School of Psychology: Academic Staff

DR. BRIAN MCGUIRE

Office Rm. 2, Fl. 4, Woodquay Ct.
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Dr. Brian McGuire

BA, MClinPsych, DipCrim, DipHealthSc, PhD, AFPsSI, Reg Psychol (PsSI), AFBPsS, CPsychol

Dr. Brian McGuire is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology. A graduate of NUI, Galway, he has completed a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology (Macquarie University, Sydney), a Diploma in Criminology (University of Sydney), a Diploma in Clinical Teaching (NUI, Galway) and a PhD in clinical psychology (Macquarie University, Sydney). He worked initially as a research psychologist in brain injury rehabilitation in London. He then moved to Sydney where he spent the next 10 years lecturing in psychology and working as a clinical psychologist. His clinical work was initially in the area of learning disability and challenging behaviour, before he moved into private practice where his work focused on medicolegal assessment and the rehabilitation of chronic pain and acquired brain injury. It was in that context that his interest in symptom magnification and malingering developed and he completed his PhD in that area. After leaving Australia, Brian was Consultant Clinical Psychologist in brain injury rehabilitation in York, England. After returning to Ireland, Brian worked with the Galway Association learning disability service. He joined NUIG in 2003 and is currently Director of the Doctor of Psychological Science programme in Clinical Psychology and Joint Director of the Centre for Pain Research. His clinical work is primarily in behavioural medicine, such as pain management and diabetes care. His research interests are in pain management, diabetes, and adjustment to chronic physical illness.

Research Interests

Brian McGuire's research interests are in pain management, diabetes care and adjustment to chronic physical illness. His current research involvement includes:

• Health Research Board - Health Partnership Grant Sept. 2005 with HSE Western Region (with Dr. Padraig MacNeela (PI), Psychology and Prof. Andrew Murphy, General Practice) - study of process of clinical judgment and decision making by GPs regarding the management of chronic pain. (Research Assistant: Andrea Gibbons).
• AstraZeneca Educational Grant July 2006, with Prof. Colm McDonald (PI) and Dr. Mark Elliott - 3-year PhD Studentship to examine neurobiological risk factors in first episode psychosis (PhD candidate: Heike Schmidt).
• Health Service Executive, Department of Population Health funding Sept. 2006 - study of chronic pain prevalence in people with an intellectual disability. (M.Litt.candidate: Maria Walsh). (co-supervisor: Dr. Todd Morrison).
• Health Research Board - Health Partnership Grant Dec 2006 with HSE Local Health Office, Galway and HSE Directorate for Population Health (Brian McGuire (PI), Andrew Murphy, General Practice, NUIG; Charles Normand, Health Economic, TCD & Davida de la Harpe, HSE Population Intelligence) - “Prevalence, impact and cost of chronic benign pain in Ireland”. (Research Assistant: Miriam Raftery, miriam.rafterynuigalway.ie)
• Department of Medicine Educational Grant, June 2007. Brian McGuire (PI), Muireann Treacy (Psychology), Sean Dinneen (Medicine), Tim O’Brien (Medicine), Fidelma Dunne (Medicine), David Finn (Pharmacology). “Quality of life and burden of disease in neuropathic pain”. (Research Assistant: Muireann Treacy).
• PRTLI-4, Dr. David Finn & Dr. Brian McGuire (Joint PI) to support a four-year PhD studentship. “Chronic pain and cognitive dysfunction: Towards a preclinical and clinical model of measurement and reversal of pain induced and treatment-related cognitive impairment” (PhD candidate: Orla Moriarty).

• PhD in Psychology: “Acceptance, expressive writing and chronic pain. (Rosemary Fish) (Supervisory panel: Dr. Ian Stewart, Dr. Mike Hogan).
• MSc Health Psychology: “Approach vs. avoidant coping, trait anxiety and chronic pain (Lisa Fox). (co-supervisor Dr. Jane Walsh).
• Doctor of Psychological Science in Clinical Psychology: “Benefit finding in chronic pain” (Siobhan Carley).
• Doctor of Psychological Science in Clinical Psychology: “Binge eating and obsessive compulsive traits in morbid obesity” (Mahen Jhugroo)
• Doctor of Psychological Science in Clinical Psychology: “Explanatory cognitive models of diabetes adjustment” (Mary Kells) (Primary supervisor: Dr. Brian Hughes)
• Doctor of Psychological Science in Clinical Psychology: “Subjective quality of life, awareness and emotional distress following traumatic brain injury (Mark Hogan).
• Doctor of Psychological Science in Clinical Psychology: Sleep disturbance and neuropsychological impairment in schizophrenia. (Sarah Clarke) (co-supervisor: Dr. Gary O’Donoghue, St. James Hospital, Dublin).

