News & Stories

Experts: it’s OK to feel stress from COVID-19

goSkagit.com | May 3, 2020

Many emotions are being felt by those impacted by COVID-19 — be it from the loss of loved ones, layoffs, missed proms or birthday parties, or working to fight the disease on the front lines — and health experts such as Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, and Kristen Lindgren, PhD, say that’s normal.

Initiative announces award of 21 COVID-19 rapid response grants

UW Population Health Initiative | April 30, 2020

The UW Population Health Initiative funded 21 COVID-19 rapid response grants including The Staying in Touch and Engaged Project (STEP) submitted by Seema Clifasefi, PhD, and colleagues, and the Washington State COVID-19 Pregnancy Collaborative submitted by Amritha Bhat, MD, MPH, and colleagues. 

Department Small Grants Program funds new research

Department news | April 30, 2020

We are delighted to announce the recipients of the 2020 Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Small Grants Program aimed at advancing the clinical, educational, research, and/or advocacy missions of our department.

Sarah Campbell receives Career Development Award to improve treatment of PTSD

Department news | April 30, 2020

Sarah Campbell, PhD, a VA Puget Sound Health Services Research & Development Post-Doctoral Fellow, recently received a VA Career Development Award from VA’s office of Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) to evaluate and refine a social support-enhancement intervention, and establish a protocol for routinely measuring social support to inform treatment, for Veterans with post-traumatic […]

UW Psychiatry steps up to COVID-19 mental health challenges

Department news | April 30, 2020

Our faculty and staff are contributing in a number of ways to support the mental health of our community now and in the months ahead as we collectively respond to COVID-19 challenges. After getting over the initial shock and fear, we have learned that as mental health professionals, we can take care of vulnerable patients, […]

New program aims to expand behavioral health workforce in Washington

Department news | April 30, 2020

Washington State has a tremendous shortage of skilled behavioral health care professionals such as psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed clinical social workers and licensed counselors. With seed funding from the UW and in collaboration with the UW School of Social Work, the School of Computer Science and Engineering and the departments of Psychology and Computer Science & […]