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Patrick McGrath

ResearcherDalhousie University

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Patrick McGrath

Researcher

Health Sciences

Dalhousie University

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
11 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 20 research grants (16 CIHR, 4 SSHRC), most recently in 2022.
Supervisor on 2 trainee awards (2 CIHR), most recently in 2012.

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Publications

194

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Research

Primary Care Patient Engagement Children With Developmental Disabilities Covid-19 And Public Health Diverse Parents E-Health Intervention Lgbtqqia+ Families Parenting

Latest papers

Psychometric validation and optimal cut-point determination of the Hausa WHO-5 well-being index for depression screening among internally displaced persons.
Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026
The Effect of Online Parent Training With and Without Coaching Support on the Well-Being of Families of Children With Neurodisabilities: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026 · senior author
Erratum: Psychometric validation and optimal cut-point determination of the Hausa WHO-5 well-being index for depression screening among internally displaced persons - CORRIGENDUM.
Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026

All 39 publications

Latest funding

CAN-P: A Team Engaged in Cognitive-Neuroscience Investigations of Cannabis and PTSD links.
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$2,387,367
Health Anxiety from the Pandemic Initiative (HAPI)
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$249,757
DIVERT Mental Health Patient Engagement and Capacity Development Supplement - SPOR Supplement
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$149,996

All 47 grants and awards

39 publications.

Psychometric validation and optimal cut-point determination of the Hausa WHO-5 well-being index for depression screening among internally displaced persons.

Duke AEE, Crider R, Harri BI, Anjorin O, Sodunke T, Dahiru AM, Ojo TM, Agyapong VIO, Paramlall M, Liebenberg L, McGrath P, Orji R, Eboreime E

Global mental health (Cambridge, England)2026

DOI: 10.1017/gmh.2026.10205 PMID: 42110396

The Effect of Online Parent Training With and Without Coaching Support on the Well-Being of Families of Children With Neurodisabilities: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

McCrossin J, Filali-Mouhim A, Ungar M, McEwan K, O'Grady K, Thomson D, Parent Advisory Group, Lingley-Pottie P, McGrath P, Lach LM

Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/aur.70334 PMID: 42533552

Erratum: Psychometric validation and optimal cut-point determination of the Hausa WHO-5 well-being index for depression screening among internally displaced persons - CORRIGENDUM.

Duke AEE, Crider R, Harri BI, Anjorin O, Sodunke T, Dahiru AM, Ojo TM, Agyapong VIO, Paramlall M, Liebenberg L, McGrath P, Orji R, Eboreime E

Global mental health (Cambridge, England)2026

DOI: 10.1017/gmh.2026.10238 PMID: 42466264

Parenting pain away: Quasi‐experimental study of an eHealth learning platform to evaluate acceptability, feasibility, and utilisation of parent‐led pain management

Hughes B, Martin‐Misener R, Latimer M, Smit M, McGrath P, Campbell‐Yeo M

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences20247 citations

DOI: 10.1111/scs.13297

The genetic architecture of youth anxiety: a study protocol

McAusland L, Burton CL, Bagnell A, Boylan K, Hatchard T, Lingley-Pottie P, Al Maruf A, McGrath P, Newton AS, Rowa K

BMC Psychiatry2024Open Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12888-024-05583-9 PMID: W4392106399

Centering equity, diversity, and inclusion in youth digital mental health: findings from a research, policy, and practice knowledge exchange workshop.

Adu M, Banire B, Dockrill M, Ilie A, Lappin E, McGrath P, Munro S, Myers K, Obuobi-Donkor G, Orji R, Pillai Riddell R, Wozney L, Yisa V

Frontiers in digital health2024

DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2024.1449129 PMID: 39544986

Impact of parent-targeted eHealth educational interventions on infant procedural pain management: a systematic review

Hughes B, Benoit B, Rutledge K, Dol J, Martin-Misener R, Latimer M, Smit M, McGrath P, Campbell-Yeo M

The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports202312 citations

DOI: 10.11124/jbies-21-00435

Content analysis of parent training programs for children with neurodisabilities and mental health or behavioral problems: a scoping review.

McCrossin J, Lach L, McGrath P

Disability and rehabilitation2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2021.2017493 PMID: 34990567

GWAS Meta-Analysis of Suicide Attempt: Identification of 12 Genome-Wide Significant Loci and Implication of Genetic Risks for Specific Health Factors.

