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A Guide to Your Stay in Hospital: Information for children and teens with eating disorders (Surrey Memorial Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

This booklet is for children and teens in the hospital because of dangerous side effects of their eating disorder. It introduces them to the care team and describes what to expect. (English) Colour

When Your Child is in Hospital - For Support Persons of Children and Teens with Eating Disorders (Langley Memorial Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

Your child is in the hospital so we can treat some dangerous side effects of their eating disorder. This booklet describes the unit, our approach to care, the care team, what you can expect, and how you can support your child. (English) Colour

When Your Child is in Hospital - For Support Persons of Children and Teens with Eating Disorders (Royal Columbian Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

Your child is in the hospital so we can treat some dangerous side effects of their eating disorder. This booklet describes the unit, our approach to care, the care team, what you can expect, and how you can support your child. (English) Colour

When Your Child is in Hospital - For Support Persons of Children and Teens with Eating Disorders (Surrey Memorial Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

Your child is in the hospital so we can treat some dangerous side effects of their eating disorder. This booklet describes the unit, our approach to care, the care team, what you can expect, and how you can support your child. (English) Colour

Living with Epilepsy After the Birth of a Baby [English] Permalink Public

Describes cautions and actions to take to keep you and your baby safe while continuing to manage your epilepsy. (English) Colour

Benzodiazepines [English] Permalink Public

These medicines are a type of sedative. They are most often used to relieve symptoms of anxiety or difficulty sleeping. They can also be used to help manage symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. (English) Black & White

Lamotrigine [English] Permalink Public

This medication is used to stabilizer a person’s mood, and is called a mood stabilizer. It is most commonly used to treat bipolar disorder and prevent depressive episodes. Lamotrigine can be used by itself or in combination with another medication. (English) Colour

Antipsychotics - Long-acting Injectable [English] Permalink Public

These medications are a type of antipsychotic (say an-tee-sy-kot-ick) given by injection. Another term for this injection is a “depot.” They are most commonly used to treat symptoms of psychosis (say sigh-ko-sis) such as hearing voices or having false beliefs. Psychosis can occur in different types of illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. This medication can also be used to help stabilizer a person’s mood. (English) Colour

Typical (first generation) Antipsychotics [English] Permalink Public

These medicines are most commonly used to treat symptoms of psychosis (say sigh-ko-sis) such as hearing voices or false beliefs. Psychosis can occur in different types of illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. (English) Colour

Sublocade (Buprenophine long-action injection) [English] Permalink Public

This medicine is a form of buprenorphine, the active drug in Suboxone, which is injected. The effects last longer than the pill form when it is injected. We offer Sublocade to people with opioid use disorder who are currently taking Suboxone, and finding it is working well for them. (English) Colour