Patrick J. McGrath,
OC,
FRSC FCAHS is a Canadian
psychologist noted for his contribution to research on childhood pain.
Biography
Patrick McGrath was born in Ottawa and initially attended the
University of Ottawa but transferred to the
University of Saskatchewan where he completed his BA Psychology. He subsequently obtained his PhD in psychology from
Queen's University at Kingston. His first post was a clinical post in the
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa. It was there that he became interested in childhood pain. He then transferred to
Dalhousie University in
Halifax, Nova Scotia to establish a graduate training programme in clinical psychology. It was here that he established the Centre for Pediatric
Pain Research and the Centre for Family Health Research. He retired from that institution as emeritus professor of psychiatry.[1]
Research
He has published extensively in the area of pediatric pain and on delivery of psychological care at a distance. He has published hundreds of peer-reviewed articles and his
Google Scholar h index is over 100 with over 45,000 citations.[2]
Administrative experience
He was on the Governing Council of the
Canadian Institutes of Health Research for 7 years (2004-2011) and was Integrated Vice President Research, Innovation and Knowledge Translation at the
IWK Health Centre and the
Nova Scotia Health Authority for a decade until September 2017. He is a founder and was chairman of the board of the Strongest Families Institute which delivers mental health care to families who have children with mental health problems. He now leads development of the Superminds for Superhumans, a mental health program in Lviv Ukraine.
2007 : A top producer of Scholarly Publications see: Stewart, PK, Wu, YP & Roberts, MC, Top Producers of Scholarly Publications in Clinical Psychology PhD Programs. J Clin Psychol 63: 1209–1215, 2007.
2009 : Jeffrey Lawson Award for Advocacy in Children's Pain Relief. American Pain Society
2009 : Invited Master Researcher/Clinician, American Psychological Association Convention, August
2009-16: Canada Research Chair in Child Health (renewal)
2010 : Mayday Outstanding Contributor's Award, International Association for the Study of Pain, Special Interest Group on Pain in Children.
2010 : Logan Wright Distinguished Research Award, Division 54 (Society of Pediatric Psychology) American Psychological Association
2013 : Manning Principal Award for best innovation in Canada for Strongest Families 9with Patricia Lingley Pottie)
2013 : Initial winner of the Pat Award for Mentorship of the International Forum for Pediatric Pain
2016 : Legacy of Leadership Award, HealthCareCAN
2017 : Governor General's Award for Innovation for Strongest Families (with Patricia Lingley-Pottie)
2017 : Difference Makers Award of the Centre for Mental Health and Addiction
Books
McGrath, P.J. & Firestone, P. (Eds.). (1983). Pediatric and adolescent behavioral medicine: Issues in treatment. New York: Springer.
Firestone, P., McGrath, P. & Feldman, W. (Eds.). (1983). Advances in behavioral medicine for children and adolescents. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Feldman, W., Rosser, W. & McGrath, P. (1987). Primary medical care of children and adolescents. Oxford University Press.
McGrath, P. & Unruh, A. (1987). Pain in children and adolescents. Amsterdam: Elsevier. Published in hardcover and softcover editions.
Anand, K.J.S. & McGrath, P.J. (Eds.). (1993). Pain in Neonates. Amsterdam: Elsevier. Also available in paperback.
Finley, G.A. & McGrath, P.J. (Eds.) (1998). Measurement of pain in infants and children. Seattle: IASP Press.
WHO working group (P.J. McGrath and 21 others). (1998). Cancer Pain Relief and Palliative Care in Children. Geneva, WHO.
McGrath, P.J. & Finley, G.A. (Eds.) (1999) Chronic and recurrent pain in children and adolescents. Seattle: IASP Press
Anand, K.J.S., Stevens, B. & McGrath, P.J. (Eds.) (2000). Pain in Neonates, 2nd edition, Amsterdam, Elsevier
Finley, G.A. & McGrath, P.J. (Eds.) (2001) Acute and procedure pain in infants and children. Seattle, IASP Press.
McGrath, P.J. & Finley, G.A. (eds.) (2003) Pediatric Pain: Biological and Social Context. Seattle, IASP Press
Finley GA, McGrath PJ, Chambers CT (eds.).(2006). Bringing Pain Relief to Children. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press.
Anand, KJS, Stevens B, and McGrath PJ (eds.) (2007) Pain in Neonates and Infants (3rd ed). Elsevier, New York
McGrath, PJ, Stevens,BJ, Walker, SM and William T. Zempsky, WT, (eds) Oxford Textbook of Paediatric Pain, Oxford