The Seattle Times | December 24, 2022
Older adults might not realize the toll of loneliness and loss until the negative effects are well entrenched. You can help, especially in this time of year, says Patrick Raue, PhD.
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Holidays can be a lonely time for seniors, here’s what you can do
KOMO | December 20, 2022
Holidays can be lonely for seniors. Patricia Areán, PhD, advocates for checking in on a senior who you know is alone.
Caught in WA’s youth mental health ‘disaster,’ a teen with nowhere to go
The Seattle Times | December 18, 2022
Seattle Children’s Ravi Ramasamy, MD, and Lauren Huxtable discuss youth psychiatric boarding as hospitalizations have nearly doubled from 2015 to 2021 amid the youth mental health crisis across Washington state hospitals.
ADHD in women: symptoms develop in childhood, but the signs are often missed
ABC News | December 17, 2022
A national shortage of the drug Adderall has spotlighted a spike in demand for medications that treat the disorder, especially among women. Margaret Sibley, PhD, talks addresses the worry that doctors working through telehealth companies may not have the training to identify misuse.
New Faculty Spotlight: Marco Pravetoni
UW Office of Research | December 16, 2022
Marco Pravetoni, PhD, is featured by the UW Office of Research in their new New Researcher Spotlight series, focused on Neuroscience in January. Dr. Pravetoni’s team has identified promising vaccines against heroin, oxycodone, fentanyl, and their derivatives or combinations.
For some seniors, the holidays can be a lonely time of year
UW Medicine newsroom | December 15, 2022
Whitney Carlson, MD, describes why the holiday season can be isolating for some seniors, why connecting is so important and how you can help your loved one, extended relative, or neighbor feel more connected.
Grant will augment nurse-practitioner training in psychiatry
UW Medicine newsroom | December 8, 2022
Premera Blue Cross will invest $6.6 million to train advanced nurse practitioners in a psychiatry fellowship at the University of Washington. The fellowship will accept up to four ARNP fellows each year starting in 2023.
New blood test can detect ‘toxic’ protein years before Alzheimer’s symptoms emerge, study shows
UW News | December 5, 2022
A team led by researchers at the University of Washington including Elaine Peskind, MD, has developed a laboratory test — known by the acronym SOBA — that can detect oligomers in the blood of patients with Alzheimer’s disease, but not in most members of a control group who showed no signs of cognitive impairment.
How to get through the U.S.’s Adderall shortage, according to a psychiatrist
KUOW | December 2, 2022
A nationwide Adderall shortage has affected people with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder since October, and it isn't expected to end until the new year. KUOW spoke to Margaret Sibley, PhD, about the factors driving the shortage and tips for getting through it.
Ongoing rise in fentanyl deaths highlights need for treatment alternatives
KUOW | December 2, 2022
In King County's most recent annual overdose death report, fentanyl is named as the biggest driver in those deaths, which continue to spike. Kim Malcolm talked to Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, about overdose deaths and treatment advances.
