2021 Research Retreat

Department news | January 31, 2021

On January 13, more than one hundred and twenty people attended the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences first ever virtual Research Retreat. The goal of the retreat is to foster collaboration and community among our researchers, support promising new ideas, and share knowledge and expertise, all in service of improving the health of the public. Without […]


UWMC – Northwest Behavioral Health Team recognized for outstanding work

Department news | January 31, 2021

The UWMC – Northwest Behavioral Health Team was recognized by the King County Recovery Coalition for their work on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic. The team was presented with a certificate and several staff members were also individually recognized including Golo Rani (Nurse Manager, Adult Psychiatric Unit), Cheri Constantino-Shor (Clinical Nurse Specialist- Behavioral Health) […]


Research by Pamela Collins awarded Editor’s Choice

Department news | January 31, 2021

Congratulations to Pamela Y. Collins for having her article, “A Systematic Review of Interventions to Improve Initiation of Mental Health Care Among Racial-Ethnic Minority Groups,” be selected for Editor’s Choice, a curated collection of Psychiatric Services articles. In this systematic review, the authors found that collaborative care and other integrated care models had the best evidence for […]


New Perinatal Telepsychiatry Clinic offers mental health & SUD care

Department news | January 27, 2021

In the spring of 2020, the Maternal-Child Mental Health Program received funds to launch a new perinatal telepsychiatry service in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The service is now expanding to include those struggling with substance use disorders and/or mental health symptoms during pregnancy, postpartum, preconception or after pregnancy loss. The clinical team includes Amritha […]



Ginger study finds virtual mental health services are crucial to help address rising anxiety rates

Fierce Healthcare | January 25, 2021

A new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research indicates that on-demand mental healthcare that includes virtual services can be effective in reducing the symptoms of anxiety. Patricia Arean, PhD, is an author on the study funded by Ginger, a company that delivers evidence-based behavioral health coaching, therapy and psychiatry from a smartphone.