Dr. David Conn joins host Peter Snow to discuss the relationship between anxiety, dementia, depression and social isolation and loneliness.

Dr. David Conn is a Geriatric Psychiatrist at Baycrest and a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto. David is founding Co-Chair of the Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health and Past President of the Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry. His academic interests include nursing home psychiatry, telepsychiatry, guideline development and knowledge translation. He is the author or co-author of more than 100 publications and is the co-editor of three textbooks including "Practical Psychiatry in the Long-Term Care Home: A Handbook for Staff”. Dr. Conn led the development of the first ever Clinical Guidelines on Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults, and also led the 2021 Update of the Canadian Guidelines on Prevention, Assessment and Treatment of Depression Among Older Adults. He has received numerous awards including the Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry Award for Outstanding Contributions to Geriatric Psychiatry in Canada and a Distinguished Service Award from the International Psychogeriatric Association.

For more tips, tools, and resources visit our website.

Read the 2024 Canadian Clinical Guidelines on Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults.

For over 20 years, The Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health (CCSMH), a program of the Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry ( CAGP), has been researching, writing and mobilizing clinical guidelines on a diversity of topics related to mental health and ageing. To learn more visit our website.