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Journal articles

Dethier M; Blairy S; Rosenberg H; McDonald S, 2013, 'Emotional regulation impairments following severe traumatic brain injury: An investigation of the body and facial feedback effects', Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 19, pp. 367 - 379, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1355617712001555

Rushby JA; McDonald S; Randall R; de Sousa A; Trimmer E; Fisher AC, 2013, 'Impaired contagion following severe traumatic brain injury', International Journal of Psychophysiology, 89, pp. 466 - 474

McDonald S, 2013, 'Impairments in social cognition following severe traumatic brain injury', Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 19, pp. 231 - 246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1355617712001506

Togher L; Power E; Rietdijk R; McDonald S; Tate RL, 2012, 'An exploration of participant experience of a communication training program for people with traumatic brain injury and their communication partners', Disability and Rehabilitation, 34, pp. 1562 - 1574, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2012.656788

De Sousa AY; McDonald S; Rushby J, 2012, 'Changes in emotional empathy, affective responsivity and behaviour following severe traumatic brain injury', Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 34, pp. 606 - 623, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2012.667067

Darke S; McDonald S; Kaye SS; Torok M, 2012, 'Comparative patterns of cognitive performance amongst opioid maintenance patients, abstinent opioid users and non-opioid users', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 126, pp. 309 - 315, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376871612001950

McDonald S; Anderson V; Ponsford J; Tate RL; Togher L; Morgan A; Morgan ; Ownsworth T; Douglas J; Murdoch B, 2012, 'Moving Ahead: A new centre of research excellence in brain recovery, focusing on psychosocial reintegration following traumatic brain injury', Brain Impairment, 13, pp. 256 - 270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/BrImp.2012.21

McDonald S, 2012, 'New frontiers in neuropsychological assessment: Assessing social perception using a standardised instrument, The Awareness of Social Inference Test (TASIT)', Australian Psychologist, 47, pp. 39 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-9544.2011.00054.x

McDonald S; Turkstra L; Togher L, 2012, 'Pragmatic Language Impairment after brain injury: Social Implications and treatment models.', Developmental Social neuroscience: Contributions to Childhood Brain Disorders, pp. 325 - 349

Mowszowski L; McDonald S; Wang ; Bornhofen C, 2012, 'Preferential processing of threatening facial expressions using the repetition blindness paradigm', Cognition and Emotion, 26, pp. 1238 - 1255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2011.648173

Darke S; McDonald S; Kaye SS; Torok M, 2012, 'Prevalence and correlates of traumatic brain injury amongst heroin users', Addiction Research and Theory, 20, pp. 522 - 528, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/16066359.2012.672600

Henderson L; Stathis A; James C; McDonald S; Macefield VG, 2012, 'Real-time imaging of cortical areas involved in the generation of increases in skin sympathetic nerve activity when viewing emotionally charged images', Neuroimage, 62, pp. 1562 - 1574, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.04.049

Dethier M; Blairy S; McDonald S; Rosenberg H, 2012, 'Spontaneous and posed emotional facial expressions following severe traumatic brain injury', Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, pp. 1 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2012.702734

McDonald S; Togher L; Tate RL; Randall R; Gowland A; Gowland ; English T, 2012, 'Trialing a brief intervention for deficits in recognising emotional prosody following severe ABI', Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 23, pp. 267 - 286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2012.751340

Dimoska A; McDonald S; Kelly M; Johnstone S; Tate RL, 2011, 'A meta-analysis of response inhibition and Stroop interference control deficits in adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI)', Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 33, pp. 471 - 485, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2010.533158

Kelly M; McDonald S; Rushby J, 2011, 'All Alone with Sweaty Palms - Physiological Arousal and Ostracism', International Journal of Psychophysiology, 83, pp. 309 - 314, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.11.008

