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MEDIA OFTEN PORTRAYS AGEING AS A TIME OF ISOLATION AND LONELINESS, BUT NEW RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS PERCEPTION IS INACCURATE.

APT is a virtual network of individuals, groups and organisations with an interest in better understanding our increasingly complex relationships with animals, in all the ways they intersect in our lives.

Professor Pachana recently recorded a podcast available with The Conversation on the topic of Planning for an Active and Engaged Ageing Population.

Prof Pachana invited to speak on Today Tonight about "Jobless Jim" - Ageing discrimination against older adults trying to find work. Jim has six uni degrees, but he says no one wants to hire an older worker.

Professor Nancy Pachana Professor of Clinical Geropsychology & Director of Clinical Training Program at the University of QLD says that "Culture is the key to good mental health" and that this is another key to "closing the gap" in Aboriginal health.

The August International Psychogeriatrics Article of the Month is entitled “Moderating effects of social engagement on driving cessation in older women” by Nancy A. Pachana, Janni K Leung, Paul A Gardiner and Deirdre McLaughlin. This blog piece was written for us by one of the paper’s authors, Nancy Pachana.

Prof Pachana was recently featured on a Channel 9 National Nine News segment discussing a new project called “Car Free Me”. This ground-breaking project assists Australian drivers to stay active and connected after they stop driving. 

ABC Radio Brisbane on Twitter: "Dr Pachana: Planning and giving the older person a say are the most important things when transitioning to #agedcare

A new study is shedding light on how important treating anxiety in Parkinsons patients may be to their overall health. Dr Nadeeka Dissanayaka is Chief Investigator with the Department of Neurology at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH) and The University of Queensland.

The Australian IDATA-PD study aims to ImproveDiagnosis And Treatment of Anxiety inParkinson’s Disease.

Nancy Pachana discusses Returning from Retirement on Drive with Emma Griffiths ABC 612 Radio

University of Queensland School of Psychology researcher Professor Nancy Pachana visited the group of 14 inhabited Torres Strait Islands in March, along with representatives from James Cook University and Alzheimer’s Australia (Qld) as part of a research project.

Mental health issues are prominent and under-addressed in aged care and there needs to be more mental health nurses, psychologists and psychiatrists who know about treating older people, Professor Nancy Pachana tells AAA.

The latest edition of The Oxford Textbook of Old Age Psychiatry, second edition has recently been released.

ABC radio interview by AMI researcher Sofia Robleda. Sofia is examining what quality of life and well-being means to Australian adults aged 50 and above, and also what variables influence these two concepts.