Barton W. Palmer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
SDVAMC
3350 La Jolla Villa Drive
San Diego, CA 92161
Phone #: (858) 642-3907
FAX #: (858) 552-7404
E-mail: bpalmer@ucsd.edu
 

Biography 
Dr. Palmer received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1992, and completed a clinical-research fellowship in neuropsychology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Neuropsychiatric Institute and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in 1992 through 1994. He subsequently completed an additional research fellowship in geriatric psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, prior to joining the UCSD faculty in 1997.

Research Focus 
Dr. Palmer’s primary research interests include neuropsychological aspects of late-life schizophrenia and other psychiatric conditions, as well as the impact of these deficits on patients' everyday functioning (including their capacity to consent to treatment and research participation). He currently has several ongoing studies to examine patients’ decision making capacity. He also has an ongoing interest in general issues of neuropsychological assessment.

Clinical Focus 
Dr. Palmer is a licensed clinical psychologist with specific interest/expertise in neuropsychological/cognitive assessment.

Selected Publications 

• Palmer, B. W., Taylor, M. J., and Heaton, R. K. (2003). Accuracy of WAIS-III and WMS-III joint factor scores when one or more subtest is omitted or an alternate subtest is employed. In D. Tulsky, D. Saklofske, R. K. Heaton, G. Chelune, R. Ivnik, R. A. Bornstein, A. Prifitera, and M. Ledbetter (Eds.). Clinical interpretation of the WAIS-III and WMS-III (pp. 391-450). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
• Palmer, B. W., and Jeste, D. V. (in press; Advanced Access published online September 28, 2005). Relationship of individual cognitive abilities to specific components of decisional capacity among middle-aged and older patients with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin.
• Palmer, B. W., Heaton, R. K., Gladsjo, J. A., Evans, J. D., Patterson, T. L., Golshan, S., and Jeste, D. V. (2002). Heterogeneity in functional status among middle-aged and older patients with schizophrenia: Employment history, living situation, and driving. Schizophrenia Research, 55, 205-215.
• Palmer, B. W., Bondi, M. W., Twamley, E. W., Thal, L., Golshan, S., and Jeste, D. V. (2003) Are late-onset schizophrenia spectrum disorders neurodegenerative conditions? Annual rates of change on two dementia measures. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 15(1), 45-52.
• Palmer, B. W., Boone, K. B., Lesser, I. M., and Wohl, M. A. (1998). Base rates of "impaired" neuropsychological test performance among healthy older adults. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 13, 503-511.
• Palmer, B. W., Heaton, R. K., Paulsen, J. S., Kuck, J., Braff, D., Harris, M. J., Zisook, S., and Jeste, D. V. (1997). Is it possible to be schizophrenic yet neuropsychologically normal? Neuropsychology, 11, 437-446.