The Red Book - Carl G. Jung

We now have a copy of the Red Book in our reference collection. Though written between 1914 and 1930, Jung’s heirs denied access to the book until 2001, and it was not published until 2009. Jung refers to the Red Book as “a voluntary confrontation with the unconscious” through which he developed his theories of archetypes, collective unconscious and individuation. The book itself is a work or art, written in illuminated Gothic script and containing numerous paintings, and is well worth a visit to the Library to see.

Jung's Red Book - The art of psychology

We also have Jung’s biography : Memories, Dreams, Reflections for loan.

NHS-Evidence: Mental Health

Check out the UK's NHS Evidence Based Mental Health web site and portal. It contains updates on practice guidelines, information for patients, links to other relevant sites and a monthly newsletter, which you can subscribe to for free!

http://www.library.nhs.uk/mentalHealth/

Subscribe to the newsletter now! Click HERE.

Cochrane Library for all!

The Cochrane Library contains high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. It includes reliable evidence from Cochrane and other systematic reviews, clinical trials, and more. Cochrane reviews bring you the combined results of the world’s best medical research studies, and are recognised as the gold standard in evidence-based health care.

Access to this online library has been made available to all Canadians, free of charge this year. This opportunity may not be available by the end of the year. Please access the Cochrane Library, and fill out this online survey. We hope to secure funding, to ensure that all Canadians have access to evidence-based health information. http://tiny.cc/cochranesurvey

My Stroke of Insight

Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one. An astonishing story.

Please drop by the library if you would like to read Dr. Taylor's book, or you can listen to her amazing story on TED: http://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html#

9 Minutes a Day ... the Kaplan & Sadock Way!

Hey Folks. There's no need to go to the gym to follow Michelle Obama's 9 minute workout, when all you need to do is come to the library, and check out the latest edition of Kaplan & Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry! Weighing in at 10 lbs, one volume of this book is sure to give your arms the workout they need to stay strong and toned!

BTW, the book also has some pretty amazing content ... read about it here.

Summer Break

Library Blog is taking a break for the summer.

However, it's still business as usual in the library. As well as our usual library services, our book sale continues, with bargains from 50c to $2.00, and our recreational reading library keeps on growing.

ROMHC Medical Library is having a used book sale!

It's official ~~~ the ROMHC Medical Library Used Book Sale has begun! All books are priced between $0.50 - $2.00, and the selection includes books from all subject areas. (cookbooks, novels, etc...)

Please stop by the library (room 2100) and have a look. There are some great summer reading ideas.

We are continuing to collect donations of your old books - so please drop them off anytime!

New books for Spring

We've updated our "new books" table to show some of the new additions to our collection. Click here for details. You can also search for books on our catalogue

All Canadians now have one-click access to The Cochrane Library thanks to the collaborative work by the Canadian Health Libraries Association and the Canadian Cochrane Network & Centre who successfully secured a national license for a nine-month pilot period. (Exp.Dec 31 2009)

Canadians are one click away from the best available evidence on which health treatments work, which ones don’t, and which may cause harm. As of April 15, everyone in Canada with Internet access will be able to view the full content of The Cochrane Library, which provides evaluations of health treatments.

This nine-month pilot project provides a national subscription for Canadians to have access to the wealth of information in The Cochrane Library at http://www.thecochranelibrary.com/. Until now, The Cochrane Library has only been available to some Canadians through a patchwork of networks and libraries across the country.

Cochrane Groups
The Cochrane Collaboration assesses most areas of health care. To do this, it is divided into Cochrane Groups: Cochrane Review Groups, each of which concentrates on a specific healthcare area. Some of the Cochrane Goups that you may be interested in are:

Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group
Cochrane Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis Group
Cochrane Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning Problems Group
Cochrane Drugs and Alcohol Group
Cochrane Schizophrenia Group
Cochrane Stroke Group
Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group

Want to learn more about how to use The Cochrane Library? Click here!

If you have any questions about the Cochrane Library, please contact us in the ROHCG Medical Library @ 6268, or 6832 or library@rohcg.on.ca

I am happy to announce that our library now has access to Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers, a vital new research database and teen self-help resource created by Rosen Publishing. This resource has been made available to all libraries in Ontario through the Knowledge Ontario initiative, that is supported by the Ontario Government.

http://www.teenhealthandwellness.com

It offers the features such as:

• Comprehensive articles about issues essential to teen health and well being.


• Content thoroughly reviewed by leading professionals in medicine, mental health, nutrition, guidance, and career counseling.


• Regularly updated homepage features connecting medical news and social issues to database articles.


• Automatically generated citations, plus the ability to print and email articles.


• Resource sections with Web sites, organizations, and recommended reading.


• Interactive polls and quizzes.


• Authentic, first-person teen narratives.

You can log on to Teen Health & Wellness from any computer in the hospital without as password. It is also available from home using a user id and password. Please contact the library for more information.

eReference Collection Online - trial

We now have a 30 day free trial to Sage's online collection, called eReference. This electronic resource includes titles such as: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice, Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science, Encyclopedia of Counseling, Encyclopedia of Crime & Punishment, Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, Encyclopedia of Health & Aging, Encyclopedia of Health Care Management, and more!

Please contact the library for the user id and password.

Phone: 6268 / 6832

Email: library@rohcg.on.ca

We need your books!

Coming Soon...

Fundraiser for the medical library

Looking for a new home for the books you no longer need? We’ll take them!

We’re looking for novels, children’s books, cook books, biographies, etc, etc. (no magazines please) in good condition to raise funds for the library.

Drop them off at the Library, Room 2100 Monday to Friday 8:00-12:00 and 1:00 -4:00.

Health Libraries Ottawa - Putting Users First!

I am please to announce that effective immediately, staff in good standing with the library at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre will be able to borrow books in person from the other medical libraries located at hospitals in Ottawa, and at the Libraries of the University of Ottawa.

This service does not replace the current interlibrary loan service, that is still available to all staff at the ROHCG.

You must obtain a library card first, so if you think this may be of interest to you, please drop by the ROMHC Medical Library, room 2100 for more details.

This is a collaborative 1 year pilot project from a group called Health Libraries Ottawa / Bibliothèques de la santé D'Ottawa. The member libraries include:

-Ottawa Hospital - General and Civic campus libraries
-Bruyère Continuing Care
-Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Conway Medical Library
-Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, Medical Library
-Queensway-Carleton Hospital, Medical Library
-University of Ottawa, Heart Institute, Berkman Library
-University of Ottawa - Library Network

New Guidance from NICE (personality disorders)

The National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (NICE) has released 2 new practice guidelines this month; one on Borderline Personality Disorder, and the other on Antisocial Personality Disorder.

You may read about and download the full guidelines from their web site:
http://www.nice.org.uk/

NICE is an independent organisation (in the UK) responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health.

For more guidance on mental health issues, click on the link below:
http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/index.jsp?action=byTopic&o=7281

The Brain that changes itself: stories of personal triumph from the frontiers of brain science

We've just added some new books to our library. One of them, The Brain that changes itself by Dr Norman Doidge, gives an overview of the science of neuroplasticity--the study of the capacity of the brain to alter and reorganize itself under the influence of learning and experience.

The book is a collection of case studies, told through the stories of patients, scientists and doctors, who, without operations or medications have made use of the brain's own ability to change. Some describe patients who had what were thought to be incurable brain disorders; others are about people who wanted to improve the functioning of their brains or preserve them as they aged.

To view the CBC “Nature of Things” Documentary of The Brain that Changes Itself, click here.

For more information about the book, visit Dr Norman Doidge’s web site.

To find out about other new books in the Library, click here