UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
News
Are boomers the real iPad babies?
The Washington Post | March 18, 2026
Patrick Raue, PhD is interviewed for this story about why Grandma and Grandpa can't seem to stop scrolling.
Feature
Cognitive speed training linked to reduced risk of dementia
Department News | February 25, 2026
This first of its kind study assessed the risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, 20-years after participating in the Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE) study, which was originally conceptualized and led by Sherry Willis, PhD.
Events
Grand Rounds - Skills training for improving social functioning in people with serious mental illness: treatment methods and research update
April 3 | 12 - 1 PM
Chad Crooks Memorial Lecture. In this presentation, Kim Mueser, PhD will provide a brief history of the development of social skills training (SST), followed by a description of the methods used in SST to teach new interpersonal skills.
