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Psychiatric High Acuity Unit (Royal Columbian Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

Information for the patients admitted to the Psychiatric High Acuity Unit at Royal Columbian Hospital. (English) Colour

Welcome to the Inpatient Psychiatry Program (Langley Memorial Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

Our goal is to create an environment that is patient and family-centered where your health care needs are addressed with dignity and respect. Your care team works with you to identify your mental health and/or substance use issues and help you manage them, stabilize any initial crisis, and make a treatment plan that meets your specific needs. We will also identify coping strategies and skills you can use when you go home and make a plan for when you are discharged from the hospital. (English) Colour

Drug Checking with Fentanyl Test Strips: A step by step guide [English] Permalink Public

A step-by-step guide for testing drugs before using them. (English) Colour

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Outpatient Addiction Medicine Services (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Information for free and confidential access to outpatient addictions care. (English) Colour

Tips for Good Mental Well-being Booklet [English] Permalink Public

Mental health is the way you think and feel about yourself and the world around you. When you look after your mental health, it is easier to handle stress and other problems. By taking care of yourself first, you will be able to take better care of others. In this booklet, you will learn different ways to build good mental health. It also contains resources that are available to you. (English) Colour

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English (267576), Arabic (267574), Bengali (267575), Farsi (267580), Gujarati (267577), Hindi (267578), Pashtu (267579), Punjabi (267581), Urdu (267582)

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