Salmon K; Mewton L; Pipe M; McDonald S, 2011, 'Asking parents to prepare children for an event: Altering parental instructions influences children’s recall', Cognitive Development, 12, pp. 80 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15248372.2010.496708

Finn M; McDonald S, 2011, 'Computerised cognitive training for older persons with mild cognitive impairment: A pilot study using a randomised controlled trial design', Brain Impairment, 12, pp. 187 - 199, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=772984107604652;res=IELHEA

McDonald S; Rosenfeld J; Henry JD; Togher L; Tate RL; Bornhofen C, 2011, 'Emotion perception and Alexithymia in people with severe traumatic brain injury: One disorder or two?: A preliminary investigation', Brain Impairment, 12, pp. 165 - 178, http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/brim.12.3.165

Kangas M; McDonald S, 2011, 'Is it Time to Act? The potential of Acceptance and Commitment Therapies for psychological problems following acquired brain injuries', Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 21, pp. 250 - 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2010.540920

McDonald S; Saad A; James C, 2011, 'Social dysdecorum following severe traumatic brain injury: Loss of implicit social knowledge or loss of control?', Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 33, pp. 619 - 630, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2011.553586

McDonald S; Rushby J; Li S; De sousa A; Dimoska A; James CM; Tate RL; Togher L, 2011, 'The influence of attention and arousal on emotion perception in people with severe Traumatic Brain Injury', International Journal of Psychophysiology, 82, pp. 124 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.01.014

De sousa A; McDonald S; Rushby J; Li S; Dimoska A; James C, 2011, 'Understanding deficits in empathy after traumatic brain injury: The role of affective responsivity', Cortex, 47, pp. 526 - 535, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2010.02.004

Finn M; McDonald S, 2010, 'Improvement in visual sustained attention following cognitive training in mild cognitive impairment', AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, 29, pp. 15 - 15, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000283159100033&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

McDonald S; Hunt C; Henry JD; Dimoska A; Bornhofen C; Hunt C, 2010, 'Angry responses to emotional events: the role of impaired control and drive in people with severe traumatic brain injury', Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 32, pp. 855 - 864

McDonald S, 2010, 'Dogs and other metaphors: reflections on the influence of Mark Ylvisaker', Seminars In Speech and Language, 31, pp. 168 - 176

McDonald S; Li SH; de Sousa A; Rushby J; Dimoska A; James C; Tate RL, 2010, 'Impaired mimicry response to angry faces following severe traumatic brain injury.', Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 33, pp. 17 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13803391003761967

Togher L; Power E; McDonald S; Tate RL; Rietdijk R, 2010, 'Measuring the social interactions of people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their communication partners: the adapted Kagan scales', Aphasiology, 24, pp. 914 - 927

Dimoska A; McDonald S; Pell M; Tate RL; James C, 2010, 'Recognizing vocal expressions of emotion in patients with social skills deficits following traumatic brain injury', Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 16, pp. 369 - 382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1355617709991445

Sparks A; McDonald S; Lino B; O'Donnell M; Green MJ, 2010, 'Social cognition, empathy and functional outcome in schizophrenia', Schizophrenia Research, 122, pp. 172 - 178, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2010.06.011

De sousa A; McDonald S; Rushby J; Li SH; Dimoska A; James C, 2010, 'Why don’t you feel how I feel? Insight into the absence of empathy after severe traumatic brain injury', Neuropsychologia, 48, pp. 3585 - 3595

McDonald S; Bornhofen C; Hunt C; Hunt C, 2009, 'Addressing deficits in emotion recognition after severe traumatic brain injury: The role of focused attention and mimicry', Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 19, pp. 321 - 339

Henry JD; Green MJ; Restuccia C; de Lucia A; Rendell P; McDonald S; Grisham JR, 2009, 'Emotion dysregulation and schizotypy', Psychiatry Research, 166, pp. 116 - 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2008.01.007

