News & Stories

New funding will test the best way to deliver effective treatments for PTSD in primary care

Department news | November 30, 2019

A research team led by John Fortney, PhD, has received a $6.9 million funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study the effectiveness of using commonly prescribed antidepressants and brief exposure-based therapies to treat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in primary care. Results will help patients and primary care providers choose which treatment to […]

Taking a public health approach to promote positive parenting

Department news | November 30, 2019

Mental health problems are major impediments to educational attainment for children and adolescents worldwide. While parents hold high hopes for their children’s success in school, few parents have access to information about brain development and positive parenting skills that could help them send their children off to school each day ready to learn. When a […]

Strong department showing at ACLP Annual Meeting

Department news | November 30, 2019

Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, a subspecialty of psychiatry focused on treating behavioral conditions in patients with medical and surgical problems, is one of our department’s strengths as indicated by the large contingent of faculty and trainees who convened in San Diego earlier this month for the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP) annual meeting. Jesse Fann, MD, MHP, served as Program […]

Psychiatrists at UW Medicine provide a comprehensive range of services to Critical Access Hospitals

Department news | November 30, 2019

To expand access to mental health treatment in an underserved area, the University of Washington and Dayton General Hospital (DGH) entered into a partnership in 2018 to provide comprehensive telepsychiatry services to individuals living in rural Columbia County, population 4000. Dayton General Hospital is a “Critical Access Hospital,” which is a federal designation denoting facility […]

Sarah Walker receives 2019 Robert Woods Johnson Foundation Award

Department news | November 30, 2019

Congratulations to Sarah walker, PhD, who received the 2019 Robert Woods Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Award for The Juvenile Justice Transformation Project . The Juvenile Justice Transformation Project works to change the Juvenile court system and is a program that embodies the principles of Community-Campus Partnership for Health (CCPH) by partnering with numerous community organizations to promote […]

Carolyn Brenner receives UW Medicine CARES award

Department news | November 30, 2019

Congratulations to Carolyn Brenner, MD, who received the Fall 2019 UW Medicine CARES Award in the provider category. The award signifies that Dr. Brenner is one of UW Medicine’s highest performers, as voted upon by the HMC Recognition Program. The CARES Award was established in 2013 to formally recognize and celebrate the accomplishments and excellences of […]

Jesse Fann receives 2020 APOS Award

Department news | November 30, 2019

The American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) Board of Directors and the 2020 APOS Awards Committee selected Jesse Fann, MD, MPH, as the awardee of the APOS Outstanding Education & Training Award. The award is presented to a leader who has enhanced the field of psychosocial oncology through the education and training of new investigators and/or clinicians.