UW Medicine Newsroom | October 3, 2018
What should young people know about drinking alcohol? Mary Larimer, PhD, discusses the important work being done at the Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors (CSHRB) and provides useful information about drinking during young adulthood.
Department news | September 30, 2018
We are excited to announce that Larry Wissow, MD, will be joining us as our new Chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry beginning January 1, 2019. Dr. Wissow was identified as the leading candidate after a national search involving several distinguished candidates, and we are thrilled he accepted the offer to join us […]
Department news | September 30, 2018
With a testamentary gift to benefit the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, K. Warner Schaie, PhD, and Sherry Willis, PhD, have attained the status of UW Laureates, a level of recognition reserved for UW’s most generous alumni and friends. Their generosity is funding the K. Warner Schaie Endowed Professorship in Adult Cognitive Development, an […]
Department news | September 30, 2018
Jessica Jenness, PhD, Acting Assistant Professor in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, received the NARSAD Young Investigator Grant to supplement a current NIH K23-funded study looking at the neural and behavioral correlates to Behavioral Activation treatment response in depressed teens with maltreatment histories. The Young Investigator Grant will allow Dr. Jenness to collect […]
Department news | September 30, 2018
Recognizing the significant impact unstable housing has on youth behavioral health, the Study & Advancement of Justice Effectiveness (SAJE) Center recently completed a study and plan for reducing housing instability among youth in contact with the justice system. Led by Sarah Walker, PhD, Research Associate Professor and Co-Director of SAJE, this is the first study to […]
Department news | September 30, 2018
In an effort to strengthen the delivery of effective mental health care across the United States, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has established a national Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) Network, with Centers in each of ten regions in the US. Under the leadership of Lydia Chwastiak, MD, MPH, Principal Investigator […]
Department news | September 30, 2018
The technology to build mobile health (mHealth) apps to manage mental disorders is increasingly commonplace, yet their integration into clinical care has lagged. To gain an understanding of how to incorporate a patient-provider mHealth platform into the clinical care of rural patients with complex psychiatric conditions, the Study to Promote Innovation in Rural Integrated Telepsychiatry […]
Department news | September 30, 2018
The integration of UW Medical Center (UWMC) and Northwest Hospital & Medical Center (NWH) gives us an exciting opportunity to update the existing NWH mental health facilities while simultaneously building new mental health programs that address current system-wide gaps in care. Richard Veith, MD, and Ryan Kimmel, MD, in collaboration with Cindy Hecker, RN, the Executive Director […]
Department news | September 30, 2018
We have made significant progress in the last few months in our efforts to provide high-quality and timely care at the UW Medicine Behavioral Health Institute at Harborview Medical Center to youth and young adults experiencing a first episode of psychosis. Led by Monroe-DeVita, PhD, Lydia Chwastiak, MD, MPH, Carolyn Brenner, MD, and Sarah Kopelovich, PhD, — […]
Department news | September 30, 2018
Our department was incredibly well represented at the Association for Academic Psychiatry (AAP) meeting in Milwaukee, WI last month with nearly 20 faculty members and trainees presenting workshops and a number of Huskies winning awards. The AAP Meeting is for psychiatrists who are interested in learning about academic development, teaching psychiatry, and research on psychiatry […]
