Lessons Learned from the Move

Now that a full year has passed since we moved into our new location, we can reflect back on what worked and what didn't work. A report has been prepared as a result of a consultant soliciting feedback from groups of staff from different areas of the hospital. That report is now available in the library. Please drop by to have a look.

Please note, the report is confidential and cannot be signed out from the library.

How doctors think

How Doctors think by Jerome Groopman, M.D.
Houghton Mifflin Publishing Co, 2007

“On average, a physician will interrupt a patient describing her symptoms within 18 seconds. In that short time, many doctors decide on the likely diagnosis and best treatment.” Jerome Groopman, a practicing hematologist/oncologist writes from his research, interviews and personal experience about the cognitive and communication failures which lead to misdiagnosis and poor outcomes. Click here to read the review in JAMA (August 8th, 2007), or borrow the book from our library.

Remember This ...

As a personal subscriber to the National Geographic Magazine, I came across a wonderful article on Memory in the November 2007 issue called: "Remember this, in the archives of the brain our lives linger or disappear". By Joshua Foer Photography by Maggie Stebe

You can read the article online at: http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/2007-11/memory/foer-text.html

New Books in the Library : September/October 2007

New books are added to our collection all the time. Here are some recent ones, which can be borrowed by ROHCG staff and students for 3 weeks.
We welcome your suggestions for book purchases. To recommend a book, please send the information to Library@rohcg.on.ca.

COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY IN GROUPS - find out more
Bieling, Peter J. ; McCabe, Randi E. ; Antony, Martin M.

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH IN CANADA : THEORY, POLICY AND PRACTICE – find out more
Davis, Simon

DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY WITH SUICIDAL ADOLESCENTS – find out more
Miller, Alec L. ; Rathus, Jill H. ; Linehan, Marsha M

ENABLING OCCUPATION II : ADVANCING AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY VISION FOR HEALTH, WELL-BEING, & JUSTICE THROUGH OCCUPATION - find out more about the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists ; Townsend, Elizabeth, ed. ; Polatajko, Helene J.

A GUIDE TO CONSENT AND CAPACITY LAW IN ONTARIO - find out more
Hiltz, D'Arcy ; Szigeti, Anita

HANDBOOK OF COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOR GROUP THERAPY WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS : SPECIFIC SETTINGS AND PRESENTING PROBLEMS - find out more
Christner, Ray W. ; Stewart, Jessica L ; Freeman, Arthur

HANDBOOK OF PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION - find out more
King, Robert ; Lloyd, Chris ; Meehan, Tom

MENTALIZATION-BASED TREATMENT FOR BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER : A PRACTICAL GUIDE - find out more
Bateman, Anthony ; Fonogy, Peter

ONE IS ONE TOO MANY : ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM : NURSES WORKBOOK ON PREVENTING ABUSE + DVD - watch parts of the video online
College of Nurses of Ontario

PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER : FUNDAMENTALS AND BEYOND - find out more
Antony, Martin M. ; Purdon, Christine ; Summerfeldt, Laura

PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER : MENTALIZATION-BASED TREATMENT - find out more
Bateman, Anthony ; Fonagy, Peter

PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR DEPRESSION IN OLDER ADULTS - find out more
Qualls, Sara H. ; Knight, Bob G.

SOLUTION FOCUSED NURSING : RETHINKING PRACTICE - see the companion web site
McAllister, Margaret

Clinical interviewing: practical tips from master clinicians

The June 2007 issue of Psychiatric Clinics of North America is devoted to both the description of clinical interviewing skills and to the methods of teaching these skills, written in what the editor describes as an “informal, easy-reading, enjoyable and no-nonsense fashion”. Articles are divided into three sections: Part I – Innovative strategies for navigating difficult clinical interviewing tasks. Part II – Favorite interviewing tips from those who “wrote the book”. Part III Training psychiatric residents in clinical interviewing: state-of-the-art strategies for residency directors and interviewing mentors.

