Spokesman-Review | September 25, 2024
Perhaps the most likely reason for fewer deaths nationally, according to Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, MPH, is that growth in new users has slowed because so many current users have died.
News & Stories
Why some men keep their prostate cancer a secret
TIME | September 19, 2024
Keeping a diagnosis private can have sort-term benefits, especially if the individual feels vulnerable or anxious about disclosing, says Jesse Fann, MD, MPH but short-term advantages can dissipate quickly.
Electroconvulsive therapy is not what you think it is
Right as Rain | September 18, 2024
Randall Espinoza, MD, MPH and Brandon Thomas, MD, PhD talk about two effective neuromodulation therapies, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
Care for all: UW Medicine opens new center for behavioral health care and training the next generation of mental health professionals
UW Magazine | September 17, 2024
After years of advocating, planning and building, and a $244 million investment from the state, UW Medicine has opened the Center for Behavioral Health and Learning, an expansion of existing services on UW Medical Center’s Northwest campus.
Washington state’s cannabis industry braces for change as federal reclassification considered
King 5 | September 17, 2024
Susan Ferguson, PhD, who has felt hamstrung by outdated federal regulation on cannabis, says the new change "can't come soon enough."
A new behavioral health center from UW Medicine delivers much needed care and training
UW Magazine | September 12, 2024
With a $244 million investment from the state, CBHL adds 150 psychiatric hospital beds and is part of an ambitious new approach to caring for individuals living with mental illness.
Climate change can impact mental health. See how you can help someone struggling
Augusta Chronicle | September 11, 2024
Climate change and mental health intersect in many different ways at different levels, says Emily Schutzenhofer, MD, MPH, and individuals may experience distress in a way that's unique to them.
Does text therapy really work?
TIME | September 3, 2024
Research by Michael Pullman, PhD and others has found that text and teletherapy are equally good at releiving symptoms of anxiety and depression over the course of three months.
Announcing our newest endowed professors – Randall Espinoza and Rebecca Hendrickson
Department News | September 3, 2024
We are pleased to announce that Randall Espinoza, MD, MPH, has been named the inaugural holder of the Garvey Family Endowed Professorship for Technology and Brain Health and is serving as the Medical Director of the Garvey Institute Center for Neuromodulation located in CBHL. We are also pleased to announce that Rebecca Hendrickson, MD, PhD, has been named the inaugural holder of the Denise L. Tabbutt Endowed Professorship for Trauma and Brain Health. Dr. Hendrickson cares for patients in the VA Puget Sound's outpatient posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) clinic.
What could be behind King County’s recent drops in fatal fentanyl overdoses
Seattle Times | August 31, 2024
From an epidemiological perspective, Caleb Banta-Green, PhD says it's likely because the number of people using substances has shrunk due to the high rate of fatal overdoses.
