KIRO 7 | August 14, 2024
With data on psilocybin showing it can combat depression, anxiety and PTSD, Nathan Sackett, MD isn't surprise to see more municipalities make decisions to decriminalize it.
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Using marijuana can worsen outcomes for young adults with psychosis
UW News | August 13, 2024
UW researchers, including Maria Monroe-DeVita, PhD, answer questions about their novel treatment method to help young people cut down their cannabis use.
Seattle Magazine’s Top Docs: Richard Ries, MD
Seattle Magazine | August 9, 2024
Seattle Magazine interviews Richard Ries, MD, one of the publication's Top Doctors for 2024.
15 UW professors among new class of members to the WA State Academy of Sciences
UW News | August 1, 2024
Kate Comtios, PhD is recognized for her sustained commitment to community engagement, science-driven practice and policy change related to prevention of suicide.
Six tips for caring for an aging parent with mental illness
Right as Rain | July 29, 2024
Caregiving can be challenging. Koriann Cox, PhD, William Solan, MD, and Stephen Thielke, MD share ways to manage the mental health of the person you're caring for as well as your own.
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Washington collaborates with UW and UW Medicine
News Tribune | July 28, 2024
UnitedHealthcare has collaborated with UW programs such as the AIMS Center and SMART Center on various efforts to improve health equity in our state.
Psychotherapy via texts can be just as effective
Health Day | July 23, 2024
Study led by Patricia Areán, PhD suggests that telemedicine is equally beneficial against depression if it’s delivered via text rather than video conferencing.
Psychotherapy via texts can be just as effective
Health Day | July 23, 2024
Study led by Patricia Areán, PhD suggests that telemedicine is equally beneficial against depression if it’s delivered via text rather than video conferencing.
Impulsive and hyperactive? It doesn’t mean you have ADHD
New York Times | July 22, 2024
According to Margaret Sibley, PhD, ADHD can be tricky to diagnose in adults so some patients have moved toward online self-diagnosis options.
How getting good sleep in midlife could prevent dementia
Right as Rain | July 17, 2024
The sleep we get in our 40s and 50s sets the stage for what our brains will be like in our 60s and 70s, says Jeffrey Iliff, PhD.
