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Overview

John R. McQuaid is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States and has contributed to research predominantly in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and medicine. Their work encompasses a range of studies, with a focus on cognitive neuroscience and clinical psychology, along with related subfields such as epidemiology, developmental and educational psychology, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their research interests cover several main topics including:

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Identity, Memory, and Therapy
  • Treatment of Major Depression

John R. McQuaid's recent publications reflect these themes. Notable papers include:

  • "Comparison of Prolonged Exposure vs Cognitive Processing Therapy for Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among US Veterans" (2022), published in JAMA Network Open
  • "The Management of Major Depressive Disorder: Synopsis of the 2022 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline" (2022), published in Annals of Internal Medicine
  • "Goal-Oriented Attention Self-Regulation Training Improves Executive Functioning in Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury" (2020), published in Journal of Neurotrauma
  • "Psychological Dimensions Relevant to Motivation and Pleasure in Schizophrenia" (2022), published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
  • "Enhancing prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD among veterans with oxytocin: Design of a multisite randomized controlled trial" (2020), published in Contemporary Clinical Trials

Their frequent co-authors include Thomas C. Neylan, Daniel H. Mathalon, Judith M. Ford, Susanna L. Fryer, and Tatjana Novakovic-Agopian. Collaborative work with these researchers suggests a focus on mental health disorders, neurotrauma, and therapeutic interventions.

John R. McQuaid's research has been published in a variety of journals, with recurrent contributions to Clinical Psychology Science and Practice, in addition to individual papers in JAMA Network Open, Annals of Internal Medicine, Journal of Neurotrauma, and Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience.

Best Publications

  • The effects of mindfulness meditation on cognitive processes and affect in patients with past depression.

    Wiveka Ramel;Wiveka Ramel;Wiveka Ramel;Philippe R. Goldin;Philippe R. Goldin;Paula E. Carmona;John R. McQuaid;John R. McQuaid

  • Prevalence and demographic correlates of childhood maltreatment in an adult community sample.

    Christine D Scher;David R Forde;John R McQuaid;John R McQuaid;John R McQuaid;Murray B Stein;Murray B Stein;Murray B Stein

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Primary Care Medical Setting

    Murray B Stein;John R McQuaid;Paola Pedrelli;Rebecca Lenox

  • A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training for Middle-Aged and Older Outpatients With Chronic Schizophrenia

    Eric Granholm;John R. McQuaid;Fauzia Simjee McClure;Lisa A. Auslander

  • Dimensionality of posttraumatic stress symptoms: a confirmatory factor analysis of DSM-IV symptom clusters and other symptom models

    Gordon J.G. Asmundson;Inger Frombach;John McQuaid;Paolo Pedrelli

  • Panic disorder in the primary care setting: comorbidity, disability, service utilization, and treatment.

    Peter P. Roy-Byrne;Murray B. Stein;Joan Russo;Evelyn Mercier

  • Amygdala reactivity and mood-congruent memory in individuals at risk for depressive relapse.

    Wiveka Ramel;Philippe R. Goldin;Lisa T. Eyler;Gregory G. Brown

  • Comparison of Prolonged Exposure vs Cognitive Processing Therapy for Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among US Veterans A Randomized Clinical Trial

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  • Severity of psychosocial stress and outcome of alcoholism treatment.

    Sandra A. Brown;Peter W. Vik;John R. McQuaid;Thomas L. Patterson

  • Depression in a Primary Care Clinic: the Prevalence and Impact of an Unrecognized Disorder

    John R McQuaid;John R McQuaid;Murray B Stein;Murray B Stein;Charlene Laffaye;Margaret E McCahill

  • Randomized clinical trial of cognitive behavioral social skills training for schizophrenia: improvement in functioning and experiential negative symptoms

    Eric Granholm;Jason Holden;Peter C. Link;John R. McQuaid

  • Randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral social skills training for older people with schizophrenia: 12-month follow-up.

    Eric Granholm;John R. McQuaid;Fauzia Simjee McClure;Peter C. Link

  • Measuring cognitive insight in middle-aged and older patients with psychotic disorders

    Paola Pedrelli;Paola Pedrelli;Paola Pedrelli;John R. McQuaid;John R. McQuaid;Eric Granholm;Eric Granholm;Thomas L. Patterson;Thomas L. Patterson

  • Randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral social skills training for older consumers with schizophrenia: defeatist performance attitudes and functional outcome.

    Eric Granholm;Jason Holden;Peter C. Link;John R. McQuaid

  • Comorbidity of substance dependence and depression: role of life stress and self-efficacy in sustaining abstinence.

    Susan R Tate;Johnny Wu;John R McQuaid;Kevin Cummins

  • Social phobia in the primary care medical setting.

    M B Stein;J R McQuaid;C Laffaye;M E McCahill

  • Reported trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and major depression among primary care patients.

    J. R. Mcquaid;P. Pedrelli;M. E. Mccahill;M. B. Stein

  • Toward the standardization of life stress assessment: Definitional discrepancies and inconsistencies in methods

    John R. McQuaid;Scott M. Monroe;John R. Roberts;Sheri L. Johnson

  • A comparison of two life stress assessment approaches: prospective prediction of treatment outcome in recurrent depression.

    John R. McQuaid;Scott M. Monroe;John E. Roberts;David J. Kupfer

  • Development of a brief diagnostic screen for panic disorder in primary care.

    Murray B. Stein;Peter P. Roy-Byrne;John R. McQuaid;Charlene Laffaye

  • The Montreal Cognitive Assessment: A Pilot Study of a Brief Screening Tool for Mild and Moderate Cognitive Impairment in HIV-Positive Veterans

    Maggie Chartier;Maggie Chartier;Pierre-Cédric Crouch;Pierre-Cédric Crouch;Van Tullis;Stephanie Catella

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Granholm
Eric Granholm University of California, San Diego
Murray B. Stein
Murray B. Stein University of California, San Diego
Sandra A. Brown
Sandra A. Brown University of California, San Diego
Dilip V. Jeste
Dilip V. Jeste University of California, San Diego
Paola Pedrelli
Paola Pedrelli Massachusetts General Hospital
Thomas Rutledge
Thomas Rutledge University of California, San Diego
Vanessa L. Malcarne
Vanessa L. Malcarne San Diego State University
Sonia Ancoli-Israel
Sonia Ancoli-Israel University of California, San Diego
Shirley J. Semple
Shirley J. Semple University of California, San Diego
Steffanie A. Strathdee
Steffanie A. Strathdee University of California, San Diego

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