UW Medicine Newsroom | November 21, 2019
Mental-health researchers, including Eric Bruns, PhD, examine which factors influence policymakers’ decisions to support treatments that showed success in trials.
News & Stories
What to know before seeing a new psychiatrist
The Paper Gown | November 21, 2019
Five different psychiatrists, including Ryan Kimmel, MD, detail what every patient should do and keep in mind before seeing a new psychiatrist.
Mental health care going through seismic shift in our state
UW Medicine Newsroom | November 18, 2019
Several new initiatives from October’s Mental Health Summit gain momentum, including help for pregnant moms, establishing mental health officers and preventing youth suicides
Substance abuse, sexuality, and stigma: Substance use disparities greater for bisexual women UW study finds
UW Daily | November 14, 2019
Jessica Blaney, a post-doc at the Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors, co-authored a study that explored the relationships between concurrent alcohol and tobacco use and sexual orientation in young women.
Is daylight saving time more harmful than helpful?
The UW Daily | November 14, 2019
David Avery, MD, discusses how one in 10 people are affected by seasonal affective disorder (SAD), which starts to set in right at the turn of the seasons when the clock changes.
New Weill Neurohub will unite UCSF, UC Berkeley, UW in race to find new treatments for brain diseases
UW News | November 12, 2019
With a $106 million gift from the Weill Family Foundation, UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco and the University of Washington have launched the Weill Neurohub. Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, will serve as a board member for the new initiative representing the UW along with President Ana Mari Cauce and Tom Daniel (department of Biology), who will […]
Mental Health Summit exposes greatest need and solutions to statewide crisis care
KOMO News | November 4, 2019
600 of the leading minds in mental health came together during the Washington Mental Health Summit to share progressive solutions to improving care for those in crisis across Washington state.
Are your interventions working?
American Psychological Association | November 1, 2019
Research conducted by John Fortney, PhD, is mentioned and Kari Stephens, PhD, is quoted in an article about improving patient care.
Horror movies can be good for anxiety
elemental | October 31, 2019
Kristen Lindgren, PhD, says horror movies can offer a type of exposure therapy that can be helpful for people with anxiety in an article that explores science-backed reasons behind the calming effect of scary movies.
Improving veteran access to Opioid Use Disorder treatment
Department news | October 31, 2019
Improving Veteran Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Opioid use disorder (OUD) continues to be a nationwide problem, and clinicians within the VA health care system are working to address the impacts of this crisis. Studies have shown that an increase in the prescribing of opioids is associated with parallel increases in nonmedical opioid use, […]
