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National Ranking
5845

Overview

Brad Donohue is affiliated with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with a focused interest in social, clinical, developmental, educational, and applied psychology as well as cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

Their research contributions include numerous publications in sport social work and psychology, addressing topics relevant to sport psychology, behavioral health, and adolescent development. Key areas of study involve motivation and self-concept in sports, sport psychology and performance, behavioral health interventions, cardiovascular effects of exercise, sports injuries and prevention, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, and child welfare and adoption.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Brad Donohue include Daniel N. Allen, Davy Phrathep, Gavin Breslin, Brenna N. Renn, and Kimberly A. Barchard. These collaborations have contributed to the development of research in these interconnected areas.

Brad Donohue has published in several academic venues, notably the Sport Social Work Journal, with four publications, as well as Clinical Case Studies, BMJ Open, Neuropsychology, and Frontiers in Psychology.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Brad Donohue include:

  • "A comprehensive examination of factors impacting collegiate athletes' utilization of psychological assessment and intervention services", 2020, Psychology in the Schools
  • "Adapting an evidence-supported optimization program for mental health and sport performance in collegiate athletes to fit youth from ethnic/racial minority and low-income neighborhoods: A National Institutes of Health stage model feasibility study", 2021, The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine
  • "Initial examination of the mental health disorders: screening instrument for athletes", 2023, Frontiers in Psychology

Other relevant recent papers in their research environment include works on sport-based interventions promoting well-being in prison (2024, BMJ Open) and systematic reviews of concussion testing in athletes with ADHD or learning disabilities (2022, Neuropsychology), which reflect the broader interdisciplinary context within which Brad Donohue's research sits.

Best Publications

  • Youth Drug Abuse Treatment: A Controlled Outcome Study

    N. H. Azrin;Brad Donohue;V. A. Besalel;E. S. Kogan

  • Why are professionals failing to initiate mandated reports of child maltreatment, and are there any empirically based training programs to assist professionals in the reporting process?

    Krisann M Alvarez;Maureen C Kenny;Brad Donohue;Kimberly M Carpin

  • A Controlled Evaluation and Description of Individual-Cognitive Problem Solving and Family-Behavior Therapies in Dually-Diagnosed Conduct-Disordered and Substance-Dependent Youth

    Nathan H. Azrin;Brad Donohue;Gordon A. Teichner;Thomas Crum

  • Behavior therapy for drug abuse: a controlled treatment outcome study.

    N.H. Azrin;P.T. McMahon;B. Donohue;V.A. Besalel

  • Assessment and Treatment of Juvenile Sex Offenders: An Empirical Review

    Michael L. Bourke Ba;Brad Donohue

  • Factor analytic support for social cognition as a separable cognitive domain in schizophrenia.

    Daniel N. Allen;Gregory P. Strauss;Brad Donohue;Daniel P. van Kammen

  • Follow-up results of supportive versus behavioral therapy for illicit drug use.

    N. H. Azrin;R. Acierno;E. S. Kogan;Brad Donohue

  • A standardized method of assessing sport specific problems in the relationships of athletes with their coaches, teammates, family, and peers.

    Brad Donohue;Abby Miller;Lisa Crammer;Chad Cross

  • Psychometric evaluation of self- and collateral timeline follow-back reports of drug and alcohol use in a sample of drug-abusing and conduct-disordered adolescents and their parents.

    Brad Donohue;Nathan H. Azrin;Marilyn J. Strada;N. Clayton Silver

  • Improving session attendance in mental health and substance abuse settings: a review of controlled studies.

    Noelle L. Lefforge;Brad Donohue;Marilyn J. Strada

  • Controlled Evaluation of an Optimization Approach to Mental Health and Sport Performance

    Brad Donohue;Yulia Gavrilova;Marina Galante;Elena Gavrilova

  • Assessing child neglect: A review of standardized measures

    Stephanie A. Stowman;Brad Donohue

  • Chapter 10 – Family Behavior Therapy

    Brad Donohue;Nate Azrin

  • A Controlled Evaluation of Family Behavior Therapy in Concurrent Child Neglect and Drug Abuse

    Brad Donohue;Nathan H. Azrin;Kelsey Bradshaw;Vincent B. Van Hasselt

  • Prevalence and treatment of substance abuse in the mentally retarded population: an empirical review.

    Jesse F. Burgard;Brad Donohue;Nathan H. Azrin;Gordon Teichner

  • Examination of psychiatric symptoms in student athletes.

    Brad Donohue;Tracey Covassin;Kevin Lancer;Yani Dickens

  • Promoting the Implementation of an Evidence-Based Intervention for Adolescent Marijuana Abuse in Community Settings: Testing the Use of Intensive Quality Assurance

    Scott W Henggeler;Ashli J Sheidow;Phillippe B Cunningham;Bradley C Donohue

  • Improving Initial Session Attendance of Substance Abusing and Conduct Disordered Adolescents: A Controlled Study

    Brad Donohue;Nathan H. Azrin;Heather Lawson;Josh Friedlander

  • The process and consequences of reporting child maltreatment: A brief overview for professionals in the mental health field

    Krisann M. Alvarez;Brad Donohue;Maureen C. Kenny;Nicole Cavanagh

  • Treatment of Co-Occurring Child Maltreatment and Substance Abuse

    Brad Donohue;Valerie Romero;Heather H. Hill

  • International consensus statement on the psychosocial and policy-related approaches to mental health awareness programmes in sport.

    Gavin Breslin;Gavin Breslin;Andy Smith;Brad Donohue;Paul Donnelly

Frequent Co-Authors

Nathan H. Azrin
Nathan H. Azrin Nova Southeastern University
Daniel N. Allen
Daniel N. Allen University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Vincent B. Van Hasselt
Vincent B. Van Hasselt Nova Southeastern University
Michel Hersen
Michel Hersen Pacific University Oregon
Tracey Covassin
Tracey Covassin Michigan State University
Jason M. Holland
Jason M. Holland University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Charles J. Golden
Charles J. Golden Nova Southeastern University
Sean Perrin
Sean Perrin Lund University
Ron Acierno
Ron Acierno The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Larry W. Thompson
Larry W. Thompson Stanford University

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