Information for Health Care Professionals
Our project to develop clinical guidelines on anxiety in older adults is underway. These guidelines will provide health care providers, older adults and their care partners with evidence-based best practices for the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of anxiety.
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Resources
Listen to Dr. Andrea Iaboni's recent podcast interview with Anxiety Canada where she discusses the challenges older adults face in seeking mental health support, including the need for specialized treatment tailored to their unique circumstances. Dr. Iaboni underscores the significance of CCSMH’s upcoming clinical guidelines, which aim to bridge gaps in understanding and treatment for both health care providers and older adults and their care partners.
View the Risk Factors for Anxiety poster (presented at the Canadian Association for Gerontology conference in 2023).
Watch the Late Life Anxiety Disorders video (showcased on the right), presented by Dr. Andrea Iaboni.
Dr. Iaboni is a geriatric psychiatrist and clinical researcher based at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network. She completed a doctorate in Molecular Immunology followed by post-doctoral research in Sleep Medicine and a research fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry.
Discover all presentations from the Fall 2023 ECHO Sessions, here.