Department news | January 31, 2020
Congratulations to Jesse Markman, MD, MBA, for becoming the new Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health, VA Puget Sound Health Care System! Dr. Markman has served as Acting Associate Chief of Staff—Mental Health since June, 2018. During that time, the Mental Health Service has engaged in a number of different initiatives including the activation of […]
Department news | January 31, 2020
The UW School Mental Health Assessment Research and Training (SMART) Center has recently received a new R01 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health ($3.6M) to simultaneously (1) conduct the first school-based effectiveness trial of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) in schools and (2) test an innovative implementation strategy to promote consistent, high-quality delivery of TF-CBT […]
Department news | January 31, 2020
The Society for Implementation Research Collaboration recently launched a new journal titled Implementation Research and Practice (IRaP) with SAGE publications. The journal is an international, peer-reviewed, open access, online-only journal providing rapid publication of interdisciplinary research that advances the implementation in diverse contexts of effective approaches to assess, prevent, and treat mental health, substance use, or other […]
Department news | January 31, 2020
Every year, faculty in our department teach a classroom course for UW medical students titled Mind, Brain, and Behavior. Marcella Pascualy, MD, has served as the Course Chair for the past 20 years and has now decided to step down from this role. She has done a sensational job in this position, displaying unwavering dedication, creativity, high standards […]
Department news | January 31, 2020
Three out of every hundred people in the world will at some time in their life experience a psychotic episode, experiencing hallucinations and / or delusions and disorganization of thought that can be frightening and seriously interfere with a person’s ability to function. This is often a frightening experience and a time of tremendous uncertainty […]
UW Medicine Newsroom | January 30, 2020
An ancestral African population reveals clues to the genetic origins of schizophrenia. The project was led by Jon McClellan, MD, and Mary-Claire King (genome sciences and medicine), among others.
San Francisco Chronicle | January 29, 2020
Sarah Walker, PhD, is quoted in an article about counties that send young people to treatment in juvenile halls. Viewing the entire story may require a subscription to the San Francisco Chronicle.
The Washington Post | January 29, 2020
For the millions of sexual assault survivors in the United States, current events can be rough terrain. Mental health care experts, including Emily Dworkin, PhD, discuss ways to help manage stress.
Right as Rain | January 23, 2020
Erin Gonzalez, PhD, provides tips for overcoming therapy anxiety, what to look for in a therapist, what often happens during the course of therapy sessions, and how to prepare for a first session.
UW Medicine Newsroom | January 22, 2020
Andrew Saxon, MD, is a co-author of a study that shows patient satisfactory with a new mobile app that enables them to upload videos of themselves taking buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid-use disorder.
