The New York Times | October 17, 2016
Michelle Garrison, PhD, MPH, describes the intersection of sleep and behavior problems in early childhood as a bidirectional “feedback whirlpool” and suggests consistent bedtimes can be helpful for young children having difficulty sleeping.
The Seattle Times | October 13, 2016
In a Letter to the Editor, Dimitry Davydow, MD, MPH, commends writer Jayson Jenks for his eye-opening profile of Seahawk Kevin Pierre-Louis and his struggle with depression. “It shows men with depression that if a Seahawks linebacker can open up and get help, perhaps they can, too.”
Memory and Brain Wellness Center | October 13, 2016
A new study led by Gail Li, MD, PhD, and Leanne Sheppard, PhD, (Environmental Health) provides an extraordinary opportunity to develop comprehensive new insights into the effects of air pollution on the aging brain.
Psychiatric News | October 3, 2016
Bob Hilt, MD, writes about how two state Medicaid divisions used Collaborative Care to leverage child psychiatric expertise to impact the lives of whole populations of children.
Department news | September 30, 2016
Cornelis Bakker, MD, Acting Chairman for the department from 1959-1960, died peacefully over the summer on July 12. Cor, as he was affectionately known, started his academic career in our department and worked his way up to full professor. While here, he designed and established a psycho-educational treatment program called the Adult Development Program which […]
Department news | September 30, 2016
The School Mental Health Assessment, Research, & Training (SMART) Center directed by Aaron Lyon recently received two grants from the Institute of Education Sciences, the primary research funding arm of the US Department of Education. Totaling $4.7M, these awards account for 1/6th of the total awards given this year under the IES “Social and Behavioral Context for […]
Department news | September 30, 2016
John Neumaier chaired the 2016 International Society for Serotonin Research, “Serotonin in Seattle,” from July 24-27 at the Edgewater Hotel. He was ably assisted by Goldie Pontrelli and Mary Pyper from the Department in organizing the logistics of the conference. More than 170 serotonin researchers from five continents convened and discussed cutting edge research that involved psychiatric, basic neuroscience, and […]
Department news | September 30, 2016
A new Alzheimer’s Disease Training Program directed by Elaine Peskind provides interdisciplinary training for basic science, clinical, and translational researchers so they can advance clinical hypotheses about the etiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of AD and related disorders. The training program is the only formal program at the University of Washington focused on training investigators to carry out […]
Department news | September 30, 2016
This year’s recipient of the Joseph Becker Research Award is Christopher DeCou, an Adult Track resident in the Psychology Internship Program. The award stimulates quality research by rewarding a psychology resident for independence, creativity and intellectual depth in a research effort. Christopher’s research broadly examines the potential mediators of the association between sexual assault severity, PTSD […]
Department news | September 30, 2016
The new UW Psychiatry and Addictions Case Conference (UW PACC) series launched on July 7 has had an immediate, positive impact across Washington. The program, led by Mark Duncan and Rick Ries, offers telehealth resource support to build the confidence and skills of providers (especially in primary care) who care for patients with mental and behavioral health conditions […]
