Keith McBurnett, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Psychiatry
School of Medicine

Education & Training

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• Clinical Psychology University of Georgia School of Medicine 1989

Websites

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• Clinical Profile at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital (ucsfbenioffchildrens.org)

Grants and Projects

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• Latent Structure of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo and ADHD Symptoms, NIH, 2009-2012
• Psychobiological Studies of Child Psychopathology, NIH, 1993-1999
• Central and Peripheral Actions of Amphetamine in Adhd, NIH, 1991-1996

Publications (84)

Top publication keywords:
Psychiatric Status Rating ScalesGuanfacineCognition DisordersSchool Health ServicesDyslexiaAttention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior DisordersFamily TherapyMethylphenidateCognitionCentral Nervous System StimulantsAtomoxetine HydrochlorideConduct DisorderAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityAdrenergic Uptake InhibitorsBehavior Therapy

• Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome-Clinical Interview (CDS-CI): Psychometric support for caregiver and youth versions.
  Psychological assessment 2024 Becker SP, Dunn NC, Fredrick JW, McBurnett K, Tamm L, Burns GL
• Do Parents' ADHD Symptoms Affect Treatment for their Children? The Impact of Parental ADHD on Adherence to Behavioral Parent Training for Childhood ADHD.
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 2020 Friedman LM, Dvorsky MR, McBurnett K, Pfiffner LJ
• Learning Disorder Confers Setting-Specific Treatment Resistance for Children with ADHD, Predominantly Inattentive Presentation.
  Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 2019 Friedman LM, McBurnett K, Dvorsky MR, Hinshaw SP, Pfiffner LJ
• Psychometric properties of a sluggish cognitive tempo scale in Japanese adults with and without ADHD.
  Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders 2019 Takeda T, Burns GL, Jiang Y, Becker SP, McBurnett K
• Long-Term Follow-up of Patients with Tourette's Syndrome.
  Movement disorders clinical practice 2018 Lowe TL, Capriotti MR, McBurnett K

