Department news | January 31, 2019
The Corporation for National and Community Service recently posted the final evaluation report for a five year initiative led by the AIMS Center designed to increase access and quality of depression treatment in rural community clinics by implementing Collaborative Care. Over 5,000 patients in eight rural FQHCs were engaged in care and the clinical outcomes they achieved […]
Department news | January 31, 2019
Our psychiatry residency program offers a variety of Career Enrichment Pathways to help residents explore different areas of psychiatry and promote their career development. The latest addition is focused on Global Mental Health and Cultural Psychiatry. Pamela Collins, MD, MPH, and Deepa Rao, PhD, serve as faculty coordinators for the new pathway and Manal Khan, MD, and Ritika Batajoo, MD, […]
Department news | January 31, 2019
Suicide is a growing health problem in our country and the WWAMI region which we serve has particularly high suicide rates. Medical professionals can make an enormous impact on preventing suicides. They play an important role in educating all patients to proactively make homes safer to prevent suicide, accidents, and overdose/addiction. To address suicide as […]
Department news | January 31, 2019
We are delighted to announce that Ty Lostutter, PhD, is this year’s recipient of the Outstanding Clinician Teacher Junior Faculty Award. This award is given to an outstanding clinician teacher faculty member at the Assistant Professor level for excellence in teaching, curriculum development, educational scholarship, and/or educational administration. Dr. Lostutter is a stellar clinician, teacher, and […]
Department news | January 31, 2019
Congratulations to child psychiatry resident Nana-Aba Nduom, MD, for receiving a UW Medicine 2019 Golden Eddy award!
Right as Rain | January 24, 2019
Amy Burns, M.D., offers practical tips for beating the January blues and keeping yourself motivated, whether that’s so you can stick to New Year’s resolutions or just find the bright side of the dreariest few months of the year.
The Washington Post | January 22, 2019
As the tone surrounding climate change becomes more dire, our conversations about it with children grow more important. Laura Kastner, PhD, explains the importance of being realistic with kids but also teaching them agency and action.
Deseret News | January 21, 2019
Less than half of the 44 million people in the U.S. with mental health disorders receive any form of treatment. Mobile applications can help address the issue of accessibility to mental health resources. Patricia Areán, PhD, and Dror Ben- Zeev, PhD, chime in on the subject of regulating mental health mobile apps.
Psychiatric News | January 18, 2019
Collaborative care can go a long way toward improving access to care for common mental health problems. Theresa Hoeft, PhD,describes how partnerships between clinic-based collaborative care programs and community-based organizations can further enhance depression care for older adults.
UW Daily | January 15, 2019
In this new proposed budget for 2019-2021, Governor Jay Inslee has included significant funding for the UW campus and its employees, including pre-design funding for a new teaching hospital for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