For more details, click this link to the tables of contents:
http://www.psych.theclinics.com/issues/contents?issue_key=S0193-953X(07)X0022-4

The last 3 on the contents page articles are available on line. We have the print version of the journal in the library if you would like to read the others.

For more clinical interviewing tips, take a look at the “Interviewing tip of the month” archive on the Training Institute for Suicide Assessment and Clinical Interviewing web site at:
http://www.testflight.net/suicideassessment/catalog/archives.php

Bipolar Illness in the Young - NY Times article

"Bipolar Illness Soars as a Diagnosis for the Young" is the title of the latest article published in the New York Times, as part of a series on Mental Health and Youth. (Troubled Children). You can read this article and other related articles by following this link: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04psych.html

MentalHealthMinute.com

This website is a must for all to check out! It is a consumer friendly mental health education and information site. http://www.mentalhealthminute.com/

The primary editor for this website is Dr. Thomas Ungar, a psychiatrist from Toronto. He is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and currently works as a community psychiatrist having previously practiced as a family physician. Dr. Ungar is also the Medical Director of the Adult Mental Health Outpatient Program at North York General Hospital. Dr. Ungar is Board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has two years post graduate training in Psychosomatic Medicine and a Masters degree in education.

The website includes fact sheets, videos and teleseminars on many mental health topics.

Special thanks goes to Cynthia Dillon, Rights Adviser, Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (BMHC), for recommending this site.

Toxic Emotions!

Toxic emotions at work and what you can do about them by Peter J. Frost is a book recently acquired, and is available in both libraries at the ROHCG. Call #: HD 42 .F76 2002. Here is a review from the Amazon.com website:

"Human interaction is never flawless. Even the best relationships produce tension and at times, unpleasant emotions. Since organizations are comprised of people, all organizations generate emotional pain as part of the process of doing business: producing new products on tight deadlines, setting benchmarks for performance, creating budgets, crafting company policies, and so on. Getting the job done is rarely painless. But when emotional pain goes unmanaged or is poorly handled, it can negatively affect both employees and the bottom line—in essence, it becomes toxic. In Toxic Emotions at Work and What to Do About Them, Peter J. Frost argues that the way an organization responds to pain determines whether it remains toxic or becomes generative, whether it endures as a debilitating poison or is transformed into a force for healthy organizations.
According to Frost, when ignored, toxic emotions betray employees’ hopes, bruise their egos, reduce their enthusiasm for work, and diminish their sense of connectedness to their company’s community and goals. Compassionate responses to pain, on the other hand, encourage those who are suffering to effect constructive changes in their work lives. Despite their powerful role in employee performance, toxic emotions are rarely addressed by organizations. Instead, most companies respond to pain informally and unconsciously through self-selected individuals whom Frost calls “toxin handlers.” Typically a senior manager or someone with a high emotional intelligence capacity, toxin handlers soften the blow of emotional pain for others, but over the course of time, absorb much of the pain they handle to their own detriment. They are often unrecognized, unrewarded, and poorly supported by their organizations. And, while they often provide a temporary relief from the symptoms of toxic organizational pain, toxin handlers alone are unable to eradicate toxic emotions for the long-term.
Toxic Emotions at Work and What to Do About Them suggests that handling toxic emotions effectively is an important, though unrecognized set of competencies that must be understood and embraced—not only by toxin handlers, but by leaders, managers, and the organization as a whole. Through rich examples of how individuals and organizations have managed emotional pain successfully, Frost describes the key skills necessary to cope with emotional pain and to manage it effectively, and offers concrete courses of action for organizations to institutionalize compassion in the face of emotional pain. "

About the Author Peter J. Frost is the Edgar F. Kaiser Professor of Organizational Behaviour on the Faculty of Commerce of the University of British Columbia.

New Books in the Library

There's always something new in the library! When I returned from vacation, lots of new books had arrived. Here's a brief list: (I hope to post a few reviews of select titles in the near future!)

