Department news | December 31, 2017
The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services awarded Jason Kilmer, PhD, with a 2017 Award of Excellence in the Prevention Professional category. By nominating Dr. Kilmer, his colleagues gave special recognition to his exemplary contributions in preventing substance abuse. Dr. Kilmer received his PhD. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Washington in 1997, […]
Greater Good Magazine | December 27, 2017
A paper published in Clinical Psychology Review by Simon Goldberg, PhD, and Tracy Simpson, PhD, among others, made it on UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center’s most provocative and influential findings published during this past year.
Vice News | December 27, 2017
A new study about marijuana use by pregnant women suggests the pot boom is having an overlooked impact on public health. Therese Grant, PhD, is quoted.
King 5 | December 22, 2017
Debra Kaysen, PhD, is interviewed about symptoms of trauma after disasters, such as last week’s deadly train derailment, and gives advice for overcoming it.
KUOW | December 21, 2017
David Avery, MD, explains the physiology of seasonally influenced depression and shares tips on how to beat the season. And it doesn’t just involve hibernating!
UW Medicine newsroom | December 21, 2017
If you are feeling isolated over the holidays, or if you're surrounded by people, here are tips for emotional stability from Dror-Ben Zeev, PhD.
The Atlantic | December 20, 2017
A new National Bureau of Economic Research paper explores how Americans perceive and report pain differently from people in other countries. Mark Sullivan, MD, PhD, is quoted about the link between unhappiness and pain complaints.
The Huddle | December 19, 2017
A Q & A with Dror Ben-Zeev, PhD, about his hope to develop culturally informed digital tools for traditional healers, faith healers, caretakers, NGO workers and others who serve as conduits to patients with mental illness in Ghana.
UW Columns | December 15, 2017
Warner Schaie, PhD, reflects on his time working with the Group Health Cooperative and the development of the Seattle Longitudinal Study, a 47-year effort which began in the 1950s that seeks to understand how people’s cognitive abilities change with age.
Right as Rain | December 15, 2017
Jesse Fann, MD, and Marc Avery, MD, explain why depression carries a big public health burden and how collaborative care can help.
