KUOW Radio | July 23, 2015
Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD, talks to KUOW’s RadioActive youth radio program about the different types of depression and the toll they take on individuals’ lives. She also provides advice on how to seek help for loved ones who might be depressed.
KUOW | July 20, 2015
Raphael Bernier, PhD, Clinical Director of Seattle Children’s Autism Center, is collaborating with five other institutions to develop a medical test that can accurately diagnose autism.
The Washington Post | July 2, 2015
Susan Collins, PhD, contributes to The Washington Post’s article on Seattle’s Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion program. The program seeks to reduce future crimes by providing drug offenders with therapy, housing, and transportation assistance if they need financial help.
Psychiatric Times | July 1, 2015
Sahana D’Silva, MD, acting instructor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, writes about a seven year research study that establishes an increased risk of developing dementia when a person has a history of either depression or diabetes.
Seattle Magazine | July 1, 2015
Department psychiatrists Bryan King, MD, Hower Kwon, MD and Daniel Krashin, MD were among the best physicians in the Puget Sound region as chosen by their peers.
Department news | June 30, 2015
Deborah Cowley, MD, and Amritha Bhat, MD, are offering new psychiatric consultation services for pregnant and postpartum women at the UW Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. Services include: Informed consent discussions regarding psychotropic medications during pregnancy and lactation. Treatment of psychiatric disorders during pregnancy and postpartum. Anticipatory guidance regarding attachment and bonding […]
Department news | June 30, 2015
The Division of Integrated Care and Public Health held a retreat for UW-partner Collaborative Care Consultants on May 1st. This retreat drew over 20 psychiatrists from both academic and community settings who currently provide consultation in our Mental Health Integration Program (MHIP), Behavioral Health Integration Program (BHIP), or Social Innovation Fund: Health Futures programs. The […]
Department news | June 30, 2015
UW Medicine as part of the Access to Excellence quality improvement process encourages proper hand hygiene before and after direct patient care contacts. At Harborview Medical Center, there are clear trends showing that when overall rates of hand hygiene in the hospital improve, rates of hospital acquired methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections experienced by […]
Department news | June 30, 2015
We are delighted to announce that Kari Stephens, PhD, will be the new Associate Director for BeST. Kari’s current work includes Biomedical Informatics research related to linking electronic health records (EHR) and building tools across the WWAMI Practice and Research Network to improve health, as well as clinical training and intervention work to disseminate EBTs […]
Department news | June 30, 2015
Our State suffers from a serious lack of psychiatric providers in rural settings. This is because our psychiatrists are clustered around Seattle and Spokane – with few of us choosing to live in rural communities and settings. However, even if our psychiatrists were better distributed across the state, we would still not have enough psychiatric […]
