KIRO Radio/The Gee and Ursula Show | April 6, 2020
Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, joined KIRO Radio’s Gee and Ursula Show to talk about how stress and anxiety might show itself and what we can do to cope.
News & Stories
Those with mental health and substance use disorders most at-risk to increased COVID-19 stress, anxiety
The Wenatchee World | April 4, 2020
Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, and Kristen Lindgren, PhD, say it’s normal to feel stressed or anxious during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some are more at-risk than others.
Irritable? Can’t sleep? We react to pandemic’s stress in many ways, experts say
Tacoma News Tribune | April 4, 2020
Stress and anxiety from the COVID-19 outbreak that has swept across Washington and the nation affects people’s lives in several ways. Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, is quoted.
How are you managing stress right now?
The Stranger | April 3, 2020
Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, and Kristen Lindgren, PhD, offer some healthy ways to cope with the increased stressors and disruptions in our lives due to COVID-19.
Behavioral and emotional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
Washington State Department of Health | April 2, 2020
Live recording at the Washington State Emergency Operations Center in Camp Murray Washington: Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, and Kristen Lindgren, PhD, speak to the mental health toll the COVID-19 pandemic may be taking on Washingtonians, and ways for people to deal with anxiety, depression, and isolation.
Anxiety is normal during a pandemic
KOMO News | April 2, 2020
Jürgen Unützer talks about how it’s normal to feel a range of emotions during these tough times.
The Top Doctors in Seattle for 2020
Seattle Magazine | April 1, 2020
Congratulations to the following people who were voted a “2020 Top Doctor” by their peers.
Population Health Initiative funds “Active Transportation” research
Department news | March 31, 2020
A newly-formed interdisciplinary community-academic-policy partnership is examining mobility challenges and opportunities among people living and working in South Beacon Hill. With funding from the UW Population Health Initiative, Katherine Hoerster, PhD, and colleagues are partnering with the Seattle Department of Transportation to improve the three-mile multi-use Beacon Hill Trail (BHT). The team will use participatory research […]
Collaborative Care effective for American Indian / Alaska Native patients
Department news | March 31, 2020
A recent paper published in BMC Health Services Research shows that Collaborative Care is as effective for American Indian /Alaska Native patients as for patients from other groups. This is the largest study of depression treatment outcomes for AI/AN patients published to date and makes a significant contribution to our understanding of treatment for this underserved population. […]
UW to help compare perinatal psychiatry consultation line effectiveness
Department news | March 31, 2020
The University of Washington, Rutgers University, and the University of Massachusetts will join forces to understand the comparative effectiveness of three perinatal psychiatry consultation lines. The three-year, $4.1 million funding award from the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) will provide critical answers in how to address the well-documented barriers that Medicaid-insured women and their families experience […]
