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.
News & Stories
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.
Getting cancer is not your fault, and here is why
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.
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.
