KIRO 7 | April 8, 2020
Patricia Areán, PhD, is recruiting people across the US to test an app that’s intended to predict outbreaks of infections such as cold, flu, or another coronavirus outbreak.
News & Stories
In uncertain times, keeping an eye on mental health is more important than ever, experts say
Kitsap Daily News | April 8, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has completely interrupted the lives of many people both in Washington State in all across the United States and the world. Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, and Kristen Lindgren, PhD, offer advice on how to stay mentally healthy.
UW Medicine recruiting for app to predict next outbreak
UW Medicine newsroom | April 7, 2020
The HIPPOCRATIC app being developed by Patricia Areàn, PhD, could be a breakthrough in healthcare delivery because it makes early detection cost-effective and convenient.
UW Medicine seeks 25,000 volunteers to try outbreak-predicting smartphone app
GeekWire | April 7, 2020
UW Medicine is recruiting 25,000 people nationwide for an app-based experiment called HIPPOCRATIC being developed by Patricia Areán, PhD
University of Washington Medicine to test app that could predict viral outbreaks
KOMO News | April 7, 2020
An app is being tested to see if phones could become reliable illness screeners, eliminating the need to go to a drive-in screening clinic or to a hospital to figure out if a pandemic is blooming.
UW Department of Psychiatry supports frontline health care workers
Department news | April 6, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging for all of us, but frontline health care workers and support staff are facing extraordinary challenges and risks: longer shifts, a daily fear of exposure for themselves and their families, increased patient anxiety and isolation and a looming surge in very sick patients. These dedicated professionals are doing their best […]
Mental health experts race to help children cope with stay-at-home life amid coronavirus closures
The Seattle Times | April 6, 2020
Schools are attempting to provide remote mental health support, a service that isn’t guaranteed even in the best of circumstances. Eric Bruns, PhD, comments on this unproven ground.
Coping with added stress during the coronavirus outbreak
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.
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.
