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Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: A Platform for Psychogeriatric Research

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CLSA; Cohort; Cognition; Mood; PTSD; Personality traits; Depression; Psychopathology

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The recently launched CLSA is the largest and most comprehensive study of aging ever undertaken in Canada. Through its innovative design and advanced data collection methods, the study provides a unique opportunity to examine the aging process and factors that shape healthy aging. After describing the study design of the CLSA, an overview of the measures used to assess psychological functioning is provided. The chapter concludes with a discussion of how the CLSA provides a unique opportunity to investigate the internal and external factors that influence psychological functioning in mid- to late-life.

Introduction

The ability to maintain autonomy, perform everyday activities, and engage in society is highly dependent on the level of psychological functioning, and this relationship is magnified with age. Changes in cognitive functioning are a component of normal aging and begin in...

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  1. University of Ottawa and Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Vanessa Taler

  2. University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

    Christine Sheppard

  3. Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Christine Sheppard

  4. Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, MIP-Suite 309A, L8S 4K1, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Parminder Raina

  5. Departments of Community Health & Epidemiology and Medicine, Dalhousie University, Dalhousie, NS, Canada

    Susan Kirkland

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  1. The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Nancy A. Pachana

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Taler, V., Sheppard, C., Raina, P., Kirkland, S. (2015). Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: A Platform for Psychogeriatric Research. In: Pachana, N. (eds) Encyclopedia of Geropsychology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-080-3_56-1

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