The Huddle | November 13, 2024
New Center for Behavioral Health and Learning (CBHL) addresses WA's need for mental health care with treatments including neuromodulation therapies, an intensive outpatient program, and support for caregivers.
The Huddle | November 13, 2024
New Center for Behavioral Health and Learning (CBHL) addresses WA's need for mental health care with treatments including neuromodulation therapies, an intensive outpatient program, and support for caregivers.
New York Times | November 13, 2024
New research from Margaret Sibley, PhD suggests symptoms of the disorder may be less severe in those with a demanding schedule.
Cascade PBS | November 11, 2024
Advocates and researchers like Jeffrey Sung, MD say removing or restricting access to lethal tools, such as firearms, can save lives.
Department News | October 31, 2024
After years of advocacy, our outpatient psychiatry clinic at UWMC Roosevelt has opened more space for patient care and clinical research.
Department News | October 31, 2024
Jill Locke, PhD, an associate professor and former co-director of the SMART Center, has received a grant in the amount of $3,999,987 to conduct a project titled “Testing the Efficacy of the Helping Educational Leaders Mobilize Evidence (HELM) Implementation Strategy.”
Department News | October 31, 2024
The Northwest MHTTC which was part of a national Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) Network ended on September 29. The MHTTC network, funded by the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), aimed to accelerate the dissemination and implementation of effective interventions for mental health prevention, treatment, and recovery.
Department News | October 31, 2024
Please congratulate Heidi Combs, MD, MS, our department’s amazing vice chair for education, on her election as the Association for Academic Psychiatry (AAP) president-elect.
Department News | October 31, 2024
The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Track of the UW School of Medicine’s Psychology Internship Program was established in 2020. After expanding from one to two residents annually in 2022, we have welcomed and trained eight psychology residents since our launch and we are delighted to welcome the first resident from our track, Daina Tagavi, PhD, to become faculty in our department!
Department News | October 31, 2024
Our fall Faculty Development Retreat took place on October 16, 2024. This hybrid retreat included two learning sessions for our department’s researchers, clinicians, and educators.
Department News | October 31, 2024
The UW Housestaff Quality and Safety Committee (HSQC) has selected our very own PGY2s, Rob Chen, MD, PhD, and John Eun, MD, PhD, as members of their inaugural Ambassador's Program. They'll join other ambassadors in monthly meetings to help advance quality improvement (QI) work in the department, represent our education program, and interact with hospital leaders.