The Seattle Times | October 11, 2021
Columnist Naomi Ishisaka writes that it's appropriate new program to keep youth out of jail is housed in the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences because at the heart of incarceration is trauma.
News & Stories
Teletherapy often leaves out older people. Here’s how a Washington researcher is trying to help them connect
The Seattle Times | October 10, 2021
Debby Tsuang, MD, MSc, is studying how Black adults ages 60-80 respond to three modes of screening for mental health concerns: through written forms, phone interviews or video calls. The study is funded by the Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions.
Opinion: To address the mental-health crisis, invest in proven approaches
The Seattle Times | October 3, 2021
"We have a mental-health crisis in the Northwest, across the country and around the world. To address this crisis, we need local and national investment in proven approaches to increase access to effective mental health care," write Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, and Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD.
Mental health apps
KOMO Radio | October 2, 2021
Dror Ben-Zeev, PhD, says that digital mental health services, like the FOCUS app, leverages widely available technologies to support health care.
Access to mental health care is lacking in Washington’s rural corners. Here’s how people are finding help
The Seattle Times | October 1, 2021
It’s tough to find mental health care no matter where you live. But those in rural communities are worse off than most. The SPIRIT trial led by John Fortney, PhD, found that telepsychiatry in rural, federally qualified health centers was a resounding success for patients who had screened positive for bipolar disorder and/or PTSD.
Launch of UW Behavioral Research Center for HIV
Department news | September 30, 2021
We are excited to announce the launch of the Behavioral Research Center for HIV (BIRCH) at the University of Washington. This developmental Center, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, will provide infrastructure and support for high-impact science on HIV and mental health and a research home for like-minded scholars. The Center will emphasize interdisciplinary research on the behavioral […]
Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Residency Training Program
Department news | September 30, 2021
A new partnership with our School of Nursing seeks to create a Psychiatry Residency Program that would create important new clinical training and leadership opportunities for advanced practice providers such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants. During a one-year residency program, nurse practitioners would work in inpatient and outpatient behavioral health care settings gaining crucial […]
Final report: Engaging families of children with rare genetic disorders via a novel online platform
Department news | September 30, 2021
Read the final report for the “Engaging families of children with rare genetic disorders via a novel online platform” project led by Kaitlyn Ahlers, PhD, and Eva Kurtz-Nelson, PhD.
New faculty member Marco Pravetoni will lead a new Center for Medication Development for Substance Use Disorders
Department news | September 30, 2021
We’re excited to announce that Marco Pravetoni, PhD, will be joining our department as the inaugural holder of the Rick L. Seaver Endowed Professorship for Brain Wellness funded by the Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions
Tele-psychiatry a resounding success in 5-year trial
Department news | September 30, 2021
A five-year study led by John Fortney, PhD, and Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, published in JAMA Psychiatry found that telepsychiatry in rural, federally qualified health centers was a resounding success for patients who had screened positive for bipolar disorder and/or PTSD.
