Dilkhush Panjwani

Dr. Dilkhush Panjwani is a Consultant Staff Psychiatrist at Trillium Health Partners and Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto. He is dedicated to lifelong learning, eliminating stigma of mental illness and building bridges of friendship between communities organizations. He has practiced community psychiatry for over forty years in three continents. He has special interest in Mood Disorders, Chronic Pain Disorders, Psychopharmacology, Community Mental Health, Transcultural Psychiatry and Spirituality & Mental Health. He has a good command of English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi and Urdu. He has volunteered his time, knowledge and resources for the betterment of society and fellow human beings. Dr. Panjwani has been recognized for his outstanding contributions and achievements by the Province of Ontario and appointed to membership in the Order of Ontario. The Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada recognized Dr. Panjwani with the "2016 Prix d’excellence-Specialist of the Year Award" for his long-standing commitment to outstanding patient care and community health through professional and personal integrity. Dr. Panjwani's community contributions to Ontario were recognized with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Dr. Panjwani believes that persons with serious mental illness have a Human Right to mental health treatment programs and a right to get better through accessible and equitable treatment. He has consistently promoted interfaith and inter-cultural dialogue by facilitating effective partnerships between government, community organizations and the media, for better understanding of issues facing the community. He has consistently promoted interfaith and inter-cultural dialogue by facilitating effective partnerships between government, community organizations and the media, for better understanding of issues facing the community. He has promoted pluralism by connecting people of diverse religious and cultural background. Dr. Panjwani is one of the founding members of the annual Lions Community Walk/Run for Happiness in support of Mental Health. He raised large amount of funds that were donated to Markham Stouffville Hospital, CMHA and Ontario Shores Foundation & Centre for Mental Health Sciences. He has taken every opportunity to impart mental health awareness and education through public and professional lectures on the negative impact of stigma of mental illness. 

Recent Publications

Cross-cultural study of a biochemical abnormality in paranoid schizophrenia. Dilip V. Jeste, Dinsha R. Doongaji, Dilkhush Panjwani, M. Datta, Steven G. Potkin, Farouk Karoum, Shobha Thatte, Ashit S. Sheth, Jayant S. Apte and Richard Jed Wyatt. Psychiatry Research. Volume 5, Issue 3, December 1981, Pages 341-352

Rethinking Stigma of Mental Illness in Human Terms – Lions Club Magazine  

Quantification of Stigma for clinical assessment in psychiatric practice – Need for a paradigm shift in anti-stigma intervention: Using newly developed scale (Stigma Quantification scale ‘SQS’). Amresh Shrivastava, Nilesh Shah, Arman Panday, Yves Bureau. Nitika Riwari, Megan Johnston Cheryl Forchuk, Dilkhush Panjwani, Robby Campbell

https://works.bepress.com/amreshsrivastava/122/download/

Appointments

Honours and Awards

• Order of Ontario 2018 – Province of Ontario
• Prix d’Excellence – Specialist of the Year Award 2016 – The Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada    
• The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal 2012 – Governor General of Canada
• Indo-Canadian Psychiatric Association Award 2016 - ICPA
• Award of Excellence – Digreen Homes, Executive Producers of ‘Maple Morning’ 2018
• Voice Achievers Award (Healthcare) 2011 – Voice Media Group
• Ontario Volunteer Award for ten years of volunteer service 2009
• Leadership Award, Pakistan Canada Friendship Association
• Canada Day Award, Association of Progressive Muslims of Ontario & Canada
• Volunteer Recognition Award, Canadian Mental Health Association Timmins Branch
• Armed Forces Alumni Association of North America – Plaque of Appreciation
• BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Toronto – Certificate of Appreciation
• Dawoodi Bohra Community – Plaque of Appreciation
• Dist. A16 Lions Clubs International – Certificate and Award