UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
News
Panel calls for improved psychiatric care in African prisons
UW Medicine Newsroom | April 16, 2025
Recommended reforms focus on providing basic services during incarceration and continuing community care after release. Lydia Chwastiak, MD, MPH and Sarah Walker, PhD, MS are authors on the study.
Feature
New behavioral health building planned for Harborview Medical Center
Department News | March 15, 2025
King County has procured a 1.6 acre site adjacent to the Harborview Medical Center campus to support the growth, consolidation, and colocation of Harborview’s behavioral health services, which are a critical source of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services in Washington State. In doing so, this exciting new facility will provide an opportunity for Harborview to deepen its already significant role as part of the state’s mental and behavioral healthcare safety net.
Events
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds: Clinician Scientist Training Program – Highlighting Trainee Research Awardees
April 25, 2024, 12-1 PM
Practicing clinicians who are also engaged in research are central to the development of new solutions to treat mental health and addiction problems. To encourage trainees to explore a career as a clinician scientist, PBSCI launched the Clinician Scientist Training Program to provide funding and faculty support to participate in mentored research. In this Grand Rounds, Jacqueline Chipkin, MD, Julia Siar, DO, Alexis Carnduff, MD, Katharine Liang, MD, PhD, and Mini Elizabeth Jacob, MD, will present their projects and initial findings.
