Department news | September 28, 2023
The UW Consortium for Global Mental Health, a partnership between our department and the Department of Global Health has been designated a new World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center.
News & Stories
Staff Scholarship Awards
Department news | September 28, 2023
Congratulations to the recipients of our latest round of Staff Scholarship Awards! Funded by department and philanthropic funds, these awards support professional development of classified and professional staff who work in our department.
Honors & Awards
Department news | September 28, 2023
Congratulations to Yanni Chang, MD; Emily Dworkin, PhD; Rebecca Hendrickson, MD, PhD, Andrew Saxon, MD, James Lee, MD, Jill Locke, PhD, for various awards and recognitions.
Misunderstanding chronic pain: a new look at opioids and pain relief
The Huddle | September 26, 2023
In their recently published book, The Right to Pain Relief and Other Deep Roots of the Opioid Epidemic, UW Medicine pain experts Mark Sullivan, MD, PhD, and Jane Ballantyne explore how doctors and patients have misused opioids and how they affect the brain.
ADHD prescriptions skyrocket in Washington and nationwide
Axios | September 25, 2023
Greater recognition of how symptoms show up differently in women and girls is shifting who receives treatment for ADHD, which has historically been diagnosed more often in boys, says Douglas Russell, MD.
Scared of center stage? Understanding performance anxiety
Right as Rain | September 25, 2023
Sarah Campbell, PhD, talks about what performance anxiety is, what makes it tick and says cognitive behavioral therapy along with mindfulness and grounding strategies can help treat the symptoms.
King County overdose deaths soar while experts worry new drug laws won’t help
KIRO Newsradio | September 21, 2023
Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, MPH, MSW, joined a Downtown Seattle Association discussion on the fentanyl crisis, expressing frustration over Seattle’s new drug ordinance, which is in line with the new state law.
Study shows widespread benefits of collaborative care model
UW Medicine newsroom | September 21, 2023
A new study by Jesse Fann, MD, MPH, and colleagues shows that people with spinal cord injuries can benefit from collaborative care, a model that is gaining ground in areas where patients have multiple chronic medical conditions.
UW Medicine researcher explains new vaccine in the works to prevent opioid overdoses
KIRO 7 Live Studio | September 20, 2023
What if there was a vaccination to prevent fentanyl and heroin overdoses? Marco Pravetoni, PhD, is interviewed about his research and upcoming human clinical trials.
New study of Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations gets $38.7M grant
Fred Hutch News | September 14, 2023
Isaac Rhew, PhD, MPH, will provide expertise on mental health and acculturation for a new population study regarding the health of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations in the U.S.