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• Cost-Effectiveness of a Behavioral Psychosocial Treatment Integrated Across Home and School for Pediatric ADHD-Inattentive Type.
  Administration and policy in mental health 2018 Tran JLA, Sheng R, Beaulieu A, Villodas M, McBurnett K, Pfiffner LJ, Wilson L
• Distinguishing the efficacy and sedative effects of guanfacine extended release in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
  European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology 2018 Huss M, McBurnett K, Cutler AJ, Hervás A, Bliss C, Gao J, Dirks B, Newcorn JH
• Processing Speed Predicts Behavioral Treatment Outcomes in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Predominantly Inattentive Type.
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 2018 Adalio CJ, Owens EB, McBurnett K, Hinshaw SP, Pfiffner LJ
• Sustained Effects of Collaborative School-Home Intervention for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms and Impairment.
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2018 Pfiffner LJ, Rooney ME, Jiang Y, Haack LM, Beaulieu A, McBurnett K
• Improved Parent Cognitions Relate to Immediate and Follow-Up Treatment Outcomes for Children With ADHD-Predominantly Inattentive Presentation.
  Behavior therapy 2017 Jiang Y, Haack LM, Delucchi K, Rooney M, Hinshaw SP, McBurnett K, Pfiffner LJ
• Parenting as a Mechanism of Change in Psychosocial Treatment for Youth with ADHD, Predominantly Inattentive Presentation.
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 2017 Haack LM, Villodas M, McBurnett K, Hinshaw S, Pfiffner LJ
• Atomoxetine-Related Change in Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Is Partially Independent of Change in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Inattentive Symptoms.
  Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology 2016 McBurnett K, Clemow D, Williams D, Villodas M, Wietecha L, Barkley R
• Parent Adherence in Two Behavioral Treatment Strategies for the Predominantly Inattentive Presentation of ADHD.
  Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 2016 Rooney M, Hinshaw S, McBurnett K, Pfiffner L
• Predictors of Response to Behavioral Treatments Among Children With ADHD-Inattentive Type.
  Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 2016 Owens EB, Hinshaw SP, McBurnett K, Pfiffner L
• Parental Cognitive Errors Mediate Parental Psychopathology and Ratings of Child Inattention.
  Family process 2016 Haack LM, Jiang Y, Delucchi K, Kaiser N, McBurnett K, Hinshaw S, Pfiffner L
• Morning and Evening Effects of Guanfacine Extended Release Adjunctive to Psychostimulants in Pediatric ADHD.
  Journal of attention disorders 2016 Wilens TE, McBurnett K, Turnbow J, Rugino T, White C, Youcha S
• Effect of Atomoxetine Treatment on Reading and Phonological Skills in Children with Dyslexia or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Comorbid Dyslexia in a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
  Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology 2016 Shaywitz S, Shaywitz B, Wietecha L, Wigal S, McBurnett K, Williams D, Kronenberger WG, Hooper SR
• A Randomized Controlled Trial of a School-Implemented School-Home Intervention for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms and Impairment.
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2016 Pfiffner LJ, Rooney M, Haack L, Villodas M, Delucchi K, McBurnett K
• The Internal, External, and Diagnostic Validity of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo: A Meta-Analysis and Critical Review.
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2015 Becker SP, Leopold DR, Burns GL, Jarrett MA, Langberg JM, Marshall SA, McBurnett K, Waschbusch DA, Willcutt EG
• Sleep habits in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder predominantly inattentive type and associations with comorbid psychopathology symptoms.
  Sleep medicine 2015 Becker SP, Pfiffner LJ, Stein MA, Burns GL, McBurnett K
• Parenting Mediates Symptoms and Impairment in Children With ADHD-Inattentive Type.
  Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 2014 Haack LM, Villodas MT, McBurnett K, Hinshaw S, Pfiffner LJ
• Response/remission with guanfacine extended-release and psychostimulants in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2014 Cutler AJ, Brams M, Bukstein O, Mattingly G, McBurnett K, White C, Rubin J
• Additive effects of parent adherence on social and behavioral outcomes of a collaborative school-home behavioral intervention for ADHD.
  Child psychiatry and human development 2014 Villodas MT, McBurnett K, Kaiser N, Rooney M, Pfiffner LJ
• Guanfacine extended release adjunctive to a psychostimulant in the treatment of comorbid oppositional symptoms in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
  Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology 2014 Findling RL, McBurnett K, White C, Youcha S
• A two-site randomized clinical trial of integrated psychosocial treatment for ADHD-inattentive type.
  Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 2014 Pfiffner LJ, Hinshaw SP, Owens E, Zalecki C, Kaiser NM, Villodas M, McBurnett K
• Bifactor latent structure of ADHD/ODD symptoms: predictions of dual-pathway/trait-impulsivity etiological models of ADHD.
  Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines 2014 Burns GL, de Moura MA, Beauchaine TP, McBurnett K
• Sluggish cognitive tempo in abnormal child psychology: an historical overview and introduction to the special section.
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 2014 Becker SP, Marshall SA, McBurnett K
• Structure and validity of sluggish cognitive tempo using an expanded item pool in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 2014 McBurnett K, Villodas M, Burns GL, Hinshaw SP, Beaulieu A, Pfiffner LJ
• Validity of the sluggish cognitive tempo symptom dimension in children: sluggish cognitive tempo and ADHD-inattention as distinct symptom dimensions.
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 2014 Lee S, Burns GL, Snell J, McBurnett K
• Atomoxetine improved attention in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia in a 16 week, acute, randomized, double-blind trial.
  Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology 2013 Wietecha L, Williams D, Shaywitz S, Shaywitz B, Hooper SR, Wigal SB, Dunn D, McBurnett K
• Guanfacine extended release: a novel treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents.
  Clinical therapeutics 2013 Faraone SV, McBurnett K, Sallee FR, Steeber J, López FA
• Negative social preference in relation to internalizing symptoms among children with ADHD predominantly inattentive type: girls fare worse than boys.
  Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 2013 Becker SP, McBurnett K, Hinshaw SP, Pfiffner LJ
• Pharmacotherapy of inattention and ADHD in adolescents.
  Adolescent medicine: state of the art reviews 2013 McBurnett K, Swetye M, Muhr H, Hendren RL
• Educational outcomes of a collaborative school-home behavioral intervention for ADHD.
  School psychology quarterly : the official journal of the Division of School Psychology, American Psychological Association 2013 Pfiffner LJ, Villodas M, Kaiser N, Rooney M, McBurnett K
• Prevention of serious conduct problems in youth with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
  Expert review of neurotherapeutics 2012 Villodas MT, Pfiffner LJ, McBurnett K
• New directions for therapeutics in ADHD.
  Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics 2012 Schweitzer JB, McBurnett K
• Validity of the sluggish cognitive tempo, inattention, and hyperactivity symptom dimensions: neuropsychological and psychosocial correlates.
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 2012 Bauermeister JJ, Barkley RA, Bauermeister JA, Martínez JV, McBurnett K
• Validity of DSM-IV attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptom dimensions and subtypes.
  Journal of abnormal psychology 2012 Willcutt EG, Nigg JT, Pennington BF, Solanto MV, Rohde LA, Tannock R, Loo SK, Carlson CL, McBurnett K, Lahey BB
• OROS methylphenidate hydrochloride for adult patients with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
  Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy 2011 McBurnett K, Starr HL
• A review of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder complicated by symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder or conduct disorder.
  Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP 2010 Connor DF, Steeber J, McBurnett K
• Child ADHD severity and positive and negative parenting as predictors of child social functioning: evaluation of three theoretical models.
  Journal of attention disorders 2010 Kaiser NM, McBurnett K, Pfiffner LJ
• Treatment of aggressive ADHD in children and adolescents: conceptualization and treatment of comorbid behavior disorders.
  Postgraduate medicine 2009 McBurnett K, Pfiffner LJ
• Can executive functions explain the relationship between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and social adjustment?
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 2009 Huang-Pollock CL, Mikami AY, Pfiffner L, McBurnett K
• Long-term, open-label extension study of guanfacine extended release in children and adolescents with ADHD.
  CNS spectrums 2008 Biederman J, Melmed RD, Patel A, McBurnett K, Donahue J, Lyne A
• A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of guanfacine extended release in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
  Pediatrics 2008 Biederman J, Melmed RD, Patel A, McBurnett K, Konow J, Lyne A, Scherer N, SPD503 Study Group
• Acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC) in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a multi-site, placebo-controlled pilot trial.
  Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology 2007 Arnold LE, Amato A, Bozzolo H, Hollway J, Cook A, Ramadan Y, Crowl L, Zhang D, Thompson S, Testa G, Kliewer V, Wigal T, McBurnett K, Manos M
• A randomized, controlled trial of integrated home-school behavioral treatment for ADHD, predominantly inattentive type.
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2007 Pfiffner LJ, Yee Mikami A, Huang-Pollock C, Easterlin B, Zalecki C, McBurnett K
• ADHD subtype differences in motivational responsivity but not inhibitory control: evidence from a reward-based variation of the stop signal paradigm.
  Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 2007 Huang-Pollock CL, Mikami AY, Pfiffner L, McBurnett K
• Social skills differences among attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder types in a chat room assessment task.
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 2007 Mikami AY, Huang-Pollock CL, Pfiffner LJ, McBurnett K, Hangai D
• Family correlates of comorbid anxiety disorders in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 2006 Pfiffner LJ, McBurnett K
• Once-daily OROS methylphenidate is safe and well tolerated in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
  Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology 2006 McGough JJ, McBurnett K, Bukstein O, Wilens TE, Greenhill L, Lerner M, Stein M
• Multisite controlled study of OROS methylphenidate in the treatment of adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
  Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine 2006 Wilens TE, McBurnett K, Bukstein O, McGough J, Greenhill L, Lerner M, Stein MA, Conners CK, Duby J, Newcorn J, Bailey CE, Kratochvil CJ, Coury D, Casat C, Denisco MJ, Halstead P, Bloom L, Zimmerman BA…
• ADHD treatment with once-daily OROS methylphenidate: final results from a long-term open-label study.
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2005 Wilens T, McBurnett K, Stein M, Lerner M, Spencer T, Wolraich M
• Family correlates of oppositional and conduct disorders in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 2005 Pfiffner LJ, McBurnett K, Rathouz PJ, Judice S
• Mood and hormone responses to psychological challenge in adolescent males with conduct problems.
  Biological psychiatry 2005 McBurnett K, Raine A, Stouthamer-Loeber M, Loeber R, Kumar AM, Kumar M, Lahey BB
• The reliability and validity of Kiddie-Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia-Present and Lifetime Version- Korean version (K-SADS-PL-K).
