KUOW | January 28, 2026
According to Beatriz Carlini, PhD, MPH, cannabis users with psychotic disorders have more hallucinations, more problems with panic attacks, and problems of mental health in general.
News & Stories
SMART Talks — faculty present their research in new video series
Department News | January 28, 2026
Developed and produced by the SMART Center, SMART Talks is a new series that features SMART Center faculty presenting their research in short, accessible videos.
Level up your teaching — two updated toolkits to improve didactics
Department News | January 28, 2026
If you are looking to make your lectures more dynamic, inclusive, and accessible, these newly updated and peer-reviewed resources from the Psychiatry Residency Program will help you deliver meaningful learning experiences.
Bachelor’s-Level Mental Health Workforce Initiative Summit in Texas
Department News | January 28, 2026
Bill O’Connell, EdD and Brenna Renn, PhD recently visited the University of Texas (UT) in Austin where they presented information about the department’s Behavioral Health Support Specialist Workforce Development Project.
Video — What to expect when a loved one is receiving care at CBHL
Department News | January 28, 2026
Supporting a loved one with a serious mental illness can be hard, particularly if they need to be hospitalized, so we produced this short video, narrated by FACTS Director Mollie Forrester, MSW, LICSW, to help families and caregivers navigate this journey and let them know what to expect when their loved one is receiving care at the CBHL.
Internal P2IR grants to support early career faculty
Department News | January 28, 2026
The PBSCI Research Council is currently soliciting Pipeline to Independent Research (P2IR) proposals for early career faculty investigators who want to pursue a research career in the department.
History of trauma linked to risk of long COVID
UW Medicine Newsroom | January 21, 2026
A study led by Rebecca Hendrickson, MD, PhD found persistent COVID-19 symptoms after infection are more likely in people who have experienced traumatic stress.
Researchers pinpoint biomarkers for schizophrenia
UW Medicine Newsroom | January 20, 2026
Two biomarkers — verbal learning and identifying other peoples’ emotions — could distinguish between people with and without schizophrenia “The fact that we only needed two tests was really quite shocking,” said Robert Chen, MD, PhD.
Random attack on Seattle woman underscores courts’ challenges with mental health
Seattle Times | January 15, 2026
Mental illness by itself is a poor predictor of whether someone will cause harm, and most people with those conditions are not violent, said Sarah Kopelovich, PhD.
