How to Find Health Professional or Patient and Family Resources on CANMAT

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CANMAT (the Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments) organizes its website resources by audience: there is a Health Professionals section and a Patients and Families section. To find the right resources, start from the homepage and choose the audience that matches you. Health professionals get treatment guidelines and clinical resources; patients and families get plain-language information about symptoms and treatments. Registering with CANMAT (described on the site as free) gives you updates and access to treatment guidelines and clinical resources.

The two resource paths on CANMAT

The homepage presents resources under two labeled categories:

  • Health Professionals — up-to-date scientific information, treatment guidelines, and educational activities.
  • Patients and Families — clear and useful information about symptoms and treatments.

Both paths are visible from the main page, so you do not need to search for them.

If you are a health professional

  1. Go to canmat.org.
  2. Select the Health Professionals resource link.
  3. Expect to find treatment guidelines, clinical resources, and educational activities aimed at clinical care.
  4. If you need ongoing access, register with CANMAT — the site states registration lets you receive updates and access treatment guidelines and clinical resources.

What is currently available

The site highlights recent guideline releases, including:

Guideline Status noted on site
2025 CANMAT and ICOCS Guidelines for the treatment of OCD Available now (listed May 4, 2026)
CANMAT 2024 Guidelines for Perinatal Mood, Anxiety, & Related Disorders with Patient and Family Guide Available now (listed Feb 12, 2025)

Note that the perinatal guideline explicitly includes a Patient and Family Guide, so it is relevant to both audiences.

If you are a patient or family member

  1. Go to canmat.org.
  2. Select the Patients and Families resource link.
  3. Expect information about symptoms and treatments written for non-clinicians.
  4. For perinatal mood and anxiety topics specifically, look for the patient and family guide released alongside the 2024 CANMAT guidelines.

Registering for updates and guideline access

CANMAT offers registration from the homepage:

  • Sign up to receive updates and access treatment guidelines and clinical resources.
  • The site describes registration as free.
  • If you already have an account, use the Log in option instead.

Common sticking points

  • Choosing the wrong section: The two audiences see different content. Clinicians looking for diagnostic or treatment guidelines should use the Health Professionals path; patients seeking symptom explanations should use the Patients and Families path.
  • Expecting everything without registering: Some guidelines and clinical resources are tied to registration, so register if a resource appears gated.
  • Looking for news in the wrong place: Guideline announcements and updates appear in the site's news/updates area, not only inside the resource sections.