Academic Family Health Team
AGING WELL SERIES: Mood and Aging
Other upcoming events
When: Thursday, January 26, 2023 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Did you know that
- Depression is not a normal consequence of aging. In spite of grieving, decrease in purpose due to retirement and loss of income or loss of social circles, healthy independent seniors have a lower rate of depression than the general adult population.
- Some risk factors for late-life depression include:
- Female
- Widowed, divorced, or separated marital status
- Lower socioeconomic status
- Uncontrolled pain
- Insomnia
- Exercise has been shown to be helpful for depressed older adults.
If you are interested in learning how aging can affect your mood and tips on how to boost your chance of happiness as you age, our interprofessional Aging Well Series is coming up.
Date: Thursday January 26, 2023
Time: 2:00-4:00pm.
Location: Zoom – online
Who Can attend: SAFHT patients as well as people in the community
To register: email Kim Truong at kim.truong@sunnybrook.ca to RSVP
