Dr David Conn: The Relationship Between Co-Morbid Mental Health Disorders and Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults
Stronger Together: Supporting Social Health in Aging by Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health
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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 als ...