Vice News France | September 17, 2020
The principle is quite simple, it is to follow patients suffering from serious pathologies (schizophrenia, severe depression, bipolarity) through SMS. Texting was chosen because it is the simplest method from a technological point of view. Dror Ben-Zeev, PhD, is quoted.
UW Medicine Newsroom | September 14, 2020
A study published in the Annals of Family Medicine discusses new benefits of a collaborative care model with telepsychiatry. Morhaf Al Achkar, MD, associate professor of family medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine is lead author on the paper.
Department news | September 14, 2020
As anxiety and depression rise in the country, primary care clinics, especially in rural areas, are facing increased patient needs. One way to address this is to bolster healthcare providers’ ability to diagnose and treat patients with common mental health disorders. Researchers at UW Medicine found that primary-care physicians and rural clinic staff felt more […]
The Seattle Times | September 2, 2020
School districts that were addressing social emotional learning before have now accelerated the pace. Kelcey Schmitz, is quoted.
The New York Times | August 28, 2020
“The evidence so far from these equivalency trials, comparing face-to-face versus over video — every trial I’ve seen shows no difference in clinical outcomes.” John Fortney, PhD, is quoted.
The Spokesman-Review | August 26, 2020
Our emotions tell us what science backs — a hug can do wonders to boost health. Since March, many of us are avoiding those hugs, even the holding of hands, handshakes and high-fives under social distancing to slow exposure to the novel coronavirus. It’s most commonly spread from close person-to-person contact through respiratory droplets. But […]
UW Medicine Newsroom | August 18, 2020
A study in JAMA finds huge improvement with patients in India treated with collaborative-care model. Lydia Chwastiak, MD, was a co-author and principal investigator on the study.
The Conversation | August 18, 2020
“As a medical school professor, I’ve focused on physiology, neuroscience, the evolution of the big brain and, more recently, climate science and civilization’s vulnerability to abrupt shocks from climate change. Today I’m wearing my physiologist’s hat and asking: How do heat waves kill?” William H. Calvin, PhD, is quoted.
UW Medicine Newsroom | August 14, 2020
Jennifer Piel, MD, JD, talks about the Center for Mental Health, Policy, and the Law and their mission to provide psychiatric help for people involved in the justice system and those working with them.
Department news | August 14, 2020
As a medical student, Jennifer Piel did a rotation at a juvenile detention center and her passion for law and medicine came together. She witnessed the barriers getting young vulnerable people treatment and resources. Today, Dr. Piel is a forensic psychiatrist on a mission to provide psychiatric help for people involved in the justice system […]
