood Disorders Society of Canada - What is Depression? - Click here
Source: Mood Disorders Society of Canada - What Are Mood Disorders? - Click here
Source: Check Up From The Neck Up (Mood Disorders Society of Canada) - What older adults, their families and friends need to know about… Depression - Click here
Source: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Advocacy Organizations
- Canadian Mental Health Association - Click here
- Mood Disorders Society of Canada - Click here
- Mood Disorders Association of Ontario - Click here
Support Groups
- Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario - Support for Families and Caregivers - Click here
- Distress Centres Ontario - Click here
- Mood Disorders Society of Canada Discussion Forum - Click here
- Mood Disorders Society of Canada - Ontario Regional Support Groups Listings - Click here
- Providence Care - Mood Disorders Research and Treatment Service - Click here
- Providence Care - Mood Disorders Research and Treatment Service - Relaxation and Calming Workshop - Click here
Other Links
- Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments - Click here
- Check Up From The Neck Up - Click here
*Source: Canadian Mental Health Association
˜Source: Mood Disorders Association of Ontario