UW Psychiatry
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University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Join us for Grand Rounds on Friday at noon. Dr. Erick Cheung will examine a model called “Six Core Strategies for Reducing Seclusion and Restraint Use” and highlight how UCLA has effectively implemented this framework.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Join us for Grand Rounds on Friday at noon. Dr. Erick Cheung will examine a model called “Six Core Strategies for Reducing Seclusion and Restraint Use” and highlight how UCLA has effectively implemented this framework.
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Join us for Grand Rounds this Friday noon! Dr. Negar Fani will discuss brain and behavior adaptations to social stress, with a focus on racial discrimination, in racially minoritized populations.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Join us for Grand Rounds this Friday noon! Dr. Negar Fani will discuss brain and behavior adaptations to social stress, with a focus on racial discrimination, in racially minoritized populations.
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Narcan saves lives. But what if there was a way to prevent fentanyl overdose deaths that didn't require a bystander being present?
One biotech startup thinks it has a solution — a fentanyl vaccine that would provide year-long protection.
My latest for @wired.com:
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One biotech startup thinks it has a solution — a fentanyl vaccine that would provide year-long protection.
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/a-fent...
A Fentanyl Vaccine Is About to Get Its First Major Test
ARMR Sciences of New York is trialing a vaccine in the Netherlands to protect against fentanyl-related overdose and death.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Narcan saves lives. But what if there was a way to prevent fentanyl overdose deaths that didn't require a bystander being present?
One biotech startup thinks it has a solution — a fentanyl vaccine that would provide year-long protection.
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/a-fent...
One biotech startup thinks it has a solution — a fentanyl vaccine that would provide year-long protection.
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/a-fent...
Congratulations to our chair, Jürgen Unützer, for being named Doctor of the Year at Puget Sound Business Journal's Health Care Leadership Awards! He is among 14 leaders recognized for being at the forefront of innovative solutions to some of the regions most pressing health care challenges.
December 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Congratulations to our chair, Jürgen Unützer, for being named Doctor of the Year at Puget Sound Business Journal's Health Care Leadership Awards! He is among 14 leaders recognized for being at the forefront of innovative solutions to some of the regions most pressing health care challenges.
Brain’s ‘plumbing’ inspires new Alzheimer’s strategies—and controversial surgeries | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Brain’s ‘plumbing’ inspires new Alzheimer’s strategies—and controversial surgeries
Animal studies support idea that boosting fluid clearance could blunt neurological disorders
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December 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Brain’s ‘plumbing’ inspires new Alzheimer’s strategies—and controversial surgeries | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
ADHD diagnoses are growing. What’s going on? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
ADHD diagnoses are growing. What’s going on?
More children and adults are being diagnosed with ADHD in some countries. Science is helping to understand why — and how best to provide support.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
ADHD diagnoses are growing. What’s going on? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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ADAI's cannabis expert, Beatriz Carlini, PhD, MPH, has been interviewed by multiple news orgs in the last week -- learn more about the implications of the new CHS code here:
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November 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
ADAI's cannabis expert, Beatriz Carlini, PhD, MPH, has been interviewed by multiple news orgs in the last week -- learn more about the implications of the new CHS code here:
UW Medicine: newsroom.uw.edu/blog/disabli...
KOMO: komonews.com/news/local/u...
UW Medicine: newsroom.uw.edu/blog/disabli...
KOMO: komonews.com/news/local/u...
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HUGE news for UW Psychiatry & Beh. Sci. & the SMART Cntr!🎉
Congrats to our Director Dr. Aaron Lyon for making the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list! His papers are significantly influencing the scientific community globally. Well-deserved recognition for high-impact, influential research!
Congrats to our Director Dr. Aaron Lyon for making the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list! His papers are significantly influencing the scientific community globally. Well-deserved recognition for high-impact, influential research!
Clarivate announces 2025 list of highly cited researchers - UW Medicine | Newsroom
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November 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
HUGE news for UW Psychiatry & Beh. Sci. & the SMART Cntr!🎉
Congrats to our Director Dr. Aaron Lyon for making the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list! His papers are significantly influencing the scientific community globally. Well-deserved recognition for high-impact, influential research!
Congrats to our Director Dr. Aaron Lyon for making the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list! His papers are significantly influencing the scientific community globally. Well-deserved recognition for high-impact, influential research!
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The emotion is hard-wired into the human condition, explained UW Medicine psychiatrist Kristen Lindgren. It’s an evolutionary function, and most may not realize the elaborate internal mechanisms at play when a shiver runs down their spine. #Halloween #scares
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The science of fear: What makes us afraid, and why do we sometimes like it?
The things of nightmares have arrived in the Inland Northwest.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The emotion is hard-wired into the human condition, explained UW Medicine psychiatrist Kristen Lindgren. It’s an evolutionary function, and most may not realize the elaborate internal mechanisms at play when a shiver runs down their spine. #Halloween #scares
https://bit.ly/3JeWXUt
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🚨No Grand Rounds this Friday, November 7. We'll return next week with Dr. James Murrough from Mount Sinai - New York.
November 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
🚨No Grand Rounds this Friday, November 7. We'll return next week with Dr. James Murrough from Mount Sinai - New York.
Study Finds Evidence That Text-Based Therapy Eases Depression www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/h...
Study Finds Evidence That Text-Based Therapy Eases Depression
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November 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Study Finds Evidence That Text-Based Therapy Eases Depression www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/h...
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“Only one-third of patients with #PTSD receive specialty mental health care,” said Dr. John Fortney @uwmedicine.bsky.social. New study in @jamapsychiatry.com highlights opportunity to expand access to care for millions of Americans.
