Seattle Times | October 23, 2024
"The governor is the final decision-maker for the state agencies, and they're the one in positions to implement this," says Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, MPH.
News & Stories
Six ways to manage your stress during election season
Right as Rain | October 21, 2024
If you're overwhelmed with the election content you're consuming, Koriann Cox, PhD recommends asking yourself: What is the purpose of clicking on this?
Postpartum psychosis: Complicated but treatable psychiatric emergency
Psychiatric Times | October 21, 2024
This report by Ramanpreet Toor, MD says that early identification and treatment are crucial to preventing severe outcomes, with a good long-term prognosis if managed appropriately.
Initiative-funded project seeks to understand impact of climate change on mental health
UW News | October 17, 2024
Jessica Acolin, PhD is a lead co-investigator on a pilot grant to create the Climate Destress Questionnaire, which hopes to be included in large health surveys.
Study describes fluctuations, remissions seen with ADHD
UW Medicine Newsroom | October 17, 2024
New research from Margaret Sibley, PhD shows an unexpected relationship between the daily demands of patients lives and the waxing and waning of ADHD.
Kids with ADHD may still have symptoms as adults
Scientific American | October 15, 2024
Fortunately, recognition and treatment of ADHD in grown-ups is getting better thanks to the work of clinical psychiatrists such as Margaret Sibley, PhD.
To drink or not to drink
The Daily | October 14, 2024
Research shows that 78% of students have less than five drinks in a two-week span. People think these amounts are much higher, says Jason Kilmer, PhD, so if we can correct that misperception it can lead to fewer students choosing to drink.
A peek inside human brain shows a way it cleans out waste
Associated Press | October 7, 2024
Jeff Iliff, PhD who helped pioneer waste-clearance research, is looking for ways to measure glymphatic function and test if better sleep or other treatments might spur waste clearance.
Debut event: Innovations in Addressing Substance Use and Addiction
Department News | September 30, 2024
Innovations in Addressing Substance Use and Addiction was a first ever, full-day event to showcase the department’s efforts to tackle our region’s challenges with addiction and substance use disorders.
SMART Center 10th Anniversary Celebration
Department News | September 30, 2024
The SMART Center capped off a months-long celebration of its 10-year anniversary with a joyful evening event on September 12th at the UW Center for Urban Horticulture.
