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Study finds pandemic depression persists among older adults - Big News Network, November 27, 2021

Published: 3 December 2021

A research study from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, where Dr. Christina Wolfson, a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health is a co-PI was featured by Big News Network.

"Those who were socially isolated, experiencing poorer health and of lower socioeconomic status were more likely to have worsening depression as compared to their pre-pandemic depression status collected as part of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging since 2011."The research team included CLSA principal investigators Christina Wolfson of McGill University, Susan Kirkland of Dalhousie University, Lauren Griffith of McMaster, along with a national team of investigators.

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