Department news | January 31, 2023
Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD, and Bill O’Connell, EdD, traveled to Olympia earlier this month to testify in support of Senate Bill 5189 to credential a Behavioral Health Support Specialist (BHSS) in Washington.
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Garvey Institute second Annual Meeting
Department news | January 31, 2023
Over 75 researchers, clinicians, educators and supporters attended the Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions second annual meeting held last week at South Lake Union.
Clinician Scientist Training Program launching soon
Department news | January 31, 2023
Practicing clinicians who are also engaged in research and discovery are central to the development of new solutions, but only a small number of our medical students and psychiatry residents actively participate in research during their training. To bridge this gap, we are launching a new Clinician Scientist Training Program.
Pamela Y. Collins receives 2023 MLK Community Service Award
Department news | January 31, 2023
The UW Medicine MLK Community Service Award 2023 honors individuals or groups who exemplify Martin Luther King, Jr.’s principles. This year, Pamela Y. Collins, MD, MPH, was one of 11 recipients who received the award.
Law proposed to lower blood alcohol level to drive
UW Medicine news | January 30, 2023
Rick Ries, MD, FAPA, FASM, says he expects traffic fatalities in Washington to drop by about 20% if a proposed bill to lower Washington's legal blood alcohol content level to drive from .08 to .05 becomes law.
What does it mean to be a healthy weight?
Right as Rain | January 25, 2023
“Healthy weight” can be a charged term. Courtesy faculty member Megan Riddle, MD, PhD, MS, talks about how weight cycling -- losing and then regaining weight -- can harm your metabolism and increase your disease risk.
Q&A: How AI can help people be more empathetic about mental health
UW News | January 23, 2023
A UW-led team including Dave Atkins, PhD, developed an AI system that suggested changes to participants’ responses to make them more empathetic. The researchers published their findings in Nature Machine Intelligence. Senior author Tim Althoff is funded by an Innovation Grant from the Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions.
Therapy project benefiting Wash. patients with psychosis
UW Medicine newsroom | January 13, 2023
The UW Center for Mental Health, Policy and the Law, in collaboration with the UW SPIRIT Lab is working to make cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for psychosis accessible throughout Washington state.
Starting 2023 off alcohol-free with ‘Dry January’
KUOW | January 11, 2023
Postdoctoral fellow Katherine Walukevich-Dienst, PhD, offers practical advice on how a "Dry January" can benefit you, including everything from sleeping better to saving money.
Patients experiencing psychosis benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy in Washington state
CMHPL | January 10, 2023
The CBT Care Pathway team led by Sarah Kopelovich, PhD, is working to make cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for psychosis accessible throughout Washington state.
