Patrick McGrath, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University; Co-Director, Depression Evaluation Service, New York State Psychiatric Institute · Columbia University Department of Psychiatry
Patrick McGrath is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University; Co-Director, Depression Evaluation Service, New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University Department of Psychiatry. OpenAlex indexes 738 publications with 45,138 citations (h-index 98); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 25 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Psychiatry profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Patrick McGrath, M.D., is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University at Columbia University Department of Psychiatry (New York State Psychiatric Institute). The public record shows 738 publications with 45,138 citations (h-index 98), centered on Pediatric Pain Management Techniques, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Infant Development and Preterm Care. It also documents an investigator role on 25 registered clinical trials, 2 NIH-funded awards (2009–2015).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · European journal of psychotraumatology
- Top research focus: Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- 25 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 28 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 402.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Sign in to view contact details →Clinical trials
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 25 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Brief Videos Delivered by Text Messages as a Public Health Intervention for PTSD in Youth
Sponsor: IWK Health Centre
- Evaluating a Virtual Stepped Care Portal in Youth Awaiting Tertiary Chronic Pain Care: An Implementation-Effectiveness Hybrid Type III Study
Sponsor: The Hospital for Sick Children
- An E-health Letter Intervention for Caregivers
Sponsor: IWK Health Centre
Industry payments
No payments involving this person were reported to CMS in program years 2021–2024. Why? →
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Nervous system
94.1%SSRI19.6%Escitalopram Oxalate35%Fluoxetine Hcl29%Trazodone Hcl21%Citalopram Hbr11%Sertraline Hcl6%Part D<11 patientsBenzodiazepine15.8%Clonazepam32%Alprazolam30%Lorazepam15%Diazepam13%Alprazolam Er7%Alprazolam Odt5%Part D<11 patientsHormonal (systemic)
4.2%l-Thyroxine2.2%Levothyroxine Sodium100%Part D<11 patientsl-Triiodothyronine2%Liothyronine Sodium100%Part D<11 patientsRespiratory
0.9%Leukotriene Receptor Antagonist0.9%Montelukast Sodium100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2009–2015 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Identification and study of adaptive mutations and phenotypes using laboratory growth of C. elegans
Georgia Institute of Technology
FY2025$395,500R35GM139594 - A modeling framework and arena for measuring contextual influences of behavior
Georgia Institute of Technology
FY2025$321,976R34DA059510 - Identification and study of adaptive mutations and phenotypes using laboratory growth of C. elegans
Georgia Institute of Technology
FY2024$395,500R35GM139594
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Posttraumatic stress disorder interventions for children aged zero to six years: a scoping review.
European journal of psychotraumatology
Article2025 - Development and Evaluation of the Firefighter Exposure to Carcinogens Scale.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Article2025 - Parenting Pain Away: Development and usability testing of an educational website about infant procedural pain management.
Paediatric & neonatal pain
Article2024 - Paraprofessional delivery of online narrative exposure therapy for firefighters.
Journal of traumatic stress
Article2023
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Core outcome measures for chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendationsArticle3,760 citations2004
- 02Core outcome domains for chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendationsArticle3,511 citations2003
- 03The epidemiology of chronic pain in children and adolescents revisited: A systematic reviewReview1,694 citations2011
- 04The BABAR detectorArticle1,355 citations2002
- 05
Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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organizedcuriosity.wordpress.com/about-dr-patrick-mcgrath
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researchgate.net/profile/Patrick-Mcgrath-8
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_McGrath_(psychologist)
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LinkedIn profile listing: "Patrick McGrath - Professor of Clinical Psychiatry - Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons"
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →columbiapsychiatry.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →health.usnews.com ↗
Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- New York State Psychiatric Institute -- Co-Director
Depression Evaluation Service
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Quoted in New York State Psychiatric Institute news feature
"Dr. Patrick McGrath Reacts to Claims of Depression Carbs Link"
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