Seattle Magazine | April 2, 2019
Congratulations to the following people who were voted a “Top Doctor” by their peers: Richard Ries, MD, (addiction psychiatry), Ray Hsiao, MD, (child and adolescent psychiatry), Ian Kodish, MD, PhD, (child and adolescent psychiatry), Hower Kwon, MD, (child and adolescent psychiatry), Mark Snowden, MD, MPH, (geriatric psychiatry), Jesse Fann, MD, MPH, (psychiatry), and Gregory Simon, MD, (psychiatry).
Seattle Magazine | April 2, 2019
Richard Ries, MD, FAPA, FASM, named one of Seattle Magazine’s Top Doctors in its 19th annual list, shares insight on the ways treatment of addiction has changed over the years. Getting addiction treatment integrated into the medical system is one of his goals.
The Stranger | April 2, 2019
There is no current therapy for Fragile X syndrome, a form of autism caused by a genetic mutation. But that could soon change. Researchers across the country, including Raphael Bernier, PhD, are launching a clinical trial looking at how a topical cannabidiol (CBD) gel can reduce the symptoms of this genetic disorder.
University of Washington | April 1, 2019
Alec Gibson, a PhD student in John Neumaier’s, MD, PhD, lab, was chosen as a Husky 100. The Husky 100 recognizes 100 UW undergraduate and graduate students who are making the most of their time at the UW. Congratulations, Alec!.
Inverse.com | March 30, 2019
Most people who hate horror films are fed a simple refrain: It's not real. That viewpoint neglects how horror movies make some of us feel once they're over: chilled by lingering creepiness. Kristen Lindgren, PhD, relays that this experience isn't fear, but anxiety
The Seattle Times | March 29, 2019
WA State vows to keep young people from becoming homeless after exiting publicly funded systems of care: juvenile detention, foster care, and mental health care and drug treatment. Eric Trupin, PhD, and Sarah Cusworth Walker, PhD, are quoted.
The Seattle Times | March 25, 2019
Washington State is close to funding what would be a national model in treating psychiatric patients and training medical residents. Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, envisions a state-of-the-art hospital, up to eight stories high, with rooms for up to 150 patients and a key role in helping the state care for its mentally ill residents.
Q13 FOX News | March 22, 2019
The popularity and the touted benefits of CBD, an extract derived from cannabis, continue to spread. Raphe Bernier, PhD, is embarking on a new clinical trial studying CBD in hopes of helping children with a rare disorder called Fragile X syndrome.
UW State Relations | March 14, 2019
The House unanimously passed legislation (HB 1593) to launch plans to establish a new behavioral health innovation and integration campus with the UW Medicine. The proposal plans for a new teaching facility with a capacity for 150 patients and the ability to train current and future health care providers to address the urgent need for […]
The Seattle Times | March 14, 2019
Sobriety-based treatment programs have been an ineffective approach for the vast majority of people struggling with alcoholism. Susan Collins, PhD, and colleagues conducted the first randomized controlled trial of alcohol treatment for alcohol use disorder that does not ask people to get sober, with positive results.
