A Concise Introduction to Mental Health in Canada

This remarkable third edition offers a unique contribution to mental health literature. It covers the full spectrum of issues related to mental health and illness in Canada, incorporating insights from a diversity of physical and social science perspectives, to expand the way readers think about mental health.

Interdisciplinary and reader-friendly, this engaging volume introduces students to a wide range of topics, including substance use, children and youth, trauma, culture, gender and sexuality, diagnosis and treatment, and population approaches. Updates to this edition comprise new insights on topics such as the opioid crisis, legalization of cannabis, changes to provincial mental health acts, and an expansion on previously included Indigenous mental health content.

As an introductory text, A Concise Introduction to Mental Health in Canada provides a superb foundation for students of medicine, nursing, social work, psychology, and public health.

A Concise Introduction to Mental Health in Canada offers a unique contribution to the mental health literature. It covers a full spectrum of topics on mental health and illness in Canada, incorporating insights from both the physical and social sciences to expand readers’ understanding of the field and related concepts. Interdisciplinary and reader friendly, this book introduces students to a wide range of subjects, including mental health among children, youth, and older adults, approaches to strengthening mental health and treating mental illness, and discusses the role of culture, gender and sexuality, substance use, and trauma in mental health experiences and outcomes.

This third edition is thoroughly updated to respond to social, legal, and political changes that have occurred since the previous edition, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the opioid (drug poisoning) crisis, the legalization of cannabis, and changes to provincial Mental Health Acts. There are new chapters on trauma and the criminal justice system and mental health legislation, as well as expanded content on the social determinants of health and mental health among Indigenous peoples and communities.

Exploring fundamental concepts using the latest scientific evidence, this engaging text provides a superb grounding for students of health studies, nursing, medicine, social work, psychology, and sociology.