Department news | December 31, 2016
On November 30, Forefront honored Kate Comtois, PhD, MPH, at its fourth annual suicide awareness dinner. For two decades, Comtois has offered Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) training to psychology and psychiatry residents at the UW. Her research extends to evaluating DBT in large healthcare systems such as UW Medicine. In response to a 2012 legislative mandate, […]
Department news | December 31, 2016
Lucy Berliner, MSW, director of the Harborview Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress, was named to Seattle Magazine’s Hall of Fame in the “Research/Medicine/Science” category for being a trailblazer in the field of child sexual abuse and in training clinicians to assess and treat young sexual assault victims. Lucy works with victims of trauma […]
Seattle P.I. | December 14, 2016
Laura and Todd Crooks share the story of their son Chad’s mental illness and suicide. Since his passing, the Crooks family has been fighting to decrease stigma and improve Washington state’s mental health care system. They are both on our department’s development committee.
UW Medicine social media | December 12, 2016
A Peace Quilt mural was recently unveiled that was created by the Art Collective of the Life Enhancing Alcohol-Management Project (LEAP) headed by Seema Clifasefi, PhD, and Susan Collins, PhD.
Right at Home | December 11, 2016
Patricia Arean, PhD, is testing the effectiveness of a therapeutic video game, EVO, on treatment-resistant depression that causes impairment of concentration, focus and decision-making.
Psychiatric News | December 4, 2016
Ruth Kohen, MD, discusses how the collaborative care model can be used to improve treatment for disorders such as Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Forefront | December 2, 2016
Kate Comtois, PhD, MPH, received Forefront’s Sue Eastgard Training Award for her commitment to providing high quality suicide prevention training.
UW Today | November 22, 2016
Brian Saelens, PhD, professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, was listed as a ‘highly cited researcher’ in the natural and social sciences by Clarivate Analytics. Saelens’ work focuses on the influence of environmental and psychosocial factors on weight-related behaviors.
KUOW | November 8, 2016
Doug Zatzick, MD, gives recommendations for self-care, staying tolerant, and channeling emotions into productivity.
UW Today | November 7, 2016
Debra Kaysen, PhD, was part of a study that gives hope to military members struggling with alcohol abuse.
