Right as Rain | May 22, 2023
Mollie Forrester, MSW, LICSW, shares how connecting with your loved one and showing support can help improve their well-being and your own.
News & Stories
The science, language, and many dimensions of pain
KCRW | May 21, 2023
Mark Sullivan, MD, PhD, co-author of “The Right to Pain Relief and Other Deep Roots of the Opioid Epidemic,” talks about physical pain and how intensity and types of pain can vary.
The importance of a cancer patient’s reasonable right to privacy
Oncology Times | May 20, 2023
Julia Ruark, MD, MPH, discusses why patients choose privacy during a time of medical crises like cancer. “In most of the cases that I have worked with, it's a form of protection and that often means protecting their loved ones,” Ruark explains.
Centering collective care for veterans: meet Kate Hoerster
The Whole U | May 19, 2023
As a psychologist for the VA Puget Sound, Kate Hoerster, PhD, MPH, develops programs incorporating peer support interventions for veterans with PTSD.
Suicide risk assessment for 988 receives boost from grant
Government Technology | May 18, 2023
A federal agency has awarded $2.1 million to a pair of companies -- including Lyssn.io co-founded by David Atkins, PhD -- to use AI algorithms to monitor the quality of 988 operators' suicide risk assessments.
This is your body on alcohol
Right as Rain | May 17, 2023
Alcohol is so normalized in our culture that we often forget its effects on our bodies, including long-term consequences of alcohol use like cardiovascular disease, anxiety and more. Nathan Sackett, MD, MS, is quoted.
Psychiatrist to lead state-mandated psilocybin trial
UW Medicine Newsroom | May 16, 2023
Nathan Sackett, MD, MS, will facilitate a small-scale study to explore the potential therapeutic value of the psychedelic compound found in mushrooms to treat post-traumatic stress and alcohol use disorders. This story appeared in numerous media outlets.
Finding and integrating evidence-based apps into evidence-based psychotherapies
Uniformed Services University | May 16, 2023
Greg Reger, PhD, talks about the current mental health mobile app landscape and how clinicians can integrate mobile app use into their clinical practice.
We must support people who use substances, not punish them. Here’s how.
PubliCola | May 16, 2023
After spending the past 15 years testing harm reduction approaches, Susan Collins, PhD, talks about what her research and clinical group has learned.
Am I a highly sensitive person? Here’s how to tell
Right as Rain | May 15, 2023
If you’re highly sensitive and notice it interfering with some aspects of your life, Kate Comtois, PhD, MPH, and Alana McVey, PhD, have some words of advice.
