VAntage Point | August 5, 2021
In a tough year when many people are experiencing isolation, hardship or loss, a simple letter can provide a beacon of hope. VA’s Caring Letters Program is a suicide prevention intervention led by Mark Reger, PhD.
News & Stories
Integrating digital therapeutics into care of Serious Mental Illness
Psychiatric Times | August 5, 2021
Justin Tauscher, PhD, and Dror Ben-Zeev, PhD, comment on how digital therapeutics can more readily be brought into the hands of patients with serious mental illnesses.
Needle phobia leads to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and blood shortage
KOMO Radio | August 2, 2021
Michelle Bedard-Gilligan, PhD, says that we are programmed to feel threatened by something puncturing our skin.
Academy mentorship brings rewards even years later
Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry | August 2, 2021
A project Joseph Cerimele, MD, MPH, and his ACLP mentor Kurt Kroenke, MD, MACP both worked on has just been published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, The Patient Mania Questionnaire (PMQ-9): a Brief Scale for Assessing and Monitoring Manic Symptoms. Other authors include Joan Russo, PhD, Amy Bauer, MD, MS, Matt Hawrilenko, PhD, Jurgen Unutzer, MD, MPH, and John Fortney, PhD
What to say (and not say) to someone with depression
Right as Rain | July 28, 2021
Depression affects your physical and mental health, including sleep, appetite, mood and energy. Nadejda Bespalova, MD, and Laurel Pellegrino, MD, share four ways to have a supportive conversation.
The Quell Foundation supports population-level approach to mental health
Department news | July 22, 2021
Poor mental health robs millions of people of their chance to lead healthy, productive lives. Although effective treatments exist for most mental illnesses, there are too few mental health specialists to care for everyone in need. In the United States, only 1 in 10 adults with a mental health problem sees a psychiatrist in any […]
6 ways to cope with chronic stress
Right as Rain | July 21, 2021
Chronic stress can lead to mental health problems, insomnia and diseases like heart disease and Crohn’s disease. Rebecca Hendrickson, MD, PhD, gives advice on how to cope, including paying attention to your emotions and seeking support.
75% of sexual assault survivors have PTSD one month later
UW Medicine newsroom | July 20, 2021
Researchers Emily Dworkin, PhD, and Michele Bedard-Gilligan, PhD, want sexual assault survivors to know that it’s normal to feel awful right after the assault, but that many will feel better within three months. Covered by KGMI News Talk.
How to build a better work-life balance
Right as Rain | July 19, 2021
Whether you’re feeling burnt out or just want to make some changes to your work habits, Amanda Wood, PhD, offers advice on creating a healthy work-life balance. Dr. Wood is a clinical associate professor in the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and a clinical research psychologist at VA Puget Sound Health Care System.
Drug overdose deaths in Washington increased by over 37% last year
KUOW | July 14, 2021
Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, says that due to the economic consequences of the pandemic and the inability to control the trafficking of fentanyl, the epidemic of drug overdoses will continue to get worse. Also covered by KOMO 4.
