Everyday Health | October 27, 2023
One of the most common triggers of anxiety that Mark Sullivan, MD, PhD, sees in people who have a variety of health conditions is fear of pain or disability.
News & Stories
Why we feel fear, and why it can be fun
UW Medicine newsroom | October 26, 2023
What makes Halloween scariness seem fun? It’s partly due to the way our brain processes fear says Michele Bedard-Gilligan, PhD.
7 takeaways from expert panel on the fentanyl crisis in King County
The Seattle Times | October 25, 2023
Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, MPH, MSW, and other experts on the science, treatment and experience of using fentanyl shared insights about how King County and Seattle are reacting to the crisis.
No meaningful increase seen in new opioid use disorder diagnoses with routine screening
Drugs.com | October 16, 2023
Research led by John Fortney, PhD, indicates implementation of opioid use disorder (OUD) screening in primary care does not increase the percentage of patients with a new OUD diagnosis in a clinically meaningful way.
OPINION: Seattle Public Schools and City Government must support safe walk, bike, and bus routes for South Seattle
South Seattle Emerald | October 16, 2023
Katherine Hoerster, PhD, MPH, co-authored an op-ed advocating for equitable, healthy routes to school drawing upon personal experience and an observational study funded by the UW Population Health Initiative.
UW doctor shares latest on Alzheimer’s diagnosis and treatments in Spokane talk
The Spokesman-Review | October 10, 2023
Tom Grabowski, MD, holder of the Tim B. Engle Endowed Professorship for Brain Health Innovations funded by the Garvey Institute, provided insights into Alzheimer's research.
How does student debt impact mental health
Right as Rain | October 4, 2023
Kristen Lindgren, PhD, ABPP, was surprised more researchers aren’t asking questions about the mental health impacts of student loan debt so she decided to study it herself.
John Fortney named to Population Health Initiative Executive Council
Department news | September 28, 2023
Congratulations to John Fortney, PhD, for being named to the Population Health Initiative Executive Council as a representative of the School of Medicine (SOM).
Patricia Areán appointed Director of NIMH’s Division of Services and Intervention Research
Department news | September 28, 2023
Patricia Areán, PhD, became the new director of the National Institute of Mental Health’s (NIMH) Division of Services and Intervention Research (DSIR) in August.
In Memory: Ann Streissguth, PhD and Peter Maxim, MD, PhD
Department news | September 28, 2023
We are also sad to share the recent passing oh Ann Streissguth, PhD, an internationally renowned expert on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and a former faculty member in our department, and Peter Maxim, MD, PhD, a talented and highly accomplished psychiatrist, teacher and researcher and former director of our Psychiatry Residency Training Program.
