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Responding to Older Adults with Substance Use, Mental Health and Gambling Challenges

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Mental health, substance use and gambling services for older adults in Ontario
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Mental health, substance use and gambling services for older adults in Ontario

To learn more about mental health, substance use and gambling problems, and about services available to older adults in your community, call the following numbers or visit the websites:

Alzheimer Society of Ontario
1 416 967-5900
www.alzheimerontario.org

Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario
1 800 875-6213
www.ontario.cmha.ca

Mood Disorders Association of Ontario
1 888 486-8236
www.mooddisorders.on.ca

Ontario Drug and Alcohol Registry of Treatment
1 800 565-8603
www.dart.on.ca

Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline
1 888 230-3505
www.opgh.on.ca

Useful websites

Aging in Canada
www.agingincanada.ca
Dedicated to alcohol issues affecting older adults.

Alcohol, Medication and Older Adults (Online Course)
http://pathwayscourses.samhsa.gov/aaac/aaac_intro_pg1.htm
For those who care about or care for an older adult.

Center for Addiction and Mental Health
www.camh.net
Information about substance use, mental health and gambling.
Information on programs, services, resources and training.

Older Persons' Mental Health and Addiction Network of Ontario
www.ontgerontology.on.ca/opmhan.htm
Represents over 50 regional and provincial organizations, consumers and family advocacy groups.
Information about mental health and addiction as they affect older adults, and services available in Ontario.

Ontario Seniors' Secretariat
www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/seniors/
Information on programs and services for seniors.

P.I.E.C.E.S.
www.piecescanada.com
Education programs for supervisors and health professionals serving people with Alzheimer disease and related dementias and/or mental health problems.

The Regional Geriatric Program of Toronto
www.rgp.toronto.on.ca
Resources about caring for frail seniors.

References

Blazer, D., George, L.K. & Hughes, D. (1991). The epidemiology of anxiety disorders: An age comparison. In C. Salzman and B.D. Lebowitz (Eds.), Anxiety in the Elderly. New York: Springer.

Canadian Study of Health and Aging. (1994).
Available: www.csha.ca/about_study.asp.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Problem Gambling Project. (2005). Problem Gambling: A Guide for Helping Professionals. Toronto: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

Coambs, R.B., Jensen, P., Hao Her, M., Ferguson, B.S., Jarry, J.L., Wong, J.S.W. et al. (1995). Review of the Scientific Literature on the Prevalence, Consequences, and Health Costs of Noncompliance & Inappropriate Use of Prescription Medication in Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

Health Canada. (1999). Communicating with Seniors: Advice, Techniques and Tips. Ottawa: Author.
Available: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/seniors-aines/pubs/communicating/toc_e.htm.

Holloway, D. (Ed.). (2001). Caution: Medications! Expression: Bulletin of the National Advisory Council on Aging, 15 (1).
Available: www.naca-ccnta.ca/expression/15-1/exp15-1_toc_e.htm.

Mood Disorders Association of Ontario. (n.d.). Want to Know More about . . . Seniors and Depression.
Available: www.mooddisorders.on.ca/seniors.html.

National Advisory Council on Aging. (2005). Seniors from Ethnocultural Minorities. Ottawa: Author.
Available: www.naca-ccnta.ca/margins/ethnocultural/index.htm.

Rector, N.A., Bourdeau, D., Kitchen, K. & Joseph-Massiah, L. (2005). Anxiety Disorders: An Information Guide. Toronto: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

Seeking Solutions. (2003). Older Adults, Alcohol and Depression. Vancouver, B.C.: Author.
Available: www.agingincanada.ca/alcohol_and_depression.htm.

Seeking Solutions (2004). Alcohol and Seniors. Best Practices 1.
Available: www.agingincanada.ca/intro%20to%20BP.htm.

Also consulted

Blow, F.C. (Consensus Panel Chair). (1998). Substance Abuse among Older Adults: Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 26. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. (1998). Choosing to Change: A Client-Centred Approach to Alcohol and Medication Use by Older Adults. Toronto: Author.

Conn, D.K., Herrman, N., Kaye, A., Rewilak, D. & Schogt, B. (2001). Practical Psychiatry in the Long-Term Care Facility: A Handbook for Staff (2nd ed.). Toronto: Hogrefe & Huber.

Fornazzari, L. (2000). Older adults and substance use. In B. Brands (Ed.), Management of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Problems: A Physician's Manual (pp. 349-357). Toronto: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

Geriatric Education & Consultation Services. (n.d.). Fists, Slippers and Flying Canes: A Guide for Managing Aggressive Behaviour in the Elderly [notes from a workshop].

Health Canada. (2002). Best Practices: Treatment and Rehabilitation for Seniors with Substance Use Problems. Ottawa: Author

Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program (MAREP). (2000). Alzheimer Resource Manual. Waterloo, ON: University of Waterloo.

National Advisory Council on Aging. (2002). Writings in Gerontology: Mental Health and Aging. Ottawa: Health Canada.
Available: http://naca-ccnta.ca/writings_gerontology/writ18/writ18_toc_e.htm.

Ward, Mike. (2003). Caring for Someone with an Alcohol Problem (rev. ed.). London, UK: Age Concern England.

In Responding to Older Adults :

1 The Nature of Aging

2 Substance Use, Mental Health and Gambling Challenges in Older Adults

3 Communication Tools and Techniques

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