UW Newsroom | October 17, 2017

Erin Dillon-Naftolin, MD, discusses teen anxiety and depression—what’s behind it and the proven methods of treating it.

UW Newsroom | October 17, 2017

According to a national survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 1 in 20 people have experienced sexual violence other than rape. Lucy Berliner, MSW, HCSATS, discusses the trauma of sexual violence.

American Psychiatric Association | October 16, 2017

Amritha Bhat, MD, MPH, and Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, write about how perinatal collaborative care for moms and babies presents an enormous opportunity for psychiatrists and other behavioral health care professionals to improve mental health at a population level and, perhaps, prevent mental illness altogether.

UW Today | October 10, 2017

Bradley Wagenaar, MPH, PhD, is addressing the treatment gaps for mental health in Mozambique using implementation science and collaborative care. Wagenaar is associated with the Program in Global Mental Health, a joint initiative between the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Department of Global Health.

Right as Rain | October 9, 2017

Patrick Raue, PhD, gives advice on how to cope with stress including setting realistic goals and learning how to do problem-solving therapy with the aid of a mental health professional.

KOMO Midday News | October 6, 2017

Doug Zatzick, MD, talks about the mental health trauma from the Las Vegas shootings for the those who were in the killing zone, their families and the first respondents who were called to the scene.

OCHIN Blog | October 5, 2017

Ian Bennett, MD, PhD, and the MInD-I team explain how MInD-I is bringing collaborative care to participating members of the OCHIN community health center network.

UWMedicineHealth YouTube Channel | October 5, 2017

Jesse Fann, MD, provides information about non-obvious depression symptoms and treatment options on National Depression Screening Day via a short video. Also posted on Twitter and Facebook.

Green Entrepreneur | October 3, 2017

A new study from Christine Lee, PhD, Jesse Fann, MD, MPH, and colleagues shows that when cannabis is legal and available, cancer patients are using it to combat the side effects of chemotherapy and other cancer-related symptoms. 

ITHS.org | October 2, 2017

Kari Stephens, PhD, and colleagues have been awarded a five-year $25 million cooperative agreement over 5 years from the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS) to create a new Clinical and Translational Science Award Program National Center for Data to Health (CD2H).