Right as Rain | October 19, 2022
People can feel guilty when they’re diagnosed with cancer. Nicole Bates, MD, says confronting these feelings, asking for support and talking with your oncology team can help.
News & Stories
Is my kid’s therapy helping? Plus 7 steps to take if it’s not
Everyday Health | October 17, 2022
Alysha Thompson, PhD, discusses how parents can actively support their children’s mental health including asking their child’s therapist how their child is progressing.
Video app eases methadone dose-confirmation burden
UW Medicine newsroom | October 13, 2022
A small study published this month led by Kevin Hallgren, PhD, and Judith Tsui, MD, MPH, suggests that a smartphone-based video app can enable the validation of methadone dose adherence while relieving patients’ burdens of time and travel.
Could phone app help people with mental illness in Ghana?
UW Medicine | October 13, 2022
Dror Ben-Zeev, PhD, and colleagues are beginning a five-year study of a therapy model that bridges traditional beliefs and 21st century technology to reduce human-rights violations and improve the psychiatric well-being of patients.
AI equal to humans in text-message mental health trial
UW Medicine newsroom | October 11, 2022
Members of the BRiTE Center including Justin Tauscher, PhD, MS, Ayesha Chander, MRes, Trevor Cohen, MBChB, PhD, FACMI, and Dror Ben-Zeev, PhD, published findings in Psychiatric Services showing that algorithms are as good as trained human evaluators at identifying red-flag language in text messages from people with serious mental illness. The work was supported by an innovation grant from the Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions.
World Mental Health Day: ‘It’s OK to ask for support or help’
FOX News | October 10, 2022
World Mental Health Day is reminder to ‘check in’ on our mental health. Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, notes the pandemic has made many people more comfortable talking about mental health being an important part of all health.
How Seattle parents are coping with mental health struggles
Crosscut | October 7, 2022
From therapy to support groups, parents are seeking connection and help to recover from the traumas of the past few years. Michele Bedard-Gilligan, PhD, has noticed that parents are experiencing heightened feelings about the world being less safe.
Training and supporting healthcare leadership during the COVID pandemic
National Network of Public Health Institutes | October 5, 2022
Recognizing the need for a healthcare leadership series, the Northwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (Northwest MHTTC) created programs that offer evidence-based information and strategies to support behavioral health for leaders.
Researchers warn of mental health risks of high-potency cannabis
The Seattle Times | October 4, 2022
When Washington state OK'd recreational cannabis in 2014, "nobody was aware we were legalizing (high potency THC concentrates),” says Beatriz Carlini, PhD, MPH.
Fred Hutch begins rollout of new brand
Hutch News | October 3, 2022
The two halves of Fred Hutch – clinical care and research – formally merged in April 2022 and the brand rollout started in October. An advertising campaign will accompany the new brand rollout featuring messaging and imagery -- including photos of Jesse Fann, MD, MPH -- that reinforces the combination of world-class research and clinical care facilities.
