John R. McQuaid , Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
E-mail: jmcquaid@ucsd.edu 
PHONE #: 858-642-3693
FAX #: 858-552-7414

Biography
Dr. McQuaid completed his B.A. in psychology at the University of California, San Diego in 1988, and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Oregon in 1994. Following a predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, he joined the UCSD Department of Psychiatry and the VA San Diego Healthcare System Psychology Service in 1995. He is currently the associate chief for the Psychology Service. He also serves as director of both the Cognitive and Behavioral Interventions Program and the Family Mental Health Program for the VA.

Research Focus
Dr. McQuaid’s research addresses two primary areas. The first is the role of life stress in psychopathology. Current studies of this include examination of the role of life stress as a mediator of treatment response for patients with comorbid depression and substance abuse. The second area is development and evaluation of cognitive behavioral interventions. Current studies in this area include a randomized controlled trial of CBT for comorbid depression and substance dependence, randomized controlled trials of CBT for psychosis, and a pilot study of CBT and visual feedback for the management of phantom limb pain.

Clinical Focus
Dr. McQuaid’s runs two clinics. The Cognitive Behavioral Interventions Program (CBIP) provides group and individual cognitive-behavioral therapy for major depression, bipolar disorder, and related problems. The Family Mental Health Program provided evidence-based couples therapy, and some family therapy, for veterans with relationship distress. Dr. McQuaid is also the co-director of the Special Treatment and Evaluation Program (STEP), a multidisciplinary outpatient mood clinic of which the CBIP clinic is a component. The STEP clinic provides diagnostic assessment services and pharmacotherapy, in addition to CBT through CBIP.

Selected Publications