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Dallas Seitz

ResearcherMedicineUniversity of Toronto

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Dallas Seitz

Researcher

Medicine

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
7 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Dementia Quality Of Life Apathy In Dementia Clinical Practice Guideline Diagnostic Test Accuracy Sleep Disturbances In Dementia Systematic Review Alzheimer'S Disease & Other Dementias

Latest papers

Management of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Interventions.
Annual review of clinical psychology · 2026
Mental illness among persons with and without dementia in continuing care: A multi-jurisdictional, repeated cross-sectional study.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2026
Comparing Administrative Data and Resident Assessment Instrument Data for Mental Health Surveillance in Home Care and Long-Term Care Populations.
International journal of methods in psychiatric research · 2026

All 14 publications

Latest funding

Feasibility, safety, and tolerability of parietal repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for late-life generalized anxiety disorder: a pilot randomized controlled trial
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$459,000
Associations Between Patterns of Alcohol Use and Changes in Cognitive Function Among Older Adults in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$70,000
Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health clinical practice guideline on the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: Assessing and treating apathy and sleep disturbances
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$459,000

All 13 grants and awards

14 publications.

Management of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Interventions.

Watt JA, Ismail Z, Lane N, Seitz D, Goodarzi Z

Annual review of clinical psychology2026

DOI: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-061724-085912 PMID: 41678258

Mental illness among persons with and without dementia in continuing care: A multi-jurisdictional, repeated cross-sectional study.

Champigny J, Hogan DB, Marrie RA, Luo J, Chen X, Ekuma O, Walld R, Dvorani E, Bolton JM, Goodarzi Z, Li P, Seitz D, Gruneir A, Hoben M, Herrmann N, Mondor L, Maxwell CJ, EMHLTH-CC Research Team

Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2026

DOI: 10.1177/13872877261476238 PMID: 42593346

Comparing Administrative Data and Resident Assessment Instrument Data for Mental Health Surveillance in Home Care and Long-Term Care Populations.

Marrie RA, Bolton JM, Chen X, Dvorani E, Ekuma O, Goodarzi Z, Gruneir A, Luo J, Herrmann N, Hoben M, Hogan DB, Iaboni A, Seitz D, Walld R, Wodchis WP, Maxwell CJ, EMHLTH‐CC Research Team

International journal of methods in psychiatric research2026

DOI: 10.1002/mpr.70105 PMID: 42669965

Comparative Safety of Medications for Severe Agitation: Lessons Learned From Management of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia.

Kumar S, Seitz D

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/jgs.70271 PMID: 41474002

Indigenization, Personalization, and Intersections: A Qualitative Study to Identify Essential Components for Developing an Indigenous-Centered Dementia Care Model in Alberta

Kuchinka J, Oster RT, Goodarzi Z, Marshall Z, Jackson L, Holroyd-Leduc J, Ewa V, Bearskin LB, Seitz D, Walker JD

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health2026

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph23070883

Risk factors for 30-day COVID-19 mortality among people living with dementia in Alberta, Canada: a retrospective cohort study.

Goerzen M, Gruneir A, Cetin-Sahin D, Godard-Sebillotte C, Smith E, Roach P, Kirkham J, Seitz D

BMC geriatrics2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-025-06448-w PMID: 41023880

Multiple Sclerosis and the Cancer Diagnosis: Diagnostic Route, Cancer Stage, and the Diagnostic Interval in Breast and Colorectal Cancer.

Groome PA, Webber C, Maxwell CJ, McClintock C, Seitz D, Mahar A, Marrie RA

Neurology2022

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000200163 PMID: 35501160

Breast Cancer Survival in Multiple Sclerosis: A Matched Cohort Study.

Marrie RA, Maxwell C, Mahar A, Ekuma O, McClintock C, Seitz D, Groome P

Neurology2021

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000012127 PMID: 34011575

Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates in Multiple Sclerosis: A Matched Cohort Study.

Marrie RA, Maxwell C, Mahar A, Ekuma O, McClintock C, Seitz D, Webber C, Groome PA

Neurology2021

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000011219 PMID: 33239364

Psychiatric Hospitalizations: A Comparison by Gender, Sociodemographics, Clinical Profile, and Postdischarge Outcomes

Vigod SN, Kurdyak P, Fung K, Gruneir A, Herrmann N, Hussain-Shamsy N, Isen M, Lin E, Rochon P, Taylor VH

Psychiatric Services201624 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201500547

Feasibility, safety, and tolerability of parietal repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for late-life generalized anxiety disorder: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lee, Hyewon; Blumberger, Daniel M

Keywords: Anxiety Disorders; Gad; Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Late-Life Anxiety; Late-Life Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Ll-Gad; Rtms; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

$459,000

Associations Between Patterns of Alcohol Use and Changes in Cognitive Function Among Older Adults in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data - INMHA Mandate

Principal investigators: Cuperfain, Ari

Keywords: Alcohol; Cognition

$70,000

Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health clinical practice guideline on the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: Assessing and treating apathy and sleep disturbances

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Watt, Jennifer A; Benjamin, Sophiya; Checkland, Claire; Goodarzi, Zahra S; Seitz, Dallas P

Keywords: Apathy In Dementia; Clinical Practice Guideline; Dementia; Diagnostic Test Accuracy; Sleep Disturbances In Dementia; Systematic Review

$459,000

Have you considered apathy? Empowering families with knowledge and language for self-advocacy

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Lanctôt, Krista L

Keywords: Apathy; Care Partners; Dementia; Engagement; Knowledge Mobilization; Lived Experience