  Yonsei medical journal 2004 Kim YS, Cheon KA, Kim BN, Chang SA, Yoo HJ, Kim JW, Cho SC, Seo DH, Bae MO, So YK, Noh JS, Koh YJ, McBurnett K, Leventhal B
• ADHD treatment with once-daily OROS methylphenidate: interim 12-month results from a long-term open-label study.
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2003 Wilens T, Pelham W, Stein M, Conners CK, Abikoff H, Atkins M, August G, Greenhill L, McBurnett K, Palumbo D, Swanson J, Wolraich M
• Antisocial personality, substance abuse, and exposure to parental violence in males referred for domestic violence.
  Violence and victims 2001 McBurnett K, Kerckhoff C, Capasso L, Pfiffner LJ, Rathouz PJ, McCord M, Harris SM
• Father absence and familial antisocial characteristics.
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 2001 Pfiffner LJ, McBurnett K, Rathouz PJ
• Symptom properties as a function of ADHD type: an argument for continued study of sluggish cognitive tempo.
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 2001 McBurnett K, Pfiffner LJ, Frick PJ
• Behavioral versus behavioral and pharmacological treatment in ADHD children attending a summer treatment program.
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 2000 Pelham WE, Gnagy EM, Greiner AR, Hoza B, Hinshaw SP, Swanson JM, Simpson S, Shapiro C, Bukstein O, Baron-Myak C, McBurnett K
• Interventions to enhance social competence.
  Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America 2000 Pfiffner LJ, Calzada E, McBurnett K
• Evaluation of the validity of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Third Edition comprehension and picture arrangement subtests as measures of social intelligence.
  Psychological assessment 2000 Beebe DW, Pfiffner LJ, McBurnett K
• Findings on disruptive behavior disorders from the first decade of the Developmental Trends Study.
  Clinical child and family psychology review 2000 Loeber R, Green SM, Lahey BB, Frick PJ, McBurnett K
• Low salivary cortisol and persistent aggression in boys referred for disruptive behavior.
  Archives of general psychiatry 2000 McBurnett K, Lahey BB, Rathouz PJ, Loeber R
• Association of parental psychopathology to the comorbid disorders of boys with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder.
  Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 1999 Pfiffner LJ, McBurnett K, Lahey BB, Loeber R, Green S, Frick PJ, Rathouz PJ
• Annotation: the development of antisocial behavior: an integrative causal model.
  Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines 1999 Lahey BB, Waldman ID, McBurnett K
• Experimental cross-validation of DSM-IV types of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1999 McBurnett K, Pfiffner LJ, Willcutt E, Tamm L, Lerner M, Ottolini YL, Furman MB
• Validity of DSM-IV subtypes of conduct disorder based on age of onset.
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1998 Lahey BB, Loeber R, Quay HC, Applegate B, Shaffer D, Waldman I, Hart EL, McBurnett K, Frick PJ, Jensen PS, Dulcan MK, Canino G, Bird HR
• Social skills training with parent generalization: treatment effects for children with attention deficit disorder.
  Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 1997 Pfiffner LJ, McBurnett K
• Validity of the age-of-onset criterion for ADHD: a report from the DSM-IV field trials.
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1997 Applegate B, Lahey BB, Hart EL, Biederman J, Hynd GW, Barkley RA, Ollendick T, Frick PJ, Greenhill L, McBurnett K, Newcorn JH, Kerdyk L, Garfinkel B, Waldman I, Shaffer D
• Aggressive symptoms and salivary cortisol in clinic-referred boys with conduct disorder.
  Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1996 McBurnett K, Lahey BB, Capasso L, Loeber R
• DSM-IV field trials for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents.
  The American journal of psychiatry 1994 Lahey BB, Applegate B, McBurnett K, Biederman J, Greenhill L, Hynd GW, Barkley RA, Newcorn J, Jensen P, Richters J
• Psychopathy and conduct problems in children.
  Journal of abnormal psychology 1994 Frick PJ, O'Brien BS, Wootton JM, McBurnett K
• DSM-IV field trials for oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder in children and adolescents.
  The American journal of psychiatry 1994 Lahey BB, Applegate B, Barkley RA, Garfinkel B, McBurnett K, Kerdyk L, Greenhill L, Hynd GW, Frick PJ, Newcorn J
• Psychophysiological and neuroendocrine correlates of conduct disorder and antisocial behavior in children and adolescents.
  Progress in experimental personality & psychopathology research 1994 McBurnett K, Lahey BB
• ADHD and LD.
  Journal of learning disabilities 1991 McBurnett K, Pfiffner LJ
• Effects of stimulant medication on learning in children with ADHD.
  Journal of learning disabilities 1991 Swanson JM, Cantwell D, Lerner M, McBurnett K, Hanna G
• Anxiety, inhibition, and conduct disorder in children: I. Relations to social impairment.
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1991 Walker JL, Lahey BB, Russo MF, Frick PJ, Christ MA, McBurnett K, Loeber R, Stouthamer-Loeber M, Green SM
• Anxiety, inhibition, and conduct disorder in children: II. Relation to salivary cortisol.
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1991 McBurnett K, Lahey BB, Frick PJ, Risch C, Loeber R, Hart EL, Christ MA, Hanson KS
• Serious conduct problems in the children of adolescent mothers: disentangling confounded correlations.
  Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 1990 Christ MA, Lahey BB, Frick PJ, Russo MF, McBurnett K, Loeber R, Stouthamer-Loeber M, Green S
• Methylphenidate and baseball playing in ADHD children: who's on first?
  Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 1990 Pelham WE, McBurnett K, Harper GW, Milich R, Murphy DA, Clinton J, Thiele C
• Conduct disorder: parsing the confounded relation to parental divorce and antisocial personality.
  Journal of abnormal psychology 1988 Lahey BB, Hartdagen SE, Frick PJ, McBurnett K, Connor R, Hynd GW
• Psychopathology in the parents of children with conduct disorder and hyperactivity.
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1988 Lahey BB, Piacentini JC, McBurnett K, Stone P, Hartdagen S, Hynd G