Los Angeles Times | February 25, 2020
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said it could neither recommend nor oppose cognitive screening for older adults because there is insufficient scientific evidence of the practice’s benefits and harms. Soo Borson, professor emerita and developer of the Mini-Cog, a brief screening tool for cognitive impairment designed for use in primary care and other non-specialist […]
San Francisco Chronicle | January 29, 2020
Sarah Walker, PhD, is quoted in an article about counties that send young people to treatment in juvenile halls. Viewing the entire story may require a subscription to the San Francisco Chronicle.
KXLY | January 22, 2020
The UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Harborview Abuse and Trauma Center propose a guide that recommends more services to victims, prosecuting attorneys and access to trauma centers.
MedPage Today | January 13, 2020
An article written by Carol Rockhill, MD, PhD, underscores how the U.S. is more similar to impoverished countries than other global leaders when it comes to providing affordable mental healthcare.
Accelerate: The Campaign for UW Medicine | January 9, 2020
Todd and Laura Crooks join forces with Jim Vollendroff, MPA, Jurgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, and Rebecca Sladek, MS, to create a new kind of mental health conference that works with community members to devise solutions and move initiatives forward.
UW Medicine Newsroom | October 3, 2019
Philanthropists Lynn and Mike Garvey establish the Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions to develop effective new treatments for brain disorders. Read more coverage in The Seattle Times, KUOW, KOMO, GeekWire, and Puget Sound Business Journal.
UW Medicine Newsroom | November 21, 2019
Mental-health researchers, including Eric Bruns, PhD, examine which factors influence policymakers’ decisions to support treatments that showed success in trials.
Medscape | March 28, 2017
Lawmakers in several states are advancing proposals to force individuals who abuse opioids into treatment via involuntary commitment as a means of coping with the rapid rise in overdose rates. Andrew Saxon, MD, weighs in. (Medscape subscription required to view article. Free to subscribe.)
Right as Rain | December 15, 2017
Jesse Fann, MD, and Marc Avery, MD, explain why depression carries a big public health burden and how collaborative care can help.
TVW | January 15, 2015
Jurgen Unutzer, MD, MPH, MA, was recently asked to speak to the WA State Joint Senate Health Care & Human Services Mental Health Committee about integrated care.
