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  2. Hospital Emergency Departments

    Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering 580 Harwood Avenue South, Ajax, ON, L1S 2J4 905.683.2320 Lakeridge Health Oshawa 1 Hospital Court, Oshawa, ON, L1G 2B9 905.576.8711 Lakeridge Health Bowmanville 47 Liberty Street South, Bowmanville, ON L1C 2N4 905.623.3331 Markham Stouffville Hospital 381 Church...

  4. Information for MHFA Attendees

    A light breakfast and lunch will be provided both days of the training. Please advise us on any food preferences or allergies on your registration form. You must be available to attend the full two days of the training in order to receive your certification. If any participant misses more than one...

  5. Addictions

    Addiction is characterized by thoughts and behaviours that include one or more of the following: impaired control over drug use, compulsive use, continued use despite harm and craving. There are many different kinds of addictions. Drug addiction, for example, is a dependence on a street drug...

  6. Alzheimer's Disease

    Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, degenerative disease of the brain, which causes thinking and memory to become seriously impaired. It is the most common form of dementia, a general term for memory loss and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. Signs and...

  7. Concurrent Disorders

    Concurrent disorders are conditions in which a person experiences both mental illness and a substance abuse disorder. Concurrent disorders can include a wide range of combinations, such as an anxiety disorder and a drinking problem, or schizophrenia and cannabis dependence. Signs and Symptoms...

  8. Dementia

    Dementia disorders are the most common mental health problem affecting Canadian seniors. Dementia involves loss of memory and cognitive abilities and almost always affects judgment, decision-making and relationships. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common dementia disorder. Other types of dementia...

  9. Dual Diagnosis

    Dual diagnosis is a term used to describe mental health issues experienced by people with a developmental disability. Sometimes, dual diagnosis identifies issues that are usually referred to as concurrent disorders, that is, psychiatric illness and addiction. Signs and Symptoms In dual diagnosis...

  10. Huntington's Disease

    Huntington disease (HD) is a progressive, degenerative brain disorder that causes nerve cells in specific parts of the brain to waste away and die. Signs and symptoms of this inherited disease typically develop in middle age. Signs and Symptoms Huntington disease usually develops slowly, and the...

  11. Personality Disorder

    Personality is a way of describing how people think, feel and behave, such as their emotional response to an upsetting situation. Personality disorders are often diagnosed when particular elements of a person's behaviours, reactions and perceptions of the world are extreme and cause distress to the...

  12. Schizoaffective Disorder

    Schizoaffective disorder is a condition in which a person experiences a combination of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations or delusions and mood disorder symptoms, such as mania or depression. Signs and Symptoms Signs and symptoms of schizoaffective disorder may include: Strange or...

  13. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

    CBT is one of the most commonly practiced forms of psychotherapy in mental health counselling. Its focus is on helping people learn how their thoughts impact and affect their feelings and behaviours. The theory is based on the belief that how individuals think and behave may develop and maintain...

  14. Hallucinations

    Hallucinations are false or distorted sensory experiences that appear to be real perceptions. When you hallucinate, you are hearing, seeing, smelling or feeling things that do not actually exist. The most common hallucinations are auditory – people will hear voices talking about them or to them...

  15. Not Criminally Responsible (NCR)

    Not Criminally Responsible (NCR) is a court verdict stating that a person has committed an illegal act but, at the time, was suffering from a serious mental illness that rendered him/her incapable of appreciating the nature, quality and consequences of the act. The court’s verdict indicates that the...

  16. Unfit to Stand Trial

    A person is declared Unfit to Stand Trial (Unfit) if a mental illness prohibits that person from understanding the nature, object or consequences of the events that occur in court, or if that illness prevents the person from being able to communicate with and instruct his or her lawyer. Simply being...

  17. Ontario Review Board disposition

    An Ontario Review Board Disposition is a decision the Ontario Review Board makes following a hearing. A disposition provides information on such things as which hospital, facility or doctor the person must remain connected to. A disposition also details what level of security – maximum, medium or...

  18. Fellows

    Fellowship at Ontario Shores Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences offers one or two year Clinical Fellowships in collaboration with the University of Toronto - the host academic institution for each Fellowship. Clinical Fellowships are available in: General Psychiatry Forensic Psychiatry...

  19. About Mental Illness

    Some people think that mental health conditions are rare and “happen to someone else.” In fact, mental health conditions are common and widespread. Studies have shown that every year, 1 in 5 people in Canada will personally experience a mental health problem or illness (Mental Health Commission of...

  22. Adolescent Psychiatry Selective

    Elective: Adolescent Psychiatry Elective for Residents Place: Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, 700 Gordon Street, Whitby, ON L1N 5S9 Available to: Residents in Psychiatry in PGY3-6 Supervisor: Dr. Marc Fadel Contact: @email This six-month Senior Elective rotation...

  23. Dual Diagnosis: Psychiatry of the Developmental Disabilities

    Elective: Dual Diagnosis: Psychiatry of the Developmental Disabilities Elective for Residents Place: Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, 700 Gordon Street, Whitby, ON L1N 5S9 Inquiries: Dr. T. Gofine @email, or by phone at 905.430.4055, ext. 6641. Supervisor: Dr. T...

  24. Risk Assessment and Management

    Elective: Risk Assessment and Management Elective for Residents Place: Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, 700 Gordon Street, Whitby, ON L1N 5S9 Inquiries: Dr. Elizabeth Colemen 905.430.4055 ext. 6818 @email Supervisor: Dr. Elizabeth Coleman Psychiatry is a highly...

  25. Forensic Psychiatry

    Elective: Forensic Psychiatry Elective for Residents Place: Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, 700 Gordon Street, Whitby, ON L1N 5S9 Inquiries: Dr. Elizabeth Colemen 905.430.4055 ext.6818 @email Supervisor: Dr. Elizabeth Coleman Ontario Shores is a large public...