Health Day | July 23, 2024
Study led by Patricia Areán, PhD suggests that telemedicine is equally beneficial against depression if it’s delivered via text rather than video conferencing.
Clinical Care & Consultation
Impulsive and hyperactive? It doesn’t mean you have ADHD
New York Times | July 22, 2024
According to Margaret Sibley, PhD, ADHD can be tricky to diagnose in adults so some patients have moved toward online self-diagnosis options.
Why hot weather can increase anxiety – and how to deal
Right as Rain | July 11, 2024
Sarah Campbell, PhD explains the overlap between symptoms of depression and anxiety and how those symptoms can take on a seasonal pattern in summer as well as winter.
UW Medical Center NW receives Centers of Excellence for Perinatal Substance Use certification
WA State Department of Health | July 10, 2024
The certificate recognizes WA hospitals, including the UW Medical Center – Northwest, that support pregnant people and infants affected by substance use.
A pill to treat alcoholism exists. Why aren’t doctors prescribing it more?
Slate | July 7, 2024
One reason, according to Andrew Saxon, MD, is that doctors have believed the only treatment for alcohol use disorder is total abstinence, but that's no longer the case.
Lake Stevens High School graduate overcomes ADHD challenges, eyes future in National Guard
KOMO | July 2, 2024
Maggie Sibley, PHD talks about the late teenage years being the toughest for people with ADHD and how mental health contributes to the way we think, feel and learn.
Welcome to our advanced nurse practitioner fellows
Department news | June 27, 2024
This summer, we’re welcoming the second cohort of the Advanced Practice Psychiatric Provider Fellowship Program. The one-year training program provides the new Fellows an opportunity to further develop their clinical expertise in mental health care and serve as psychiatric consultants through the Collaborative Care Model.
Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Fellowship welcomes first fellows
Department news | June 27, 2024
We’re excited to welcome the first fellows into our new Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Fellowship Program in July. The program's goal is to improve clinical care for our patients, improve the educational experience for trainees, and create new opportunities to advance knowledge in clinical neurosciences.
Garvey Institute Innovation Grants: New round supports AI in behavioral health, hospitalization discharge
Department news | June 27, 2024
The Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions (GIBHS) is launching a new round of innovation grants focused on projects in applications of artificial intelligence for behavioral health and innovations in discharge as well as community integration after inpatient psychiatric hospitalization.
Program expands access to lifelong treatment for people with OUD
Department news | June 27, 2024
The WA State HCA is taking new action on the opioid crisis with the launch of a program that expands access to medications for opioid use disorder. The program, ScalaNW, equips emergency room clinicians with tools to treat patients for opioid use disorder and connect them to community-based care.
