KOMO Newsradio | March 23, 2017
Richard Ries, MD, gave a live radio interview about the current heroin epidemic and addiction crisis in Washington state preceding his appearance as a panelist at a public forum on Heroin and Addiction in Everett on Thursday.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology | March 14, 2017
Watch a short video summarizing the findings of a new study by Isaac Rhew, PhD, MPH, Cynthia Stappenbeck, PhD, Michele Bedard-Gilligan, PhD, MS, Tonda Hughes, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Debra Kaysen, PhD.
Motherboard.Vice.com | March 4, 2017
Researchers led by Patricia Areán, PhD, are using a video game-like digital therapy called Evo to combat depression in people over 65. Studies to date have shown promising results.
The Seattle Times | March 2, 2017
Research shows a high return-on-investment for mental health counseling in schools. Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, talks about the importance of early intervention in regards to school-based mental health care, and makes the point that we shouldn’t have to choose between education and mental health.
U.S. News & World Report | March 1, 2017
The UW was once again named a top medical school for its drug and alcohol abuse program. The ranking is complex and incorporates medical school teaching, clinical services, academics (journal articles and books), and funded research. Multiple people, Institutes and Centers affiliated with our department contribute to the culture of collaboration and excellence of the […]
Seattle Magazine | March 1, 2017
This year’s Top Doctors report, put out annually by Seattle Magazine, features a number of our faculty members.
Department news | February 28, 2017
Jagoda Pasic, MD, PhD, will be stepping out of her role as medical director for the Harborview Psychiatry Emergency Service (PES). Jagoda has been the medical director of the PES since 2003 and over the past 13 years has guided the program through important changes including establishing 24/7 attending psychiatry presence, inclusion of Advanced Registered […]
Department news | February 28, 2017
Debby Tsuang, MD, is site-PI of two recently funded consortium projects trying to identify biomarkers in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). LBD is comprised of dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson’s disease dementia. The combination of cognitive and motor impairment makes these conditions difficult to treat. On neuropathological examination, LBD is associated with abnormal deposits of […]
Department news | February 28, 2017
Studies consistently show suicide and suicidal behaviors are highly related to substance use disorders (SUDs). In fact, recent reviews find that the risk of suicide is 10-17 times higher for people using multiple drugs, injecting drugs, and for alcohol use disorders. Pilot testing of Preventing Addiction Related Suicide (PARS), a psychoeducational suicide prevention program developed […]
Department news | February 28, 2017
The UW Psychiatric and Addictions Case Conference (UW PACC) series began on July 7, 2016. This weekly videoconference series, led by addiction psychiatrists Mark Duncan, MD, and Rick Ries, MD, and with new panelist clinical psychologist Kari Stephens, PhD, is designed to train the Integrated Care fellows to deliver a regional peer learning and support network for treating […]