AUTISM AND PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
xii, 343p. ; 23cm. Call Number: RJ 506 .A9 A8929 2007
Location: ROMHC

THE CLINICIAN'S THESAURUS : THE GUIDE TO CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS AND WRITING PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS
Zuckerman, Edward L. 378 p. Call Number: W 15 .Z94 2005
Location: BMHC

ESSENTIAL PSYCHOTHERAPIES : THEORY AND PRACTICE
xii, 580 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Call Number: WM 420 .E78 2003
Location: BMHC & ROMHC (RC 480 .E69 2003)

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
705 p. ; 1 CD-ROM Call Number: BF 713 .P35 2003
Location: ROMHC

THE MINDFUL WAY THROUGH DEPRESSION : FREEING YOURSELF FROM CHRONIC UNHAPPINESS (INCLUDES CD)
Williams, Mark ; Teasdale, John ; Segal, Zindel ; Kabat-Zinn, Jon / 273 p.; 1 CD, 77:25
Call Number: RC 537 .W56 2007
Location: ROMHC & BMHC (WM 171 W56 2007)

PSYCHIATRIC AND BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERS IN INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Bouras, Nick, ed. ; Holt, Geraldine / xv, 464p. ; 25cm. Call Number: RC 451.4 .M47 P77 2007
Location: ROMHC & BMHC (WM 307 .M5 P974 2007)

THE PSYCHIATRY OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
ix, 196 p. : ill. Call Number: WM 300 R888p 2006
Location: BMHC

TOXIC EMOTIONS AT WORK AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT THEM
251 p. Call Number: HD 42 .F76 2002
Location: ROMHC & BMHC

TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS
xiv, 386 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Call Number: WM 400 S739t 2003
Location: BMHC

EbscoHost available from home!

The EBSCO collection of full text journals, and online databases (CINAHL, MEDLINE & PSYCINFO) are now accessible from home (or off-site) with a user id and password. If this interests you, please contact the library for more information. Chris: 6268; Cathy 6832.

Kaplan & Sadock's Synopsis finally here!

The library has received, and catalogued the latest - 10th- edition of Kaplan & Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry. It is in the reference section of the library, and is now available for consultation. A second circulating copy will be purchased soon. This edition of the book comes complete with instructions for full-text online access.

The call number is: REF RC 454 .K35 2007.

Food for Thought ...

Written in 1960 by a young French philosopher, Michel Foucault, this long awaited English translation is finally available in it's full unabridged format, including all of the appendices from the original edition entitled "Folie et déraison: histoire de la folie a l'age classique". From the inside cover ..."History of Madness begins in the Middle Ages with vivid descriptions of the exclusion and confinement of lepers. ... Why, within the space of several months in 1656, was one out of every hundred people in Paris confined? ... throughout modern history, madness has meant isolation, repression and exclusion."

This book is available for loan from the ROMHC, and can be found under the call # RC 438 .F61 2006

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - NEW

I'm please to announce that the ROHCG Medical Library now subscribes to the print edition of the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. From their web site, here's a description:

"The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (AJGP) is the authoritative source of information for the rapidly developing field of geriatric psychiatry. The Journal contains peer-reviewed articles on the diagnosis and classification of psychiatric disorders of later life, epidemiological and biological correlates of mental health of older adults, and psychopharmacology and other somatic treatments. The Journal is published twelve times a year.

According to ISI's 2004 Journal Citation Report, The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (AJGP) has an impact factor of 3.469, which ranks it 16th among 90 journals in psychiatry and 4th among 29 geriatric/gerontology journals. When compared with the other journals in psychiatry, AJGP is the #1 publication dedicated to geriatric psychiatry."

Our subscription starts with the April 2007 issue - - please drop by and check it out!

Welcome to the Library's Blog!

The purpose of this blog is to keep you informed on news from the Medical Library. You will see postings describing new services, books, journals and events. I hope you will find this useful, and invite you to submit comments on the postings. For example, if we post information about a new book, we would love you to submit a review (comment) on the book if you have read it.

Enjoy!