• Health Research Board Summer Scholarship, July 2006 granted to student Orla Moriarty under the joint supervision of Dr. David Finn (Dept. of Physiology) and myself to carry out a project titled “Establishing an animal model of distraction-induced analgesia”
• Doctor of Psychological Science in Clinical Psychology: “Investigation of olfactory testing as an early diagnostic indicator of Alzheimer’s Disease in Down Syndrome (DPsychSc)
• Doctor of Psychological Science in Clinical Psychology: “An investigation of insight and awareness after brain injury” (Judith McBrinn)
• Doctor of Psychological Science in Clinical Psychology: “A study of the relationship between depression and challenging behaviour in people with an intellectual disability” (Samira Hayes)
• Doctor of Psychological Science in Clinical Psychology: The role of acceptance, commitment and values in pain tolerance (Hazel Moore) (Primary supervisor: Dr. Ian Stewart).
• Doctor of Psychological Science in Clinical Psychology: Mindfulness-based CBT for chronic pain (Aoife Hourihane)
• Doctor of Psychological Science in Clinical Psychology: Assimilative and accommodative coping style in chronic pain associated with arthritis (Marian Duggan)
• Doctor of Psychological Science in Clinical Psychology: “A CBT intervention for chronic pain in people with an intellectual disability: A Pilot Study” (Sharon McManus).
• Doctor of Psychological Science in Clinical Psychology: ”Illness perceptions and medication adherence in people with schizophrenia” (Edel Lynch).
• Doctor of Psychological Science in Clinical Psychology: “Laterality, cognitive function and language ability in schizophrenia”. (Karyn O’Connor)
• Doctor of Psychological Science in Clinical Psychology: “Evaluation of a community-based brain injury rehabilitation service” (Laura Moore).

Publications

• McGuire, B.E., Basten, C.J., Ryan, C.J. & Gallagher, J. (2000). “Intensive Care Unit Syndrome”: A Dangerous Misnomer. Archives of Internal Medicine, 160, 906-909.
• McGuire, B.E. & Wraith, A.E. (2000). Legal and Psychological Aspects of Stalking: A Review. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 11, 316-327.
• Harvey, A.G. & McGuire, B.E. (2000). Suppressing and Attending to Pain-Related Thoughts in Chronic Pain Patients. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 38, 1117-1124.
• Basten, C.J & McGuire, B.E. (2000). Delirium: The Role of the Psychologist in Assessment and Treatment. Australian Psychologist, 35, 201-207.
• McGuire, B.E., Gertler, P., Kowalczyk, A., Leeder, G. & Yeates, G. (2000). A Paper and Pencil Version of the Rivermead Route and Messages Sub-Test. Clinical Neuropsychological Assessment, 1, 275-282.
• McGuire, B.E. & Shores, E.A. (2001). Pain Patient Profile and the Assessment of Malingered Pain. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 57, 401-409.
• McGuire, B.E., Harvey, A. & Shores, E.A. (2001). Simulated Malingering in Pain Patients: A Study with the Pain Patient Profile. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 40, 71-79.
• McGuire, B.E., Bekker, A., Green, D. & Keogan, C. (2001). The Statement of Equivalence in Clinical Psychology: Problems and Prospects. Clinical Psychology, 6 , 34-35.
• McGuire, B.E. & Shores, E.A. (2001). Simulated pain on the Symptom Checklist 90-R. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 57, 1589-1596.
• McGuire, B.E. (2002). Malingered Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms on the Impact of Event Scale. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 7, 165-171.
• McGuire, B.E. & Shores, E.A. (2004). The Pain Patient Profile: Data from an Australian Chronic Pain Population. Australian Psychologist, 37, 97-100.
• McGuire, B.E. & Walsh, J. (2006). Diabetes self-management: Facilitating behaviour change. DiabetesWise, 3(1), 3-7.
• McGuire, B.E. (2006). Response mode and performance on the Rey 15 Item Test. Brain Injury, 20, 647-651.
• Lavin, K.E., McGuire, B.E. & Hogan, M.J. (2006). Age at death of people with an intellectual disability in Ireland. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 10, 155-164.
• McGuire, B.E., Whyte, N. & Hardardottir, D. (2006). Alzheimer’s dementia in people with an intellectual disability: A review. Irish Journal of Psychology, 27, 114-129.
• McGuire, B.E., Daly, P. & Smyth, F. (2007). Lifestyle and health behaviours of adults with an intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 51, 497-510.
• McGuire, B.E., Hogan, M.J., Morrison, T. (2008). Dimensionality and reliability assessment of the Pain Patient Profile questionnaire. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 24, 22-26.
• Somerville, S., McGuire, B.E. & Main, C. (2008). Psychosocial aspects of lower back pain. Journal of the Irish College of General Practitioners, 25(2), 27-30.
• Ford, G., Moriarty, O., McGuire, B.E., & Finn, D.P. (2008). Investigating the effects of distracting stimuli on nociceptive behaviour and associated alterations in brain monoamines in rats. European Journal of Pain. (In press).
• McDonagh, L., Morrison, T. & McGuire, B.E. (2008). Development of a new measure of body image self-consciousness in men. Journal of Men’s Studies. (In press).

• McGuire, B.E. & McEvoy, J. (2007). Legal, forensic and professional issues in intellectual disability practice. In A. Carr, P. Noonan-Walsh, G. O’Reilly & J. McEvoy (Eds). The Handbook of Intellectual Disability and Clinical Psychology Practice. London: Brunner-Routledge.
• McEvoy, J. & McGuire, B.E. (2007). Risk assessment in intellectual disability. . In A. Carr, P. Noonan-Walsh, G. O’Reilly & J. McEvoy (Eds). The Handbook of Intellectual Disability and Clinical Psychology Practice. London: Brunner-Routledge.

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