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Patrick Smith is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with an emphasis on clinical psychology and related subfields including social psychology, developmental and educational psychology, psychiatry and mental health, as well as sociology and political science.

Their work covers a diverse range of topics, particularly centering on child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, posttraumatic stress disorder research, child abuse and trauma, migration, health and trauma, LGBTQ health, identity and policy, traumatic brain injury research, and identity, memory, and therapy.

Key recent publications by Patrick Smith include:

  • "Decentering as a core component in the psychological treatment and prevention of youth anxiety and depression: a narrative review and insight report," 2021, published in Translational Psychiatry
  • "Prevalence of the dissociative subtype of post-traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis," 2022, published in Psychological Medicine
  • "Low self-esteem: a refined cognitive behavioural model," 2023, published in Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
  • "Debate: Recognising and responding to the mental health needs of young people in the era of COVID-19," 2020, published in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
  • "Prevalence and predictive value of ICD-11 post-traumatic stress disorder and Complex PTSD diagnoses in children and adolescents exposed to a single-event trauma," 2020, published in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Richard Meiser-Stedman (20 joint works)
  • Tim Dalgleish (17 joint works)
  • Andrea Danese (8 joint works)
  • Anna McKinnon (8 joint works)
  • Katharine A. Rimes (7 joint works)

Patrick Smith has published extensively in notable academic venues such as:

  • European Journal of Psychotraumatology (4 publications)
  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (4 publications)
  • Psychological Medicine (2 publications)
  • Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (2 publications)
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2 publications)

Their academic contributions span predominantly in the field of psychology, with 110 publications recorded, including a strong focus on clinical psychology with 84 publications. This demonstrates a significant engagement with both research and applied aspects of mental health, particularly regarding trauma and developmental issues in younger populations.

Best Publications

  • Aerobic exercise and neurocognitive performance: a meta-analytic review of randomized controlled trials.

    Patrick J. Smith;James A. Blumenthal;Benson M. Hoffman;Harris Cooper

  • The Children’s Revised Impact of Event Scale (CRIES): Validity as a screening instrument for PTSD.

    Sean Perrin;Richard Meiser-Stedman;Patrick Smith

  • A twin study of anxiety-related behaviours in pre-school children

    Thalia C. Eley;Derek Bolton;Thomas G. O'Connor;Sean Perrin

  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy for PTSD in children and adolescents: a preliminary randomized controlled trial.

    Patrick Smith;William Yule;Sean Perrin;Troy Tranah

  • Exercise as Treatment for Anxiety: Systematic Review and Analysis

    Gregory L. Stonerock;Benson M. Hoffman;Patrick J. Smith;James A. Blumenthal

  • Effects of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Diet, Exercise, and Caloric Restriction on Neurocognition in Overweight Adults With High Blood Pressure

    Patrick J. Smith;James A. Blumenthal;Michael A. Babyak;Linda Craighead

  • Practitioner Review: The Assessment and Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents

    Sean Perrin;Patrick Smith;William Yule

  • Principal components analysis of the impact of event scale with children in war

    Patrick Smith;Sean Perrin;Atle Dyregrov;William Yule

  • War Exposure and Maternal Reactions in the Psychological Adjustment of Children from Bosnia-Hercegovina

    Patrick Smith;Sean Perrin;William Yule;Sophia Rabe-Hesketh

  • War exposure among children from Bosnia-Hercegovina: psychological adjustment in a community sample.

    Patrick Smith;Sean Perrin;William Yule;Berima Hacam

  • Sleep disorders and associated medical comorbidities in active duty military personnel

    Vincent Mysliwiec;Leigh McGraw;Roslyn Pierce;Patrick Smith

  • Enhancing Cardiac Rehabilitation With Stress Management Training: A Randomized, Clinical Efficacy Trial.

    James A. Blumenthal;Andrew Sherwood;Patrick J. Smith;Lana Watkins

  • The posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis in preschool- and elementary school-age children exposed to motor vehicle accidents.

    Richard Meiser-Stedman;Patrick Smith;F.C.E.M. Edward Glucksman;William Yule

  • The Role of Exercise in Management of Mental Health Disorders: An Integrative Review

    Patrick J Smith;Rhonda M Merwin

  • War trauma and psychopathology in Bosnian refugee children.

    V. Papageorgiou;A. Frangou-Garunovic;R. Iordanidou;W. Yule

  • Post-traumatic stress reactions of children and adolescents exposed to the Athens 1999 earthquake

    Ioanna Giannopoulou;Marios Strouthos;Patrick Smith;Anastasia Dikaiakou

  • Post-traumatic stress disorders in children and adolescents

    William Yule;Sean Perrin;Patrick Smith

  • Development and validation of the Child Post‐Traumatic Cognitions Inventory (CPTCI)

    Richard Meiser-Stedman;Patrick Smith;Richard Bryant;Karen Salmon

  • Maladaptive cognitive appraisals mediate the evolution of posttraumatic stress reactions: A 6-month follow-up of child and adolescent assault and motor vehicle accident survivors

    Richard Meiser-Stedman;Tim Dalgleish;Edward Glucksman;William Yule

  • Lung transplant referral for individuals with cystic fibrosis: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation consensus guidelines

    Kathleen J Ramos;Patrick J Smith;Edward F McKone;Joseph M Pilewski

  • Child and adolescent mental health amidst emergencies and disasters.

    Andrea Danese;Patrick Smith;Prathiba Chitsabesan;Bernadka Dubicka

  • Acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents involved in assaults or motor vehicle accidents.

    Richard Meiser-Stedman;William Yule;Patrick Smith;Ed Glucksman

Frequent Co-Authors

William Yule
William Yule King's College London
Richard Meiser-Stedman
Richard Meiser-Stedman University of East Anglia
Tim Dalgleish
Tim Dalgleish University of Cambridge
Sean Perrin
Sean Perrin Lund University
Ulrich S. Schubert
Ulrich S. Schubert Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Vivek Subramanian
Vivek Subramanian École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Anke Ehlers
Anke Ehlers University of Oxford
Andrea Danese
Andrea Danese King's College London

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