King 5 | March 16, 2018
The UW is conducting a study to help soldiers with PTSD by evaluating the effectiveness of a Stress Check that connects them with resources and provides counseling over the phone. Debra Kaysen, PhD, and Denise Walker, PhD, co-lead the study.
Population Health | March 13, 2018
We had another strong showing in the UW Population Health Initiative Research Grants, with three of the seven newly funded proposals including psychiatry and behavioral sciences faculty.
UW News | March 12, 2018
Debra Kaysen, MPH, is co-leading a new study with Denise Walker (School of Social Work) called UW Stress Check, which identifies soldiers who are experiencing PTSD symptoms in order to connect them with resources and provide counseling over the phone. Covered by KOMO 4.
UW Medicine Newsroom | March 2, 2018
Pamela Collins, MD, MPH, recently joined the UW as the director of global mental health, a joint program between the departments of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and global health.
UpToDate Talk | March 1, 2018
Andrew Saxon, MD, discusses treatments for opioid use disorder. This podcast has had almost 5,000 listens since it was dropped ten days ago. People can also search UpToDate Talk on itunes.
Grant Makers Health | March 1, 2018
Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, Theresa Hoeft, PhD, and colleagues at UC Davis, with support from the Archstone Foundation, are testing enhanced collaborative care programs developed through partnerships between primary care clinics and community-based organizations and/or family care partners caring for depressed older adults.
The Washington Post | March 1, 2018
President Trump suggested that executing drug dealers could help solve the opioid crisis during a White House summit Thursday, an event the administration billed as a way to measure its progress in combating the nation’s drug problem. Andrew Saxon, MD, is quoted.
Department news | February 28, 2018
Maryonda Scher, MD, was an early faculty member in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and a long term staff psychiatrist at the former Seattle VA medical center. She died January 31, 2018 after enduring dementia for many of her last years. “Dr. Scher was recognized as a dedicated teacher, a talented clinician, and […]
Department news | February 28, 2018
Psych Essentials is a medical education podcast developed and hosted by UW Psychiatry PGY3 residents Lindsay Lebin, MD, and James Koved, MD. The podcast is aimed at medical students and allied health professionals (nursing, occupational therapy, social work trainees) on their psychiatry rotations. Based on free and open access medical education (FOAM) principles, Psych Essentials covers core […]
Department news | February 28, 2018
Both Dror Ben-Zeev, PhD, and Molly Adrian, PhD, recently received funding from the Once Upon a Time Foundation to support their research. The Once Upon a Time Foundation is based in Fort Worth, Texas, and supports a wide range of organizations that provide arts and humanities, community affairs, health and medicine, human services and education benefits to […]
