UW Psychiatry
@UWPsychiatry
University of Washington, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
KUOW's story highlights the psychological trauma experienced by children in Ukraine due to the ongoing war. PBSCI's Eric Trupin, PhD talks about using poetry to help young people precess their emotions. kuow.org/stories/new-re…
ADAI's Susan Stoner, director of the WA Parent-Child Assistance Program, has an op-ed in the Seattle Times about the impending impacts of budget cuts on the safety of children and what policymakers should & shouldn't do to protect them: seattletimes.com/opinion/childr… via @seattletimes
Tips for Coping With Depression rightasrain.uwmedicine.org/mind/mental-he…
Medicaid work requirements may threaten mental health care seattletimes.com/seattle-news/m… via @seattletimes
How to Help Your Man Go to the Doctor rightasrain.uwmedicine.org/well/preventio…
Our review, led by @SamanthaKeilPhD , providing a critical and up-to-date assessment of the role that glymphatic dysfunction plays in the development of clinical Alzheimer's disease, was published in @ScienceMagazine today: science.org/doi/full/10.11…
U.S. school-shooting sites lagged in mental-health staffing. Story by @uwmnewsroom newsroom.uw.edu/news-releases/…
A new device monitors the brain’s glymphatic system, which may help researchers address Alzheimer’s, states a study by Jeff Iliff and his co-authors. newsroom.uw.edu/news-releases/…
“I knew it was going to be different when they brought out the cameras,” said Pita Moi Moi III, a senior at Garfield High School in Seattle. “That’s when I realized, ‘This is real. I’m getting listened to.’” pivotalventures.org/articles/impro…
Congratulations to Kate Comtois, PhD, winner of @afspnational's Annual Research Award at the 2025 Life Savers Gala. This event honored those who have made a significant impact in the fight to prevent suicide. Congrats, Kate!

5/16 Grand Rounds. Dr. Heckers will review the history of the catatonia diagnosis, its relationship to schizophrenia, recent changes in DSM and ICD classifications, and current diagnosis and treatment. Free and open to the public. tinyurl.com/4zbtwb7s

Check out the latest publications from ADAI/@UWPsychiatry, including papers on peers delivering contingency management, fentanyl in the ED, suicide prevention for Native youth, a permanent supportive housing staff survey, and prenatal alcohol exposure: adai.uw.edu/adai-new-pubs-…
5/2 Grand Rounds. Dr. Marketa Wills @APApsychiatric will talk about common applications of mindfulness-based therapies, and the disorders they are used to treat. Free and open to the public. #MentalHealth tinyurl.com/3t8bd89j

Congratulations to Kate Comtois, the Research Award recipient from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. She'll receive the award May 1 at the 36th Annual Life Savers Gala in New York! afsp.org/story/american…
The latest innovation in early Alzheimer’s treatment arrives in WA seattletimes.com/seattle-news/h… via @seattletimes
We are excited to honor our 2025 Research Award recipients and celebrate research's critical impact on suicide prevention at our annual awards event on April 30 in New York City. Read the press release: afsp.org/story/american… #Science2StopSuicide
ADHD’s Vanishing (and Reappearing) Act additudemag.com/what-makes-adh…
First of its kind digital mental health faculty position at UW Psychiatry! A unique opportunity for tech-minded psychologists to provide clinical care while implementing new digital tools. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/164652

One of the country's leading Alzheimer's projects is in jeopardy nbcnews.com/health/health-… via @nbcnews
Provide clinical care and contribute to program development, training, and scholarship in Neuromodulation. A unique opportunity with UW Psychiatry! Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/164705
