Right as Rain | November 9, 2022
More kids and teens are suffering from mental health issues and suicidal thoughts. Jessica Jenness, PhD, offers some very helpful and practical advice.
News & Stories
How families can help loved ones experiencing serious mental illness
The Seattle Times | November 7, 2022
Sarah Kopelovich, PhD, talks about the role families and caregivers play in recovery from psychosis and Psychosis REACH, a training that modifies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to the needs of caregivers of individuals with psychotic disorders to better care for and relate to their loved ones.
How can we solve King County’s fentanyl problem?
SeattleMet | November 3, 2022
Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, MPH, MSW, talks about the low-barrier buprenorphine program, Bupe Pathways, designed to make a highly effective treatment as easy as possible to access.
Rainbow fentanyl passed out on Halloween? Why experts say that’s ‘absolutely ludicrous.’
USA Today | October 27, 2022
Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, MPH, MSW, suggests turning the panic surrounding the fear of rainbow fentanyl spreading during Halloween into a productive conservation with your kids.
New Teaching Professor Pathway promotes excellence in teaching
Department news | October 27, 2022
With the addition of a new Teaching Professor Pathway, the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences now offers five distinct career pathways for our faculty.
New neuroscience mentorship program aims to improve the quality and diversity of science
Department news | October 27, 2022
Susan Ferguson, PhD, and Paul Phillips, PhD, are leading the development of the University of Washington Substantial Opportunities in Addiction Research (UW-SOAR) Doctoral Readiness Program.
Tom Soeprano named new director of CL Psychiatry
Department news | October 27, 2022
Tom Soeprono, MD, has been selected to become the next Program Director of the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship.
YFS now offers Guiding Good Choices and TakeFiveMI programs
Mercer Island Reporter | October 25, 2022
Mercer Island high school students can now access TakeFive, a new free, anonymous online tool developed by the UW Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors. TakeFive helps adolescents self-check their mental health and well-being.
Researchers concerned about mental health risks of dabbing, highly potent cannabis products
Fox 13 | October 22, 2022
Cannabis expert Beatriz Carlini, PhD, MPH, was interviewed about the mental health risks of high-concentration THC cannabis products, including development of psychosis or schizophrenia.
AI detects cognitive distortions in text messages
Psychology Today | October 20, 2022
A new study published in Psychiatric Services by members of the BRiTE Center shows how AI natural language processing can detect cognitive disorders in texts as effectively as human clinicians. Authors include Justin Tauscher, PhD, MS, Ayesha Chander, MRes, Trevor Cohen, MBChB, PhD, FACMI, and Dror Ben-Zeev, PhD. The work was supported by an innovation grant from the Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions.
