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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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You Belong Here

“You Belong Here” is a statement that every person longs to hear. It’s the assurance that frees us to face our future because others have got our back. It also means we are part of a community that celebrates us as one of their own.

In a peri-pandemic world where every day brings unpredictable shocks and surprises, the chief role of a leader is to make people feel safe to be their best and take bold risks to win. People will only swing for the fences if they know they will be rewarded for their courage.

Diane and professional coach Mike Lipkin take you on a journey to becoming a Keeper of the Safety Flame— someone who creates belonging in a hybrid world, grows enriching relationships, owns their power, and shows the way.

You Belong Here provides tools and strategies, backed by science, to create an environment where others flourish so you will too.

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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.

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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.

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Stress: The Psychology of Managing Pressure

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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.