Department of Psychology

Research finds a simple action-oriented approach is effective in treating the common mood disorder.

Considering its origin story, it’s not so surprising that hypnosis and serious medical science have often seemed at odds. Dave Patterson, a psychologist at the UW weighs in.

ParentMap gives advice on how to discuss awareness and understanding of the world's wide range of gender variations with kids. 

Some 70 percent of young athletes drop out of team sports by age 13, citing lack of fun as their main reason for quitting. UW psychologists Ron Smith and Frank Smoll are featured.

"The failure of computer science and engineering to recruit and graduate women is incredibly costly," writes Sapna Cheryan, UW associate professor of psychology.

Nearly 50 years after the Supreme Court struck down the last remaining bans on interracial marriage, mixed-race couples are on the rise.

The Implicit Association Test reveals attitudes we may not be aware we have, even regarding Presidential candidates.

The University of Washington’s computer science department has been working hard for the past decade to create a more inclusive culture for women.

Dr. Hunter Hoffman with the Human Interface Technology Lab at UW, and Dr. David Patterson, a UW psychologist, are harnessing the power of distraction created by virtual reality to block pain.

One of the four tell-tale signs that a marriage could end in divorce, as determined by UW psychology professor John Gottman.

One in five Americans have been in a non-monogamous relationship at some point in their lives, according to an April 2016 study. 

"The trauma of exposure to these videos sits on top of layers of trauma that go all the way back to slavery. It is all one and the same," writes Monnica Williams for PBS.

One of the newest chew toys in the presidential campaign is “implicit bias,” a term Mike Pence repeatedly took exception to in the vice-presidential debate.

One of the newest chew toys in the presidential campaign is “implicit bias,” a term Mike Pence repeatedly took exception to in the vice-presidential debate on Tuesday.

Clinics are popping up across the country to help kids as young as 3 who might be transgender, but some say it's too much, too soon.