Department News | January 30, 2025
Written Exposure Therapy (WET) is a new, brief trauma-focused therapy where patients write about their traumatic experience following scripted instruction from a therapist.
News & Stories
Myra Parker receives Distinguished Staff Award at MLK tribute event
Department News | January 30, 2025
We are thrilled to announce that Myra Parker, JD, MPH, PhD is the School of Medicine’s 2025 Distinguished Service Award Recipient! This award honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by recognizing employees and students who exemplify his call to serve others.
Sarah Jane Webb nominated for Mentoring Women Faculty Award
Department News | January 30, 2025
Congratulations to Sara Jane Webb, PhD, one of this year’s nominees for the School of Medicine Excellence in Mentoring Women Faculty Award! This award recognizes the importance of the mentoring of women faculty by all faculty.
Can staying busy help your ADHD?
Right as Rain | January 29, 2025
"A person with ADHD needs to learn what factors they need to put in place in their life in order to be their best," says Margaret Sibley, PhD.
Rise in diagnoses is prompting more US adults to ask: ‘Do I have ADHD?’
AP News | January 27, 2025
The goal is to improve the accuracy of diagnoses, says Maggie Sibley, PhD, who is leading the work to draft a national set of diagnosis and treatment guidelines for health professionals.
WA state falls behind in school-based mental health support
Public News Source | January 23, 2025
School is the most common venue for young people to receive mental health support, says Eric Bruns, PhD, so there is no better place to invest in resources.
Changes in cerebellum linked to more severe Alzheimer’s
UW Medicine Newsroom | January 14, 2025
“We found that there was atrophy of the granular layer in patients with dementia," said Erik Carlson, MD, PhD, "and that this atrophy was more pronounced in those with more advanced dementia.”
Can being too empathetic increase your risk for burnout?
Right as Rain | January 13, 2025
According to Elizabeth Lin, MD, empathetic distress means you're feeling too much empathy for someone else, to the point where you're turning their suffering into yours.
Weed-sick: High-potency cannabis leads to ER visits, illness for some users
KUOW | January 8, 2025
Bia Carlini, PhD, MPH describes the relationship between marijuana and high-potency cannabis concentrates "like comparing strawberries to strawberry frosted Pop-Tarts."
WA State Governor Jay Inslee appoints new chair for Liquor and Cannabis Board
WA State LCB | January 6, 2025
The new chair, Jim Vollendroff, MPA, served as director of the UW Medicine Behavioral Health Institute (BHI) at Harborview Medical Center until early 2021.
