Right as Rain | July 14, 2025
Talking to men about getting help can be hard and might be embarrassing for them, says Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH. It’s important to get over that and confront their struggles directly to show it’s OK and they won’t be loved or respected any less for having them.
News Break | July 7, 2025
Despite overlap between PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder, there is a lack of treatment options for people experiencing both conditions, says Nathan Sackett, MD, MS.
KNKX | July 2, 2025
It may sound simple, but being respectful can go a long way towards helping someone struggling with drug addiction, says Caleb Banta-Green, PhD.
The Daily | July 1, 2025
Grande and Nathan Sackett, MD's trial of a ketamine-assisted buprenorphine initiation is a first step toward FDA approval in hopes of easing patients off fentanyl more comfortably.
UW Medicine Newsroom | June 24, 2025
The “Check-In with Yourself” website created by Christine Lee, PhD's research team invites people 18 to 29 to anonymously reflect on their mood, and tailors evidence-informed tips.
Department News | June 23, 2025
We have created a new shared space on Microsoft Teams that's open to all PBSCI faculty, staff, and trainees.
Department News | June 23, 2025
To honor the memory and contributions of our colleague and friend, Jeremy Clark, PhD, each summer we award research fellowships to UW undergraduate students to work on a ten-week research project in the lab of a Division of Psychiatric Neurosciences faculty member.
Department News | June 23, 2025
With a generous gift from the Erick Shirley Foundation for Mental Health and in partnership with colleagues at the Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering at UW, we are embarking on the development of a unique Simulation Training Laboratory that will utilize state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to enhance the training of medical students, psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals.
Department News | June 23, 2025
The Population Health Initiative has announced the award of four Tier 3 pilot grants to interdisciplinary teams of University of Washington population health researchers. Larry Wissow, MD, MPH is co-PI on a project titled “Designing an optimal continuum of care network for youth mental health services in Washington State.”
Department News | June 23, 2025
June 20, 2025, we came together at the UW Center for Urban Horticulture to celebrate the graduation of our psychiatry residents, psychology residents, and senior fellows!
