Scott D McDonald

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Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The validity and diagnostic efficiency of the Davidson Trauma Scale in military veterans who have served since September 11th, 2001
    Scott D McDonald
    VA Mid Atlantic Region Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States
    J Anxiety Disord 23:247-55. 2009
  2. ncbi The diagnostic accuracy of the PTSD checklist: a critical review
    Scott D McDonald
    Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Richmond VA Medical Center, 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23249, USA
    Clin Psychol Rev 30:976-87. 2010
  3. ncbi Factorial invariance of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms across three veteran samples
    Scott D McDonald
    VA Mid Atlantic Region Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center MIRECC, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    J Trauma Stress 21:309-17. 2008
  4. ncbi Clinical utility of the Primary Care--PTSD Screen among U.S. veterans who served since September 11, 2001
    Patrick S Calhoun
    VA Mid Atlantic Region Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center MIRECC, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    Psychiatry Res 178:330-5. 2010
  5. ncbi The relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and smoking outcome expectancies among U.S. military veterans who served since September 11, 2001
    Patrick S Calhoun
    VA Mid Atlantic Region Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, USA
    J Trauma Stress 24:303-8. 2011
  6. ncbi Identification of transient altered consciousness induced by military-related blast exposure and its relation to postconcussion symptoms
    William C Walker
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
    J Head Trauma Rehabil 28:68-76. 2013
  7. ncbi Does neurologic examination during inpatient rehabilitation help predict global outcome after nonpenetrating traumatic brain injury?
    William C Walker
    Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA
    PM R 3:6-12. 2011
  8. ncbi Objectively assessing balance deficits after TBI: Role of computerized posturography
    Treven C Pickett
    Mental Health Service Line, Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center, Hunter Holmes McGuire VAMC, 1201 Broad Rock Blvd, 116B, Richmond, VA 23249, USA
    J Rehabil Res Dev 44:983-90. 2007
  9. ncbi Trait anxiety, disgust sensitivity, and the hierarchic structure of fears
    Scott D McDonald
    Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Psychology, PO Box 842018, Richmond, VA 23284, USA
    J Anxiety Disord 22:1059-74. 2008

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi The validity and diagnostic efficiency of the Davidson Trauma Scale in military veterans who have served since September 11th, 2001
    Scott D McDonald
    VA Mid Atlantic Region Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States
    J Anxiety Disord 23:247-55. 2009
    ..Thus, results illustrate that potency of the DTS as a diagnostic aid was highly dependent on the comparison group used for analyses. Results are discussed in terms of applications to clinical practice and research...
  2. ncbi The diagnostic accuracy of the PTSD checklist: a critical review
    Scott D McDonald
    Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Richmond VA Medical Center, 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23249, USA
    Clin Psychol Rev 30:976-87. 2010
    ..Recommendations and cautions regarding the use of the PCL as a clinical screening test, a diagnostic tool in research, and as an estimator of PTSD population prevalence are provided...
  3. ncbi Factorial invariance of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms across three veteran samples
    Scott D McDonald
    VA Mid Atlantic Region Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center MIRECC, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    J Trauma Stress 21:309-17. 2008
    ..Results supported factor invariance across the three veteran cohorts, suggesting that cross-group comparisons are interpretable. Implications and applications for DSM-IV nosology and the validity of symptom measures are discussed...
  4. ncbi Clinical utility of the Primary Care--PTSD Screen among U.S. veterans who served since September 11, 2001
    Patrick S Calhoun
    VA Mid Atlantic Region Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center MIRECC, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    Psychiatry Res 178:330-5. 2010
    ..Within primary care settings, the PC-PTSD may be most advantageously employed in the context of staged screening, given the measure's relative susceptibility to false positives...
  5. ncbi The relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and smoking outcome expectancies among U.S. military veterans who served since September 11, 2001
    Patrick S Calhoun
    VA Mid Atlantic Region Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, USA
    J Trauma Stress 24:303-8. 2011
    ..Further understanding of smoking expectancies in this group may help in developing interventions tailored for this vulnerable population...
  6. ncbi Identification of transient altered consciousness induced by military-related blast exposure and its relation to postconcussion symptoms
    William C Walker
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
    J Head Trauma Rehabil 28:68-76. 2013
    ..Yet, there is scant published empirical guidance on methods for accurately detecting historical AOC...
  7. ncbi Does neurologic examination during inpatient rehabilitation help predict global outcome after nonpenetrating traumatic brain injury?
    William C Walker
    Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA
    PM R 3:6-12. 2011
    ..To determine whether combining basic neurologic examination measurements with posttraumatic amnesia (PTA) duration can enhance prediction accuracy in moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI)...
  8. ncbi Objectively assessing balance deficits after TBI: Role of computerized posturography
    Treven C Pickett
    Mental Health Service Line, Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center, Hunter Holmes McGuire VAMC, 1201 Broad Rock Blvd, 116B, Richmond, VA 23249, USA
    J Rehabil Res Dev 44:983-90. 2007
    ..The quantitative CPT measures are a promising way to characterize postural instability in severe TBI populations...
  9. ncbi Trait anxiety, disgust sensitivity, and the hierarchic structure of fears
    Scott D McDonald
    Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Psychology, PO Box 842018, Richmond, VA 23284, USA
    J Anxiety Disord 22:1059-74. 2008
    ..Study 2 (N=213) generally replicated these results. Findings suggest that the hierarchic structural model of fears would benefit from inclusion of trait anxiety and DS as higher-order contributors to fearfulness...