Kitsap Sun | June 18, 2018
Before sentencing Gabriel Gaeta to a minimum of 40 years in prison for the 2014 rape and murder of 6-year-old Jenise Wright, Judge Jennifer Forbes struggled with the one question that remained: Why? Terry Lee, MD, is quoted.
The Seattle Times | June 14, 2018
Christopher DeCou, PhD, senior fellow at Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center and a collaborator with the Kate Comtois Lab, says no one is exactly sure why the suicide rates continue to go up, despite the tremendous effort to try to understand the reasons people hurt or kill themselves.
KOMO News | June 13, 2018
Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD, says even if someone isn’t talking about wanting to die, there are typically warning signs, such as a change in behavior, that may indicate that person is struggling with suicidal thoughts.
KIRO 7 | June 8, 2018
It’s a common misconception that if you talk to someone about suicide, it will make him or her more likely to harm themselves or die by suicide, says Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD. Dr. Ratzliff is one of the authors of All Patients Safe, an online suicide prevention training program for medical providers.
The Washington Nurse | June 1, 2018
Cara Towle gives examples of how nurses are vital components of the telemental health services provided by UW Medicine, including the Psychiatry Consultation and Telepsychiatry (PCAT) program, the Psychiatry and Addictions Case Consultation (PACC) series, and their liaison role in Collaborative Care.
KIRO 7 | June 1, 2018
KIRO 7 interviewed Dror Ben-Zeev, PhD, about the BRiTE Center’s FOCUS app, a mobile app for treating severe mental illness. A recently concluded, three-year study found the app to be significantly better at getting patients to engage in treatment than a scheduled trip to the clinic. Also covered on the UW Medicine Newsroom.
Mens Health | May 31, 2018
As the opioid crisis rages on, interventions are on the rise. But the medical community is split on whether they actually work. Andrew Saxon, MD, is quoted.
Department news | May 31, 2018
Members of our paid and clinical faculty from Seattle and the WWAMI region gathered for a day-long education conference which included presentations on teaching methods, giving feedback, bias in medical education, digital teaching resources, evidence-based psychotherapy supervision, and evaluating medical students and psychiatry and psychology residents. The program included opportunities to meet other Psychiatry teaching […]
Department news | May 31, 2018
We received word this month that a NIMH-funded P50 grant was awarded for an Advanced Laboratories for Accelerating the Reach and Impact of Treatments for Youth and Adults with Mental Illness (ALACRITY) Center! The purpose of the UW ALACRITY Center (UWAC) is to address critical problems in the implementation of evidence-based psychosocial interventions for mild-to-moderate mental health problems, particularly in underserved communities and […]
Department news | May 31, 2018
The annual Celebration of Research at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System took place this month during the Department of Veteran’s Affairs Research Week. Highlights included the presentation of the 2018 Larry Searle Lifetime Achievement Award to Murray Raskind, MD, and the 2018 Paul B. Magnuson Award Recipient to Elaine Peskind, MD. Dr. Raskind, Director of […]