Docherty AR, Mullins N, Ashley-Koch AE, Qin X, Coleman JRI, Shabalin A, Kang J, Murnyak B, Wendt F, Adams M, Campos AI, DiBlasi E, Fullerton JM, Kranzler HR, Bakian AV, Monson ET, Rentería ME, Walss-Bass C, Andreassen OA, Behera C, Bulik CM, Edenberg HJ, Kessler RC, Mann JJ, Nurnberger JI, Pistis G, Streit F, Ursano RJ, Polimanti R, Dennis M, Garrett M, Hair L, Harvey P, Hauser ER, Hauser MA, Huffman J, Jacobson D, Madduri R, McMahon B, Oslin DW, Trafton J, Awasthi S, Berrettini WH, Bohus M, Chang X, Chen HC, Chen WJ, Christensen ED, Crow S, Duriez P, Edwards AC, Fernández-Aranda F, Galfalvy H, Gandal M, Gorwood P, Guo Y, Hafferty JD, Hakonarson H, Halmi KA, Hishimoto A, Jain S, Jamain S, Jiménez-Murcia S, Johnson C, Kaplan AS, Kaye WH, Keel PK, Kennedy JL, Kim M, Klump KL, Levey DF, Li D, Liao SC, Lieb K, Lilenfeld L, Marshall CR, Mitchell JE, Okazaki S, Otsuka I, Pinto D, Powers A, Ramoz N, Ripke S, Roepke S, Rozanov V, Scherer SW, Schmahl C, Sokolowski M, Starnawska A, Strober M, Su MH, Thornton LM, Treasure J, Ware EB, Watson HJ, Witt SH, Woodside DB, Yilmaz Z, Zillich L, Adolfsson R, Agartz I, Alda M, Alfredsson L, Appadurai V, Artigas MS, Van der Auwera S, Azevedo MH, Bass N, Bau CHD, Baune BT, Bellivier F, Berger K, Biernacka JM, Bigdeli TB, Binder EB, Boehnke M, Boks MP, Braff DL, Bryant R, Budde M, Byrne EM, Cahn W, Castelao E, Cervilla JA, Chaumette B, Corvin A, Craddock N, Djurovic S, Foo JC, Forstner AJ, Frye M, Gatt JM, Giegling I, Grabe HJ, Green MJ, Grevet EH, Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M, Gutierrez B, Guzman-Parra J, Hamshere ML, Hartmann AM, Hauser J, Heilmann-Heimbach S, Hoffmann P, Ising M, Jones I, Jones LA, Jonsson L, Kahn RS, Kelsoe JR, Kendler KS, Kloiber S, Koenen KC, Kogevinas M, Krebs MO, Landén M, Leboyer M, Lee PH, Levinson DF, Liao C, Lissowska J, Mayoral F, McElroy SL, McGrath P, McGuffin P, McQuillin A, Mehta D, Melle I, Mitchell PB, Molina E, Morken G, Nievergelt C, Nöthen MM, O'Donovan MC, Ophoff RA, Owen MJ, Pato C, Pato MT, Penninx BWJH, Potash JB, Power RA, Preisig M, Quested D, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Reif A, Ribasés M, Richarte V, Rietschel M, Rivera M, Roberts A, Roberts G, Rouleau GA, Rovaris DL, Sanders AR, Schofield PR, Schulze TG, Scott LJ, Serretti A, Shi J, Sirignano L, Sklar P, Smeland OB, Smoller JW, Sonuga-Barke EJS, Trzaskowski M, Tsuang MT, Turecki G, Vilar-Ribó L, Vincent JB, Völzke H, Walters JTR, Weickert CS, Weickert TW, Weissman MM, Williams LM, Wray NR, Zai CC, Agerbo E, Børglum AD, Breen G, Demontis D, Erlangsen A, Gelernter J, Glatt SJ, Hougaard DM, Hwu HG, Kuo PH, Lewis CM, Li QS, Liu CM, Martin NG, McIntosh AM, Medland SE, Mors O, Nordentoft M, Olsen CM, Porteous D, Smith DJ, Stahl EA, Stein MB, Wasserman D, Werge T, Whiteman DC, Willour V, VA Million Veteran Program (MVP), MVP Suicide Exemplar Workgroup, Suicide Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Bipolar Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Schizophrenia Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Eating Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, German Borderline Genomics Consortium, Coon H, Beckham JC, Kimbrel NA, Ruderfer DM

The American journal of psychiatry2023

DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.21121266 PMID: 37777856

Personality, Attitudes, and Behaviors Predicting Perceived Benefit in Online Support Groups for Caregivers: Mixed Methods Study.

Milios A, Xiong T, McEwan K, McGrath P

JMIR nursing2022Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/36167 PMID: 35980741

CAN-P: A Team Engaged in Cognitive-Neuroscience Investigations of Cannabis and PTSD links.

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Team Grant: The Canadian Cannabis and Brain Health Consortium

Principal investigators: Stewart, Sherry H; Rudnick, Abraham; Jutras-Aswad, Didier; Le Foll, Bernard; MacKillop, James; Mayo, Leah M; Schütz, Christian G; Tibbo, Philip G; Wang, JianLi

Keywords: Automatic Cognitive Biases; Behavior Economics; Cannabis Use Disorder; Comorbidity; Conditioned Craving; Cue Reactivity; Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Ptsd; Sex Differences; Trauma

$2,387,367

Health Anxiety from the Pandemic Initiative (HAPI)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Special Calls

Principal investigators: McGrath, Patrick

Keywords: Health Anxiety; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT); Public Health; e-Health; Persuasive Design; Long COVID; Trials within Cohorts (TWiC)

$249,757

DIVERT Mental Health Patient Engagement and Capacity Development Supplement - SPOR Supplement

