
Michele Patience Staal
Communications Director
Michele Patience Staal
Communications Director
Stacey Morrison, MLIS, MA
Project Manager
Matthew Thompson, MBChB, MPH, DPhil
Helen D. Cohen Endowed Professor
Professor and Interim Chair, UW Department of Family Medicine
Co-Director
Ian Bennett, MD, PhD
Professor, UW Department of Family Medicine
Co-Director
Problem-Solving Treatment (PST) is a short-term form of psychotherapy developed for primary care and community settings. It is also known as structured problem solving and focuses on improving coping skills. This therapy has been proven effective for the conditions most commonly treated in primary care – depression and anxiety.
PST helps patients: