Florey Talk | Resilience, Connection and Mental Wellbeing in Later Life

Good brain health helps us live well as we age. Yet anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions are often overlooked in older Australians — and when dementia is involved the picture becomes more complex again, because the changes dementia causes in the brain can produce mental health symptoms of their own. A panel of leading Florey dementia and mental health researchers will help unpick that complexity. They'll explore the science of resilience and the connection between mental wellbeing and cognitive health, explain how dementia symptoms present and how they differ from normal ageing, and share the latest advances in diagnosis, treatment and earlier intervention. You'll come away with practical, evidence-based strategies to support brain and mental health, and a clearer sense of how a holistic approach to healthy ageing can improve quality of life at any stage.