Department news | March 31, 2021
For the past decade, researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Washington State University, and the VA Puget Sound Health Care System have conducted studies on harm reduction in Seattle homeless shelters and have successfully helped people reduce their drinking, even when they did not want to stop. Their second randomized clinical trial […]
Department news | March 31, 2021
The Enhanced Illness Management and Recovery (E-IMR) Implementation Project brings together the Northwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (Northwest ATTC), Northwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (Northwest MHTTC), and the Behavioral Health Institute (BHI) at Harborview Medical Center in a co-sponsorship arrangement to enhance integrated services for mental illness and substance use. In this project, all […]
The Whole U | March 29, 2021
Many children and parents will experience anxiety about returning to in-person learning and disrupting the family’s COVID-19 routine. Kendra Read, PhD offers some tips, including talking about your own experiences feeling anxious, nervous, scared and stressed.
The Washington Post | March 28, 2021
Ted Rynearson, MD, says bereavement after a covid-19 death may be traumatically distorted by our enforced absence. What we go through during the time of the dying and death of a loved one is fundamental to being human.
CNN | March 27, 2021
James Lee, MD, a first-year psychiatry resident, talks about how anti-Asian racism can have far-reaching mental health repercussions and the responsibility of physicians to address it.
UW Medicine Newsroom | March 24, 2021
James Lee, PhD, a Korean American psychiatry resident, thinks all Asian Americans are suffering from racism right now. His perspective, “Combating anti-Asian sentiment — a practical guide for clinicians,” was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
UW Medicine Newsroom | March 23, 2021
A randomized clinical trial on the effectiveness of an approach to reduce alcohol use and alcohol problems among people in Seattle homeless shelters was published in Lancet Psychiatry. Authors include Susan Collins, PhD, Mark Duncan, MD, Andrew Saxon, MD, Emily Taylor, BSc, Nigel Mayberry, RN, Gail Hoffmann, MA, Seema Clifasefi, PhD and Richard Ries, MD. The story aired on KOMO Radio.
Wired | March 23, 2021
A new study shows that concussions and other head traumas can have long-lasting effects on our health. Jesse Fann, MD, comments on the question of whether head injuries pose a greater risk for different demographic groups.
KCTS 9 | March 18, 2021
Diversity at US medical schools has barely inched forward in the past 40 years, and underrepresented students still face countless barriers to getting a medical degree. Mark Snowden, MD, shares his experiences in this Crosscut video aired on KCTS 9.
Northwest Now | March 18, 2021
Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, MPH, MSW talks about how the pandemic has made the addiction epidemic worse and what can be done to help those who are addicted.
