Carole Cohen

MDCM
Affiliate scientist
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Phone: 416-480-4663
Fax: 416-480-5889

Research Assistant:

Ariel De Sousa
Phone: 416-480-4663

Dr. Cohen’s research is focused on the provision of care to individuals with dementia and their caregivers. This includes continuity, transitions and integration of care, assessment of decision-making capacity, assessment and mitigation of risk, and interventions to support those with dementia and their caregivers.

  • BA, 1978, Swarthmore College, U.S.
  • MDCM, 1982, McGill University, Canada
  • Affiliate scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
  • Physician, department of psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
  • Professor, department of psychiatry, University of Toronto

Selected Publications

  1. Garcia LJ, McCleary, L, Emerson V, Leopoldoff H, Dalziel W, Drmmond N, Cohen C, Koehn S, Silvius J. The pathway to diagnosis of dementia for francophones living in a minority situation. Gerontologist. 2014 Dec 19;54(6):964–75.

  2. Hum S, Cohen C, Persaud M, Lee J, Drummond N, Dalziel W, Pimlott N. Role expectations in dementia care among family physicians and specialists. Can Geriatr J. 2014 Sep;17(3):95–102.

  3. Bravo G, Wildeman S, Dubois MF, Kim SYH, Cohen C, Graham J, Painter K. Substitute consent practices in the face of uncertainty: a survey of Canadian researchers in aging. Int Psychogeriatr. 2013 Nov;25(11):1821–30.

  4. McCleary L, Persaud M, Hum S, Pimlott NJG, Cohen CA, Koehn S, Leung KK, Dalziel WB, Kozak J, Emerson VF, Silvius JL, Garcia L, Drummond N. Pathways to dementia diagnosis among South Asian Canadians. Dementia (London). 2012 Nov;12(6):769–89.

  5. Shulman KI, Cohen CA, Kirsh FC, Hull I. Assessment of testamentary capacity and vulnerability to undue influence. Am J Psychiatry. 2007 May; 164(5):722–7.