KOMO | November 22, 2024
ECT is not only an effective treatment for severe depression, but Randall Espinoza, MD says it's one of the safest treatments in all of medicine.
News & Stories
Garvey Institute funds Innovation Grants focused on AI for behavioral health, community integration after psychiatric hospitalization
Department news | November 20, 2024
The UW Medicine Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions is funding ten new projects that will either test innovative ways to apply artificial intelligence for behavioral health, or develop innovations in discharge and community integration after inpatient psychiatric hospitalization.
Adult ADHD: Overdiagnosed? Or finally getting the attention it deserves?
AAMC | November 19, 2024
Some wonder if ADHD should appear in brain scans, but "many neurological pathways are involved in ADHD, so there's no single fingerprint in the brain for it," says Maggie Sibley, PhD.
Christine Lee, PhD receives WA State Prevention Award of Excellence
Department News | November 18, 2024
Congratulations to Christine Lee, PhD, recipient of a WA State Health Care Authority’s Prevention Award of Excellence at the 2024 Prevention Summit!
Five common myths about being admitted to a psychiatric hospital
Right as Rain | November 14, 2024
To help demystify the experience, Jay Augsburger, MD explains what psychiatric care in a hospital is actually like.
Innovative treatments for mental health care
The Huddle | November 13, 2024
New Center for Behavioral Health and Learning (CBHL) addresses WA's need for mental health care with treatments including neuromodulation therapies, an intensive outpatient program, and support for caregivers.
Is being busy good for people with ADHD?
New York Times | November 13, 2024
New research from Margaret Sibley, PhD suggests symptoms of the disorder may be less severe in those with a demanding schedule.
Removing guns is a key suicide prevention strategy in WA
Cascade PBS | November 11, 2024
Advocates and researchers like Jeffrey Sung, MD say removing or restricting access to lethal tools, such as firearms, can save lives.
UWMC Roosevelt opens new clinical rooms, includes space for research trials
Department News | October 31, 2024
After years of advocacy, our outpatient psychiatry clinic at UWMC Roosevelt has opened more space for patient care and clinical research.
New grant will test efficacy of the HELM implementation strategy
Department News | October 31, 2024
Jill Locke, PhD, an associate professor and former co-director of the SMART Center, has received a grant in the amount of $3,999,987 to conduct a project titled “Testing the Efficacy of the Helping Educational Leaders Mobilize Evidence (HELM) Implementation Strategy.”
