Department news | February 29, 2024
We have made significant progress in our hiring efforts to staff the new Center for Behavioral Health and Learning including hiring Dr. Randall Espinoza (Medical Director, Garvey Institute Center for Neuromodulation) and Dr. Jay Augsburger (Medical Director, Long-term Civil Commitment Unit).
Department news | February 29, 2024
Koriann Cox, PhD says the IOP is a step-up from traditional weekly therapy; not quite as acute as inpatient hospitalization or a partial hospitalization.
Department news | February 29, 2024
A new clinic at Seattle Children’s offers mental health services for children and families who prefer to get some or all of their care in Spanish.
Department news | February 29, 2024
A recently recognized research paper written by Andy Wen, MD, MPH, was supervised and coauthored by Sarah Walker, PhD, with whom Dr. Wen worked while pursuing his MPH at UW.
Right as Rain | February 28, 2024
Douglas Lane, PhD, ABPP, CPsychol, says feeling anxious about the passage of time during life transitions is normal, but it's important to know when anxiety is helpful versus unhealthy.
Attitude Magazine | February 26, 2024
Helping a client cultivate follow-through can be a slow process. Margaret Sibley, PhD, lays out an action plan to help clients with ADHD turn intention into action.
UW Medicine newsroom | February 23, 2024
A paper published in Nature offers suggestions about how to make cities safer and more welcoming for young people. Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, and Tessa Concepcion are quoted.
MyNorthwest | February 23, 2024
“Do More, Feel Better” led by Patrick Raue, PhD, aims to support older adults in coping with depression by empowering them by using behavioral activation.
The Spokesman-Review | February 23, 2024
A downtown Spokane site has joined a statewide drug-checking network aimed at reducing overdoses. Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, MPH, MSW, talks about drug-checking's two main goals.
Stanford Social Innovation Review | February 22, 2024
Sarah Cusworth Walker, PhD, MS, urges governments toward a greater balance in values and knowledge when designing mental health services for communities.
