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Keith McBurnett is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Medicine, with a specific focus on Psychiatry and Mental Health, Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Developmental and Educational Psychology.

Their main research topics include Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Children's Physical and Motor Development, Cognitive Functions and Memory, Bipolar Disorder and Treatment, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies.

McBurnett has published extensively, with a number of papers appearing in notable journals. Key recent publications include:

  • Report of a Work Group on Sluggish Cognitive Tempo: Key Research Directions and a Consensus Change in Terminology to Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome, 2022, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial of Neurofeedback for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder With 13-Month Follow-up, 2020, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Do Parents' ADHD Symptoms Affect Treatment for their Children? The Impact of Parental ADHD on Adherence to Behavioral Parent Training for Childhood ADHD, 2020, Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
  • Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome-Clinical Interview (CDS-CI): Psychometric support for caregiver and youth versions, 2024, Psychological Assessment
  • Parental Cognitions, Treatment Engagement, and Child Outcomes of ADHD Behavioral Treatment among Asian American Families, 2023, Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

Keith McBurnett frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Linda J. Pfiffner, Stephen P. Hinshaw, Stephen P. Becker, Joseph W. Fredrick, and G. Leonard Burns.

Their work has been published repeatedly in several key venues such as:

  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
  • Psychological Assessment

Best Publications

  • DSM-IV field trials for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents.

    Benjamin B. Lahey;Brooks Applegate;Keith McBurnett;Joseph Biederman

  • Validity of DSM-IV attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptom dimensions and subtypes.

    Erik G. Willcutt;Joel T. Nigg;Bruce F. Pennington;Mary V. Solanto

  • Psychopathy and conduct problems in children.

    Paul J. Frick;Bridget S. O'Brien;Jane M. Wootton;Keith McBurnett

  • Low salivary cortisol and persistent aggression in boys referred for disruptive behavior.

    Keith McBurnett;Benjamin B. Lahey;Paul J. Rathouz;Rolf Loeber;Rolf Loeber

  • Validity of the age-of-onset criterion for ADHD: a report from the DSM-IV field trials.

    Brooks Applegate;Benjamin B. Lahey;Elizabeth L. Hart;Joseph Biederman

  • Annotation: the development of antisocial behavior: an integrative causal model.

    Benjamin B. Lahey;Irwin D. Waldman;Keith McBurnett

  • Psychopathology in the Parents of Children with Conduct Disorder and Hyperactivity

    Benjamin B. Lahey;John C. Piacentini;Keith McBURNETT;Penny Stone

  • The Reliability and Validity of Kiddie-Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia-Present and Lifetime Version- Korean Version (K-SADS-PL-K)

    Young Shin Kim;Keun Ah Cheon;Boong Nyun Kim;Soon Ah Chang

  • Randomized, controlled trial of oros methylphenidate once a day in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

    Mark L. Wolraich;Laurence L. Greenhill;William Pelham;James Swanson

  • Effect of Stimulant Medication on Children with Attention Deficit Disorder: A “Review of Reviews”

    James M. Swanson;Keith McBurnett;Tim Wigal;Linda J. Pfiffner

  • Symptom properties as a function of ADHD type: an argument for continued study of sluggish cognitive tempo.

    Keith McBurnett;Linda J. Pfiffner;Paul J. Frick

  • Social skills training with parent generalization: Treatment effects for children with attention deficit disorder.

    Linda J. Pfiffner;Keith McBurnett

  • Behavioral versus behavioral and pharmacological treatment in ADHD children attending a summer treatment program.

    William E. Pelham;Elizabeth M. Gnagy;Andrew R. Greiner;Betsy Hoza

  • A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of guanfacine extended release in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

    Joseph Biederman;Raun D Melmed;Anil Patel;Keith McBurnett

  • The Internal, External, and Diagnostic Validity of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo: A Meta-Analysis and Critical Review.

    Stephen P. Becker;Daniel R. Leopold;G. Leonard Burns;Matthew A. Jarrett

  • DSM-IV Field Trials for the Disruptive Behavior Disorders: Symptom Utility Estimates

    Paul J. Frick;Benjamin B. Lahey;Brooks Applegate;Lynn Kerdyck

  • Anxiety, Inhibition, and Conduct Disorder in Children: I. Relations to Social Impairment

    Jason L. Walker;Benjamin B. Lahey;Mary F. Russo;Paul J. Frick

  • Stimulant Medications and the Treatment of Children with ADHD

    James M. Swanson;Keith McBurnett;Diane L. Christian;Tim Wigal

  • Validity of DSM-IV subtypes of conduct disorder based on age of onset

    Benjamin B. Lahey;Rolf Loeber;Herbert C. Quay;Brooks Applegate

  • Findings on Disruptive Behavior Disorders from the First Decade of the Developmental Trends Study

    Rolf Loeber;Stephanie M. Green;Benjamin B. Lahey;Paul J. Frick

Frequent Co-Authors

Linda J. Pfiffner
Linda J. Pfiffner University of California, San Francisco
Benjamin B. Lahey
Benjamin B. Lahey University of Chicago
Rolf Loeber
Rolf Loeber University of Pittsburgh
Paul J. Frick
Paul J. Frick Louisiana State University
Stephen P. Hinshaw
Stephen P. Hinshaw University of California, Berkeley
Stephen P. Becker
Stephen P. Becker Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
James M. Swanson
James M. Swanson University of California, Irvine
George W. Hynd
George W. Hynd University of Georgia
G. Leonard Burns
G. Leonard Burns Washington State University
Magda Stouthamer-Loeber
Magda Stouthamer-Loeber University of Pittsburgh

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