Shawn McClintock, Ph.D.

Shawn M. McClintock, Ph.D., M.S.C.S., is a Clinical Neuropsychologist and Professor, and he holds the Lydia Bryant Test Distinguished Professorship in Psychiatric Research in the Division of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Also, he is the Director of Research Training in the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program in the UT Southwestern Medical Center Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

Dr. McClintock received his B.A. in Psychology from the University of North Texas (1998) and his M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling Psychology (2005) and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (2006) from UT Southwestern Medical Center. He completed postdoctoral training in clinical neuropsychology and mood disorders research as a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) T32 Postdoctoral Fellow at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and he completed postdoctoral training in brain stimulation and therapeutic modulation at Columbia University / New York State Psychiatric Institute. Subsequently, he was appointed a National Institutes of Health (NIH) KL2 Clinical Scholar and received his M.S. in Clinical Sciences (2011) from UT Southwestern Medical Center.

He is a globally recognized expert in the neurocognitive effects of major depressive disorder and antidepressant neuromodulation therapeutics. He has received grant funding from the NIH and the Brain and Behavior Foundation. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of ECT and is an Associate Editor of Neuropsychology Review. Dr. McClintock has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and 12 book chapters and co-edited the book Neuropsychology of Depression.

Undergraduate School

UT Southwestern Medical Center (2005), Clinical Psychology

Other Post Graduate Training

UT Southwestern School of Allied Health Professions (2006)

Graduate School

UT Southwestern School of Allied Health Professions (2006), Psychology

Research Fellowship

UT Southwestern Medical Center (2008), Clinical Psychology

Fellowship

UT Southwestern Medical Center (2011), Neuropsychiatry

• Antidepressant neuromodulation therapeutics
• Clinical neuropsychology
• Major Depressive Disorder

Featured Publications

Electroconvulsive therapy, electric field, neuroplasticity, and clinical outcomes.

Deng ZD, Argyelan M, Miller J, Quinn DK, Lloyd M, Jones TR, Upston J, Erhardt E, McClintock SM, Abbott CC, Mol Psychiatry 2021 Dec

Clinical Neuropsychological Evaluation in Older Adults With Major Depressive Disorder.

McClintock SM, Minto L, Denney DA, Bailey KC, Cullum CM, Dotson VM, Curr Psychiatry Rep 2021 07 23 9 55

Longitudinal Neurocognitive Effects of Combined Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and Pharmacotherapy in Major Depressive Disorder in Older Adults: Phase 2 of the PRIDE Study.

Lisanby SH, McClintock SM, McCall WV, Knapp RG, Cullum CM, Mueller M, Deng ZD, Teklehaimanot AA, Rudorfer MV, Bernhardt E, Alexopoulos G, Bailine SH, Briggs MC, Geduldig ET, Greenberg RM, Husain MM, Kaliora S, Latoussakis V, Liebman LS, Petrides G, Prudic J, Rosenquist PB, Sampson S, Tobias KG, Weiner RD, Young RC, Kellner CH, Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2021 May

Depression and Cognitive Control across the Lifespan: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Dotson VM, McClintock SM, Verhaeghen P, Kim JU, Draheim AA, Syzmkowicz SM, Gradone AM, Bogoian HR, Wit L, Neuropsychol Rev 2020 May

Consensus Recommendations for the Clinical Application of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in the Treatment of Depression.

McClintock SM, Reti IM, Carpenter LL, McDonald WM, Dubin M, Taylor SF, Cook IA, O'Reardon J, Husain MM, Wall C, Krystal AD, Sampson SM, Morales O, Nelson BG, Latoussakis V, George MS, Lisanby SH J Clin Psychiatry 2017 May

Residual Symptoms in Depressed Outpatients Who Respond By 50% Percent But Do Not Remit to Antidepressant Medication

McClintock SM, Husain MM, Wisniewski SR, Nierenberg AA, Stewart JW, Trivedi MH, Cook I, Morris D, Warden D, Rush AJ Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2011 31(2) 180-186

Association between depression severity and neurocognitive function in major depressive disorder: A review and synthesis

McClintock SM, Husain MM, Greer TL, Cullum CM Neuropsychology 2010 24 (1) 9-34

Differential effects of high dose Magnetic Seizure Therapy and electroconvulsive shock on cognitive function.

Spellman TM, McClintock SM, Terrace H, Luber B, Husain MM, Lisanby SH Biological Psychiatry 2008 63 1163-1170

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for moderate-severity major depression among the elderly: Data from the pride study.

Østergaard SD, Speed MS, Kellner CH, Mueller M, McClintock SM, Husain MM, Petrides G, McCall WV, Lisanby SH, J Affect Disord 2020 Sep 274 1134-1141

Cognitive effects of transcranial direct current stimulation treatment in patients with major depressive disorder: An individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised, sham-controlled trials.

Martin DM, Moffa A, Nikolin S, Bennabi D, Brunoni AR, Flannery W, Haffen E, McClintock SM, Moreno ML, Padberg F, Palm U, Loo CK Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2018 Apr 90 137-145

 Featured Books

Neuropsychology of Depression

McClintock SM, Choi J (Ed.) (2022). New York, Guilford Press, Inc.

Geriatric Psychiatry: Electroconvulsive therapy and other neurostimulation techniques. In Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 10th Edition

Husain MM, McClintock SM, Croarkin PE (2017). New York, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Measurement-Based care in transcranial magnetic stimulation practice. In Clinical Guide to the Administration of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Neuropsychiatric Disorders

McClintock SM, Potter GG (2014). New York, Oxford University Press

Understanding, assessing and treating prospective memory dysfunctions in traumatic brain injury patients. In Traumatic Brain Injury

Mioni G, McClintock SM, Stablum F (2014). New York, InTech

Vagus nerve stimulation: Indications, efficacy and methods. In Electroconvulsive and Neuromodulation Therapies

McClintock SM, Trevino K, Husain MM (2009). New York, Cambridge University Press

Geriatric Psychiatry: Electroconvulsive therapy and other neurostimulation techniques. In Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 9th Edition

Husain MM, McClintock SM, Croarkin PE (2009). New York, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

• Fellow of the American Psychological Association
  (2022)
• Society for Clinical Neuropsychology Robert A. and Phyllis Levitt Early Career Award
  (2016)
• International Society for CNS Clinical Trials and Methodology New Investigator Award
  (2013)
• National Institute of Mental Health Advanced Research Institute in Geriatric Mental Health Fellow
  (2013)
• American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Young Investigator Memorial Travel Award
  (2010)
• NIMH K23 Career Development Award
  (2010)
• International College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology International Junior Investigator Award
  (2009)
• Brain and Behavior Foundation NARSAD Young Investigator Award
  (2008)
• NIH KL2 Clinical Scholar
  (2008)
• NIH/NCDEU New Investigator Award
  (2006)