Tools
Here you will find a limited collection of tools, some oriented to the health provider and others to the patient.
They help with what you should know and what you should talk about when it comes to medications (especially for mental health problems).
Most tools are free currently.
Patient Care Tools
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The Yellow Card is a portable, laminated psychotropic medication information resource that folds and fits into a pocket.
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This one page, double-sided pamphlet is a helpful tool that promotes and supports the key communications needed when getting started with an antidepressant therapy.
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This one page, double-sided pamphlet is a helpful tool that promotes and supports the key communications needed when continuing treatment with antidepressants.
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This pamphlet provides information about stopping antidepressants. The focus is on the issue of the discontinuation syndrome associated with stopping long-term antidepressant treatment and how to avoid it.
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This manual was developed to support health care providers educate their patients who are starting and already taking antidepressants.
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This one page, double-sided pamphlet is a useful and informative aid for patients and health care providers by providing a comprehensive overview of serotonin syndrome and supporting safe treatment choices. If you are a health provider, don’t just give it out, discuss it.
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This 6-panel pamphlet supports effective, non-pharmacologic therapy for persistent insomnia by critically reviewing several online programs offering CBT for insomnia.
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The NEW MAOI pamphlet is now available. This updated 4 page pamphlet is an important resource for patients taking MAO inhibitors as well as for health care providers.
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This resource of local and regional mental health services is a navigation tool to be used to help your patients get access to mental health services in a timely manner.
Continuing Education Tools
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The Katie Program promotes effective knowledge translation for clinicians via effective continuing education and other professional development activities.
For other continuing education tools, see Links we Like
Critical Appraisal Tools
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The Effect Size Illustrator (ESI) is an interactive tool that helps with the practical interpretation of effect sizes. It can be used when two or more groups are being compared using continuous measures (e.g., weight, exercise duration, pain).
For other critical appraisal tools, see Links we Like