The mission of the University of Washington Integrated Care Training Program (UW ICTP) is to improve the health of Washingtonians by preparing a workforce to advance effective, integrated behavioral health care. We believe there is no health without mental health and that by training psychiatrists and other health care providers in evidence-based integrated care, we will increase the access to effective mental health care across Washington State.

Leadership:

Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD

ICTP website

The Challenge

Although effective treatments for most forms of mental illness exist, many people don’t receive the care they need. Most Americans with common mental health problems are exclusively seen by primary care providers who are often ill equipped to provide effective treatment. As few as 20% of patients started on antidepressant medications in primary care show substantial clinical improvement. Patients who are referred to a mental health specialist often don’t follow through due to the stigma surrounding mental illness, the associated costs, or other barriers. As a result, only about a third of people diagnosed with a serious mental illness receive minimally adequate treatment.

Our Approach

  • We use new approaches and technologies to connect existing mental health specialists to people who suffer with mental illness and address the problems of access and quality in mental health.
  • We help build integrated care programs that provide both medical and mental health care in primary care and other clinical or hospital settings.
  • Offering mental health treatments in primary care is convenient for patients, can reduce the stigma associated with treatment for mental disorders, builds on existing provider-patient relationships, and can help improve care for the millions of patients who have both medical and mental disorders.

Integrated Care Training Program
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Washington
1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 356560
Seattle, WA 98195-6560
uwictp@uw.edu

Department Faculty

Amy Bauer, MD, MS

Amritha Bhat, MBBS, MD, MPH

Amy Burns, MD

Carmen Antonela Croicu, MD

Denise Chang, MD

Elizabeth Chmelik, MD

Lydia Chwastiak, MD, MPH

Deborah Cowley, MD

Erin Dillon-Naftolin, MD

Mark Duncan, MD

Lindsey Enoch, MD

Jennifer Erickson, DO, FAPA

Bradford Felker, MD

William French, MD

Robert Hilt, MD

Tanya Keeble, MD

Ryan Kimmel, MD

David Kopacz, MD

Beth Labardi, MD

Barbara McCann, PhD

Russell McCann, PhD

Katherine Michaelsen, MD, MASc

Mark Newman, MD

Bill O’Connell, EdD

Katherine Palm-Cruz, MD

Marcella Pascualy, MD

Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD

Patrick Raue, PhD

Richard Ries, MD, FAPA, FASM

Matthew Schreiber, MD, PhD

Georganna Sedlar, PhD

Ramanpreet Toor, MD

Sample Projects

Family and Caregiver Training and Support Program (FACTS) pilot