Mother Jones | April 27, 2018

The FDA requires pharmaceutical companies to fund Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) classes for select drugs. Mark Sullivan, MD, PhD, recounts his struggles with the REMS requirements.

Horsetalk | April 26, 2018

The results of the recent study by Jesse Fann, MD, published in The Lancet Psychiatry was widely covered, including in New Zealand’s Horsetalk. Being featured in an equine-related publication may be a first for our department!

The UW Daily | April 26, 2018

In the world of addiction psychiatry, there is no hard line between medications and drugs. Christine Yuodelis-Flores, MD, and Rick Ries, MD, are interviewed about their nearly three decades of work in addiction psychiatry at Harborview.

The Huddle | April 20, 2018

UW Medicine announced today that it will open a new 12-bed voluntary psychiatric inpatient unit at Northwest Hospital & Medical Center in the fall of 2019. In the same timeframe, the 10-bed psychiatric unit at UW Medical Center will close as it will no longer meet updated regulatory standards set by the Centers for Medicare […]

UW Medicine newsroom | April 17, 2018

A large study led by Jesse Fann, MD, found that traumatic brain injury increases the risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. The story was widely covered, appearing among 171 outlets in 42 states as well as several countries.

Right as Rain | April 13, 2018

Sara Jane Webb, PhD, talks about the difficulty in diagnosing autism in girls and the possibility that gender-specific diagnostic criteria might help.

KUOW | April 12, 2018

Two reports released this month showed a decline in opioid prescriptions in states that have legalized medical marijuana. Andrew Saxon, MD, says the reports support alternatives to opioid prescriptions, but the addiction crisis is far from solved. 

BBC News | April 11, 2018

Jesse Fann, MD, recently published a study which offers more evidence of a link between traumatic brain injuries and dementia later in life, with repeated injuries and severe ones posing the greatest danger. The story was covered in multiple outlets, including US News and World Report.

The Globe and Mail | April 7, 2018

Therapy is a tried-and-true treatment for what ails our minds, but it hasn’t caught up with medicine in tracking the data needed to make patients better. Could simple surveys help change that? Tony Rousmaniere, PsyD, is interviewed.

KUOW | April 5, 2018

Pain management doctors and researchers say they would like to see a shift toward evidence-based treatments that recent guidelines recommend — emphasizing nonpharmacological treatments for most patients. Judith Turner, PhD, is quoted.