Nominated PICIHR2022Patient Engagement Enhancement

Principal investigators: McGrath, Patrick J

Keywords: Patient Engagement

$149,996

Better Nights and Better Days for Canadians: An Innovative National Strategy to Prevent and Improve Insomnia Across the Lifespan Using Digital Approaches for Sleep Promotion, Intervention, and Provider Training

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: Sleep Research Consortium - Sleep across the life cycle

Principal investigators: Corkum, Penny V; Roberts, Karen C; Earle, Christopher I; Keys, Elizabeth M; Simonelli, Guido

Keywords: Digital Approaches; Health Care Service Delivery; Indigenous Sleep Health; Insomnia; Knowledge Mobilization; Lifespan; Priority Populations; Sleep Promotion; Sustainability; Training

$1,374,898

Health Anxiety from the Pandemic Initiative (HAPI)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Special Calls

Principal investigators: McGrath, Patrick

Keywords: Health Anxiety Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Public Health e-Health Persuasive Design Long COVID Trials within Cohorts (TWiC)

$249,926

An AI-based mobile sensing approach to optimize clinical monitoring of anxiety among youth patients

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant - PA: Patient-Oriented Research: Early-Career Investigator

Principal investigators: Meier, Sandra M; Lingley-Pottie, Patricia; Oore, Sageev S; Orji, Rita O

Keywords: Anxiety Disorders; Co-Design; Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; E-Health; Feedback Loops; Mobile Sensing; Youth

$100,000

The GAYA Study - Exploring the Genetic Architecture of Youth Anxiety

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Meier, Sandra M; Arnold, Paul D; Crosbie, Jennifer; Mattheisen, Manuel; Soreni, Noam; Stewart, Sheryl E

Keywords: Anxiety Disorders; Genetics; Online Design; Risk Avoidance; Youth

$1,078,652

Firefighters preventing cancer/Les pompiers et la prévention du cance

Nominated PICIHR2021Operating Grant: CCS/CIHR Action Grants

Principal investigators: McGrath, Patrick J

Keywords: Cancer

$99,834

Health Research Training Platform: Digital Mental Health for families, parents, youth and children

Nominated PICIHR2021Tr. Gr: Hlth Res. Tr. Platform - Mental Health Services - Primary/Community Care

Principal investigators: McGrath, Patrick J; Ali, Samina; Crawford, Allison; Koleszar-Green, Ruth; Majnemer, Annette; Newton, Mandi S; Orji, Rita O; Pillai Riddell, Rebecca Rita E; Wozney, Lori M

Keywords: Children; Community Care; Digital Mental Health; Ecr; Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Families; Parents; Primary Care; Training; Youth

$2,387,582

An AI-based mobile sensing approach to optimize clinical monitoring of anxiety among youth patients

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Meier, Sandra M; Lingley-Pottie, Patricia; Oore, Sageev S; Orji, Rita O

Keywords: Anxiety Disorders; Co-Design; Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; E-Health; Feedback Loops; Mobile Sensing; Youth

$470,476

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Patrick McGrath

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Latest papers

Latest funding

Psychometric validation and optimal cut-point determination of the Hausa WHO-5 well-being index for depression screening among internally displaced persons.

The Effect of Online Parent Training With and Without Coaching Support on the Well-Being of Families of Children With Neurodisabilities: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Erratum: Psychometric validation and optimal cut-point determination of the Hausa WHO-5 well-being index for depression screening among internally displaced persons - CORRIGENDUM.

Parenting pain away: Quasi‐experimental study of an eHealth learning platform to evaluate acceptability, feasibility, and utilisation of parent‐led pain management

The genetic architecture of youth anxiety: a study protocol

Centering equity, diversity, and inclusion in youth digital mental health: findings from a research, policy, and practice knowledge exchange workshop.

Impact of parent-targeted eHealth educational interventions on infant procedural pain management: a systematic review

Content analysis of parent training programs for children with neurodisabilities and mental health or behavioral problems: a scoping review.

GWAS Meta-Analysis of Suicide Attempt: Identification of 12 Genome-Wide Significant Loci and Implication of Genetic Risks for Specific Health Factors.

Personality, Attitudes, and Behaviors Predicting Perceived Benefit in Online Support Groups for Caregivers: Mixed Methods Study.

Health Anxiety from the Pandemic Initiative (HAPI)

Health Anxiety from the Pandemic Initiative (HAPI)

Frequent collaborators

Lori Wozney

Anna Huguet

Marsha Campbell-Yeo

Rita Orji

Lisa Hartling

Kathryn Jane Bennett

Alexa Bagnell

Margot Latimer

Patricia Lingley-Pottie

Justine Dol

Sandra Meier

Linda Liebenberg

Martin Alda

Patrick McGrath

Stefan Kloiber

Ruth Martin-Misener

Bonnie Stevens

Jennifer Stinson

Gustavo Turecki

Rebecca Pillai Riddell

Lucyna Lach

Ruth Martin-Misener

Noam Soreni

Khrista Boylan

Taylor Hatchard

Karen Rowa

Eyal Cohen

Mona Jabbour

Joseph Beyene