Michael McDonell, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
University of Washington at Harborview Medical Center

325 9th Avenue, PSB-5089
Box 359911
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 744-9971

mikemcd@u.washington.edu 

Educational Background:

• BA, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA- Psychology & Sociology, 1998
• MS, Washington State University, Pullman, WA- Psychology, 2001
• Resident, University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, Houston, TX Psychology, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 2003
• PhD, Washington State University-Pullman, WA, Clinical Psychology, 2004
• Senior Fellow, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,  2004
  

Current Research Interests:

• Serious mental illness
• Addiction treatment
• Contingency management
• Biomarkers of alcohol and drug use
• Dual diagnosis
• Treatments for suicidal thinking and behavior
• Medical comorbidities in persons with serious mental illness
• Family psychoeducation and support interventions
• Early onset serious mental illness

CHAMMP-Related Projects:

Selected Publications:

• McDonell, M.G., Howell, D., Srebnik, S.,Angelo, F.,Sugar, A.M., Rainey, C., Roll, J., Short, R., Ries, R.  (In Press). Evaluation of ethyl glucuronide immunoassay urinalysis in 5 alcohol dependent outpatients. The American Journal on Addictions.
• McDonell, M.G., Kaufman, E.K., Srebnik, D.S., Ciechanowski, P.S. & Ries, R.K.  (In Press). Barriers to Metabolic care for adults with serious mental illness: Provider perspectives. The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine.
• McDonell, M.G., Hsiao R.C., Russo J., Pasic J., Ries R.K. (2011). Clinical prevalence and correlates of substance use in adolescent psychiatric emergency patients. Pediatric Emergency Care, 27 (5), 384-389.
• McDonell, M.G., Tarantino, J., Dubois, A.P., Matestic, P., Steinmetz, K., Galbreath, H., McClellan, J.M.  (2010). A pilot evaluation of dialectical behavioural therapy in adolescent long-term inpatient care. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 15 (4), 193-196.
• Hilt, R., McDonell, M.G., Rockhill, C., Golombek, A. & Thompson, J. (2009). The Partnership Access Line: Establishing an empirically based child psychiatry consultation program for Washington State. Report on Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Youth.
• McDonell, M.G., Rodgers, M.L., Short, R.A., Norell, D., Pinter, L., & Dyck, D.G.  (2009). Clinician integrity in multiple family groups: Psychometric properties and relationship with client and caregiver outcomes. Cognitive Therapy and Research.
• McDonell, M.G., Comtois, K.A., Voss, W.D., Morgan, A.H., & Ries, R.K. (2009). Am Global Appraisal of Individual Needs Short Screener (GSS): psychometric properties and performance as a screening measure in adolescents. Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 35(3), 157-160.
• McDonell, M.G. & McClellan, J.M . (2007). Early onset schizophrenia. In E.J. Mash & R. Barkley (Eds.), Assessment of Childhood Disorders, Fourth Edition, (pp.526-550). New York: Guilford Press.
• McDonell, M.G., Short, R.A., Hazel, N.A., Berry, C.M., & Dyck, D.G. (2006). Multiple family group treatment for outpatients with schizophrenia: Impact on psychiatric service utilization. Family Process, 45, 359-373.
• McDonell, M.G., Rodgers, M.L., Short, R.A., Norell, D., Pinter, L., & Dyck, D.G. (April, 2005). Measuring clinician behavior and its relationships to patient and family outcomes in a family psycho-education and support intervention for schizophrenia. International Congress on Schizophrenia Research Biennial Meeting, Savannah, GA.
• Roll, J. M., & McDonell, M. G. (March, 2005). A role for contingency management in the treatment of adolescent substance use disorders. National Institute of Drug Abuse: Adolescent Substance Use Disorders Conference.
• McDonell, M.G., & Dyck, D.G. (2004). Multiple family group treatment as an effective intervention for children suffering from psychological disorders. Clinical Psychology Review, 24, 685-706.
• Hazel, N.A., McDonell, M.G., Short, R.A., Berry, C.M., Rodgers, M., Voss, W.D., et al. (2004). Impact of multiple-family groups for outpatients with schizophrenia on caregivers’ distress and resources. Psychiatric Services, 55, 35-41.