Department news | March 31, 2018
We had another strong showing in the UW Population Health Initiative Research Grants, with three of the eight newly funded proposals including psychiatry and behavioral sciences faculty. The $50,000 pilot research grants encourages new interdisciplinary collaborations among investigators for projects that address critical components of the grand challenges the UW seeks to address in population […]
Department news | March 31, 2018
The National Science Foundation has awarded $5.3 million in Rapid Response Research (RAPID) grants to help researchers better understand why disasters happen, how we can best respond to them, and how to rebuild after they hit. A team of researchers at the UW, including Kari Stephens, PhD, and colleagues at collaborating institutions received one of these […]
Department news | March 31, 2018
John Fortney, PhD, is leading a pilot telehealth program that will give rural Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) remote access to psychotherapy and related services. To date, more than 500 rural Veterans who are not receiving specialty PTSD care have enrolled in the study. The participants may choose between the two main forms of […]
Department news | March 31, 2018
As part of spending two weeks at the newly formed addictions center at London South Bank University, Kristen Lindgren, PhD, was appointed a Visiting Professor in their Psychology Department. The three-year appointment is with the School of Applied Sciences which includes the Psychology Department, The National Bakery School (not a typo), and Human Sciences (Bioscience, Forensic […]
Department news | March 31, 2018
Matt Iles-Shih, MD, MPH, received a nomination in the provider category for the UW Medicine CARES Award. The CARES Award was established in 2013 to formally recognize and celebrate the accomplishments and excellences of those in the UW Medicine community who consistently exemplify the UW Medicine Service Culture Guidelines – professional standards that ensure anyone […]
STAT | March 26, 2018
The White House’s national strategy to combat the opioid crisis would expand a particular kind of addiction treatment in federal criminal justice settings. Andrew Saxon, MD, believes doctors and patients should have options in choosing a medication.
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.