$10,000

Canadian Dementia Health System Performance Team

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Team Grant: CCNA Phase III: Research Teams

Principal investigators: Bronskill, Susan E; Jones, Aaron T; Kirkham, Julia; Kosteniuk, Julie G; Maxwell, Colleen J; Seitz, Dallas P

Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease & Other Dementias; Cross-Provincial; Health Administrative Data; Health Policy; Health Services Research; Population-Based Analysis; Quality Of Care; Quality Of Life; Quality Reporting; Secondary Prevention & Treatment

$1,074,944

RESILIENCE (RESponsive Inquiry Linking IntervENtions and Caregiving Experiences)

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant - PA: Patient-Oriented Research: Early-Career Investigator

Principal investigators: Watt, Jennifer A; Goodarzi, Zahra S; Liu, Barbara; Tricco, Andrea C

Keywords: Dementia; Informal Caregivers; Network Meta-Analysis; Systematic Review

$100,000

RESILIENCE (RESponsive Inquiry Linking IntervENtions and Caregiving Experiences)

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant - PA: Patient-Oriented Research: Early-Career Investigator

Principal investigators: Watt, Jennifer A; Goodarzi, Zahra S; Liu, Barbara; Tricco, Andrea C

Keywords: Family And Friend Caregivers; Mental Health; Network Meta-Analysis; Quality Of Life; Systematic Review

$100,000

Phase Two of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging

Principal investigators: Chertkow, Howard M; Anderson, Nicole D; Andrew, Melissa K; Bartha, Robert; Bellec, Pierre; Belleville, Sylvie N; Bergman, Howard; Bherer, Louis; Black, Sandra E; Borrie, Michael J; Camicioli, J. Richard M; Carrier, Julie; Cashman, Neil R; Collins, Donald L; Cuello, A. Claudio G; Dixon, Roger A; Ducharme, Simon; Duchesne, Simon; Einstein, Gillian; Eintracht, Shaun; Evans, Alan C; Fahnestock, Margaret; Feldman, Howard; Ferland, Guylaine; Fisk, John D; Gan-Or, Ziv; Giguère, Anik; Herrmann, Nathan; Hsiung, Ging-Yuek R; Lanctôt, Krista L; Lim, Andrew S; Mackenzie, Ian R; Masellis, Mario; Maxwell, Colleen J; McGilton, Katherine S; Mclaurin, Joanne; Montero Odasso, Manuel M; Morgan, Debra G; Naglie, Gary; Nygaard, Haakon B; O'Connell, Megan E; Phillips, Natalie A; Poirier, Judes; Rapoport, Mark J; Robillard, Julie; Rockwood, Kenneth; Rogaeva, Ekaterina; Rosa-Neto, Pedro; Rylett, Jane R; Seitz, Dallas P; Siminovitch, Katherine A; Smith, Eric E; ST GEORGE-HYSLOP, Peter H; Vedel, Isabelle; Walker, Jennifer; Wittich, Walter

Keywords: Alzheimer Disease; Dementia; Diagnosis; Prevention; Quality Of Life; Sex; Treatment

$31,625,000

A Multi-Method Approach to Exploring Prescribing Cascades

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Rochon, Paula A; Bronskill, Susan E

Keywords: Behavioural Analysis; Drug Therapy; Older Adults; Older Women; Prescribing Cascade; Problematic Polypharmacy; Sex And Gender

$488,069

Implementing Person-Centred Models of Rehabilitative Care for Older Ontarians pos-Hip Fracture

Principal investigatorCIHR2016Catalyst Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trials (iCT)

Principal investigators: McGilton, Katherine S; Whitham, Lilly; Keatings, Margaret; McElhaney, Janet E; Seitz, Dallas P

Keywords: Dementia; Hip Fractures; Multimorbidity; Older Adults; Rehabilitation

$99,992

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Dallas Seitz

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Management of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Interventions.

Mental illness among persons with and without dementia in continuing care: A multi-jurisdictional, repeated cross-sectional study.

Comparing Administrative Data and Resident Assessment Instrument Data for Mental Health Surveillance in Home Care and Long-Term Care Populations.

Comparative Safety of Medications for Severe Agitation: Lessons Learned From Management of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia.

Indigenization, Personalization, and Intersections: A Qualitative Study to Identify Essential Components for Developing an Indigenous-Centered Dementia Care Model in Alberta

Risk factors for 30-day COVID-19 mortality among people living with dementia in Alberta, Canada: a retrospective cohort study.

Multiple Sclerosis and the Cancer Diagnosis: Diagnostic Route, Cancer Stage, and the Diagnostic Interval in Breast and Colorectal Cancer.

Breast Cancer Survival in Multiple Sclerosis: A Matched Cohort Study.

Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates in Multiple Sclerosis: A Matched Cohort Study.

Psychiatric Hospitalizations: A Comparison by Gender, Sociodemographics, Clinical Profile, and Postdischarge Outcomes

Frequent collaborators

Nathan Herrmann

Andrea Gruneir

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Zahra Goodarzi

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Alyson Mahar

Alyson Mahar

Alyson Mahar

Andrea Gruneir

Paula Rochon

Colleen Maxwell

Pamela Roach

Matthias Hoben

Colleen Maxwell

Colleen Webber

Colleen Maxwell

Paula Rochon

Zahinoor Ismail

Paul Kurdyak

Gustavo Saposnik

Julia Kirkham

Anne Stephenson

Colleen Maxwell

Geoff Anderson

Sanjeev Kumar

Jennifer Walker

Frank Molnar

Valerie Taylor

Elizabeth Lin

Eric Smith

Jayna Holroyd-Leduc