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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Department news | October 27, 2022
Tom Soeprono, MD, has been selected to become the next Program Director of the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship.
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.
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.
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.
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.
