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A best-selling author, Diane has written extensively about depression, mood disorders, stress, psychopharmacology, and more. She draws on her 25 years practising psychiatry, bringing clinical insights to bear on guidelines, clinical practice, and patient care. She approaches her subjects as a clinician and as an educator, making complex (and often contradictory) subjects accessible and providing resources for patients and the people who live, love, and work with them.
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This Is Depression
A widely respected authority on the diagnosis and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders, This is Depression provides all the information you need to understand and combat depression. Written in an accessible format with compassion and humor, Diane takes an evidence-based approach as she outlines the causes, impact, and treatment of depression and along the way provides encouragement that it can be overcome. For anyone living with depression, who loves or works with someone with depression, This is Depression is a guide through the darkness.
Stress: The Psychology of Managing Pressure
In The Psychology of Managing Pressure, co-authored with Jonathan Horowitz, Diane covers sources of stress in every area of life: work, exams, relationships, social pressure, money, and more. Written as a practical guide, this book combines infographics and self-analysis questionnaires to make information easy to access and apply.
Stress: The Psychology of Managing Pressure
In The Psychology of Managing Pressure, co-authored with Jonathan Horowitz, Diane covers sources of stress in every area of life: work, exams, relationships, social pressure, money, and more. Written as a practical guide, this book combines infographics and self-analysis questionnaires to make information easy to access and apply.
Research and Guideline Development
Diane has contributed to the creation of guidelines for a wide variety of research subjects including pharmacological treatments, early treatment, adherence, ADHD, PTSD, and many others. In her advisory roles with the Canadian ADHD Research Alliance (CADDRA) and the Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT), she has contributed to the creation of guideline development for Bipolar Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, and Anxiety.
Whitepapers
The case for rapid, accurate diagnosis and treatment for mental illness.
For psychiatric disorders treated in primary care, misdiagnosis rates are too high and treatment effectiveness is poor. Accurate and effective treatment, as early as possible, is the critical first step in a compassionate journey – for patients and practitioners.
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