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Diane shares insights and reflections on all aspects of mental healthcare, with the aim to educate, support, and inspire bold thinking and new ways of understanding. We hope you will enjoy this blog on mental healthcare and change.
Our Moral Imperative: Prioritizing Mental Health in Today’s Public Coverage and Tomorrow’s National Universal Pharmacare
Despite the prevalence and the severe impact mental illness can have on individuals’ lives, access to necessary medications remains a substantial challenge for many. Our thoughts on what should happen next. Published originally in The Hamilton Spectator.
A Psychiatrist’s Perspective: How Canada’s Mental Healthcare System Must Embrace Technology – Healthcare Summit 2023 Keynote
Dr. Diane McIntosh’s keynote at Reboot’s 23rd annual health care summit in Vancouver addressed the need to support our overloaded clinicians so they can deliver more effective, personalized and efficient mental healthcare.
The Rise of Lifestyle Medicine – Diane McIntosh and Bryn Hyndman talk about integrating lifestyle medicine into traditional medicine
Eating well, exercising, connecting with friends—these are the new doctor’s orders. Lifestyle medicine, essentially a prescription for the good habits, behaviours and choices we make as individuals, is a field of medicine that’s gaining traction. Dr. Diane McIntosh speaks with Dr. Bryn Hyndman.
Coping with Stress During the Holidays
The holidays can be stressful. Here are a few thoughts on how to make the most of what can be a most wonderful time of the year.
More Than a Little Lonely: The Serious Health Impacts of Loneliness
Over my years of psychiatric practice, I’ve learned from every patient I’ve worked with, and those lessons have
ultimately informed my own life choices. One critical lesson has been about the power of social
support: having a strong network of caring people, whether family, friends, or co-workers,
builds and protects our mental health. My thoughts on improving social connections to improve mental health.
I’m Lucky You’re Here – Season 1 WickedMind – Collaboration, Leadership & Disruptive Technology to Address the Mental Healthcare Crisis
There is a lack of access to high-quality, appropriate mental healthcare in Canada. In S1 Wicked Mind, I spoke with an array of thoughtful, gritty, innovative and compassionate leaders, representing diverse areas of healthcare delivery. A summary.