Post-traumatic stress disorder treatable in primary care - UW Medicine | Newsroom
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October 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“Only one-third of patients with #PTSD receive specialty mental health care,” said Dr. John Fortney @uwmedicine.bsky.social. New study in @jamapsychiatry.com highlights opportunity to expand access to care for millions of Americans.
Join us for Grand Rounds this Friday at noon. Dr. Majid Afshar will explore how artificial intelligence tools that process clinical notes are being implemented in real-world hospital settings.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Join us for Grand Rounds this Friday at noon. Dr. Majid Afshar will explore how artificial intelligence tools that process clinical notes are being implemented in real-world hospital settings.
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Great news! We're thrilled to share that our chair, Dr. Jürgen Unützer, has been named Doctor of the Year by Puget Sound Business Journal! He is one of 14 healthcare leaders who will be featured in a special report in the Dec. 5 edition of PSBJ.
October 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Great news! We're thrilled to share that our chair, Dr. Jürgen Unützer, has been named Doctor of the Year by Puget Sound Business Journal! He is one of 14 healthcare leaders who will be featured in a special report in the Dec. 5 edition of PSBJ.
Join us Friday at noon for Grand Rounds. UW faculty members Dr. Eric Trupin and Dr. Ben Danielson will explore and contextualize the issue of youth incarceration.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Join us Friday at noon for Grand Rounds. UW faculty members Dr. Eric Trupin and Dr. Ben Danielson will explore and contextualize the issue of youth incarceration.
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Join us tomorrow at noon for Grand Rounds with Dr. Jennifer Forsyth. She will discuss her lab's work investigating the relationship between genetic and clinical heterogeneity in schizophrenia, and work investigating early markers of risk for schizophrenia.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Join us tomorrow at noon for Grand Rounds with Dr. Jennifer Forsyth. She will discuss her lab's work investigating the relationship between genetic and clinical heterogeneity in schizophrenia, and work investigating early markers of risk for schizophrenia.
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World Mental Health Day takes place every year on 10 October. It’s a reminder of the importance of good mental health and the need to prioritise and invest in good mental health.
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World Mental Health Day 2025
World Mental Health Day is celebrated every year on 10 October. The theme is set by the World Federation of Mental Health.
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October 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
World Mental Health Day takes place every year on 10 October. It’s a reminder of the importance of good mental health and the need to prioritise and invest in good mental health.
www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/pub...
www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/pub...
Join us for Grand Rounds on October 10, at noon. Dr. Stephen Thielke will summarize key results about factors that influence well-being across the lifespan and offer suggestions for working with older patients and for living our own lives to the fullest.
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October 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Join us for Grand Rounds on October 10, at noon. Dr. Stephen Thielke will summarize key results about factors that influence well-being across the lifespan and offer suggestions for working with older patients and for living our own lives to the fullest.
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Join us for Grand Rounds on Friday, October 3! Dr. Shannon Simons and Dr. Alysha Thompson will provide an overview of advances in inpatient psychiatry for children and adolescents.
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October 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Join us for Grand Rounds on Friday, October 3! Dr. Shannon Simons and Dr. Alysha Thompson will provide an overview of advances in inpatient psychiatry for children and adolescents.
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Join us for Grand Rounds on Friday, September 26, at noon Pacific. Dr. Jeff Daskalakis from UC San Diego will discuss repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and magnetic seizure therapy (MST).
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September 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Join us for Grand Rounds on Friday, September 26, at noon Pacific. Dr. Jeff Daskalakis from UC San Diego will discuss repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and magnetic seizure therapy (MST).
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Join us for Grand Rounds on Friday, Sept 19, at noon. Michael Compton, MD, MPH, will join us to speak about the problem of over-representation of individuals with serious mental illnesses in the criminal legal system.
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September 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Join us for Grand Rounds on Friday, Sept 19, at noon. Michael Compton, MD, MPH, will join us to speak about the problem of over-representation of individuals with serious mental illnesses in the criminal legal system.
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Join us for Grand Rounds on Friday, 9/12, at noon. Lydia Chwastiak, Larry Wissow, and Ian Bennett will share information about the UW Consortium for Global Mental Health.
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September 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Join us for Grand Rounds on Friday, 9/12, at noon. Lydia Chwastiak, Larry Wissow, and Ian Bennett will share information about the UW Consortium for Global Mental Health.
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Scientific American: How Your Brain’s Nightly Cleanse Keeps It Healthy -- Washing waste from the brain is an essential function of sleep, and it could help ward off dementia
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Your Brain Literally Washes Itself while You Sleep
Washing waste from the brain is an essential function of sleep—and it could help ward off dementia
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August 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Scientific American: How Your Brain’s Nightly Cleanse Keeps It Healthy -- Washing waste from the brain is an essential function of sleep, and it could help ward off dementia
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ADAI's EmpathyLens.org collection features free photos related to drug/alcohol use & harm reduction that aims to help reduce stigma against people who use drugs & the services available to support them. Learn more about it in this short film from NNLM: vimeo.com/1062129827/6...
NNLM Discovery | The Empathy Lens Project
This is "NNLM Discovery | The Empathy Lens Project" by Madisonfilm on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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August 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
ADAI's EmpathyLens.org collection features free photos related to drug/alcohol use & harm reduction that aims to help reduce stigma against people who use drugs & the services available to support them. Learn more about it in this short film from NNLM: vimeo.com/1062129827/6...
Just published in JAMA Psychiatry - Collaborative Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care: A Hybrid Type 2 Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial
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August 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Just published in JAMA Psychiatry - Collaborative Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care: A Hybrid Type 2 Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial
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