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.
News & Stories
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, […]
Research award kickstarts pilot study on depression using digital health platforms
Department news | October 31, 2019
The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance awarded the Ben Greer Research Award to Jesse Fann, MD, MPH (Director of Psychiatry and Psychology at SCCA), and Dean Putt, MBA (Director of Olympic Medical Cancer Center in Sequim, WA) to conduct a pilot study using technology to optimize collaborative care management of depression in urban and rural cancer centers. The […]
Parkinson’s pilot study
Department news | October 31, 2019
Little analysis has been done of demographical and practical data for the Parkinson’s population nationally, let alone in Washington. This means our healthcare system has yet to track whether, how much, or what type of care patients living with Parkinson’s receive on an annual basis. Debby Tsuang, MD, in collaboration with Melissa Tribelhorn, MPA, Executive Director […]
New ECHO program in autism to support primary care providers in WA
Department news | October 31, 2019
The Center on Human Development and Disability is launching a new Project ECHO program in autism to support primary care providers in WA. With the first sessions beginning in December, ECHO Autism Washington will be a recurring telehealth training designed to disseminate evidence-based practices in diagnosis and management of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to primary care providers identified […]