Henry JD; Phillips L; Beatty W; McDonald S; Longley W; Joscelyne A; Rendell P, 2009, 'Evidence for deficits in facial affect recognition and theory of mind in multiple sclerosis', Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 15, pp. 277 - 285

Togher L; Schultz R; Tate RL; McDonald S; Perdices M; Smith K; Winders K; Savage S, 2009, 'The methodological quality of aphasia therapy research: An investigation of group studies using the PsycBITETM evidence-based practice database', Aphasiology, 23, pp. 694 - 706

Togher L; McDonald S; Tate RL; Power E; Rietdijk R, 2009, 'Training communication partners of people with traumatic brain injury: Reporting the protocol for a clinical trial', Brain Impairment, 10, pp. 188 - 204

Long E; McDonald S; Tate RL; Togher L; Bornhofen C, 2008, 'Assessing Social Skills in People With Very Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Validity of the Social Performance Survey Schedule (SPSS)', Brain Impairment, 9, pp. 274 - 281

Bornhofen C; McDonald S, 2008, 'Comparing strategies for treating emotion perception deficits in traumatic brain injury', Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 23, pp. 103 - 115

Bornhofen C; McDonald S, 2008, 'Emotion perception deficits following traumatic brain injury: A review of the evidence and rationale for intervention', Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 14, pp. 511 - 525

Henry JD; Rendell P; Green MJ; McDonald S; O Donnell MC, 2008, 'Emotion regulation in schizophrenia: Affective, social, and clinical correlates of suppression and reappraisal', Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 117, pp. 473 - 478, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0021-843X.117.2.473

Tate RL; McDonald S; Perdices M; Togher L; Schultz R; Savage S, 2008, 'Rating the methodological quality of single-subject designs and n-of-1 trials: Introducing the Single-Case Experimental Design (SCED) Scale', Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 18, pp. 385 - 401

Henry JD; Ruffman T; McDonald S; Peek-O Leary M; Phillips L; Brodaty H; Rendell P, 2008, 'Recognition of disgust is selectively preserved in Alzheimer`s disease', Neuropsychologia, 46, pp. 1363 - 1370, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2007.12.012

McDonald S; Tate RL; Togher L; Bornhofen C; Long E; Gertler P; Bowen R, 2008, 'Social skills treatment for people with severe, chronic acquired brain injuries: A multicenter trial', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 89, pp. 1648 - 1659

Salmon K; Champion F; Pipe M; Mewton L; McDonald S, 2008, 'The child in time: The influence of parent-child discussion about a future experience on how it is remembered', Memory, 16, pp. 485 - 499, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09658210802036112

Salmon KE; Champion F; Pipe M; Mewton L; McDonald S, 2008, 'The child in time: The influence of parent-child discussion about a future experience on how it is remembered', Memory, 16, pp. 485 - 499, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09658210802036112

Bornhofen C; McDonald S, 2008, 'Treating deficits in emotion perception following traumatic brain injury', Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 18, pp. 22 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09602010601061213

Nash S; Henry JD; McDonald S; Martin IS; Brodaty H; Peek-O Leary M, 2007, 'Cognitive disinhibition and socioemotional functioning in Alzheimer`s disease', Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 13, pp. 1060 - 1064

Henry JD; Green MJ; de Lucia A; Restuccia C; McDonald S; O Donnell MC, 2007, 'Emotion dysregulation in schizophrenia: Reduced amplification of emotional expression is associated with emotional blunting', Schizophrenia Research, 95, pp. 197 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2007.06.002

McDonald S, 2007, 'The Social, Emotional and Cultural Life of the Orbitofrontal Cortex', Brain Impairment, 8, pp. 41 - 51

Hilton T; Parker GB; McDonald S; Heruc GA; Olley AL; Brotchie H; Friend C; Walsh WF, 2006, 'A validation study of two brief measures of depression in the cardiac population: The DMI-10 and DMI-18', Psychosomatics, 47, pp. 129 - 135


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