- 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
- American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Young Investigator Memorial Travel Award 2010
- National Institute of Mental Health Advanced Research Institute in Geriatric Mental Health Fellow 2013
- NIMH K23 Career Development Award 2010
- International College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology International Junior Investigator Award 2009
- NIH/NCDEU New Investigator Award 2006
- NIH KL2 Clinical Scholar 2008
- NARSAD Young Investigator Award 2008
Shawn McClintock, Ph.D.
- Lydia Bryant Test Distinguished Professorship in Psychiatric Research
- Psychiatry
- General Neurology
- Neuropsychologist
Biography
Shawn McClintock, Ph.D., M.S.C.S., is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center and the Director of Research Training for the Clinical Psychology Graduate Program. He specializes in clinical neuropsychology and neuromodulation antidepressant intervention development.
Dr. McClintock earned his doctorate in clinical psychology at UT Southwestern, where he stayed to complete a National Institute of Mental Health research fellowship and a clinical fellowship in neuropsychiatry. He also holds a master’s degree in clinical sciences from UT Southwestern.
Licensed by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2008.
Dr. McClintock’s research interests include major depressive disorder, neurocognitive function, and neuromodulation interventions. The author of numerous articles, book chapters, abstracts, lectures, and presentations, he serves as an editor of National Academy of Neuropsychology Bulletin, an associate editor of Neuropsychology Review, and an editorial board member of Frontiers in Neuropsychiatric Imaging and Stimulation and the Journal of ECT.
He is a member of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, the American Psychological Association, the Global
ECT-MRI Research Collaboration, the International Neuropsychological Society, the International Society for ECT and Neurostimulation, the National Academy of Neuropsychology, the Society for Clinical Neuropsychology, the Society for the
Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, and the Texas Psychological Association.
License Information
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Education & Training
- Other Post Graduate Training - UT Southwestern School of Allied Health Professions (2002-2006)
- Research Fellowship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2006-2008), Clinical Psychology
- Fellowship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2008-2011), Neuropsychiatry
- Undergraduate School - UT Southwestern Medical Center (1999-2005), Clinical Psychology
- Graduate School - UT Southwestern School of Allied Health Professions (2002-2006), Psychology
Honors & Awards
Books & Publications
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Books
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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 -
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 -
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
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Understanding, assessing and treating prospective memory dysfunctions in traumatic brain injury patients in Traumatic Brain Injury
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Publications
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The Society for Clinical Neuropsychology's 2023 strategic plan: Focus group and survey results.
Sperling SA, Abrams-Silva L, Arias F, DeDios-Stern S, Houge O, Jak AJ, Karr JE, King TZ, Kubu CS, Lechuga D, Madore MR, Mandava N, McClintock SM, Murriel EC, Ready B, Resch ZJ, Shear P, Stringer AY, Weisenbach SL, Lanca M, The Clinical neuropsychologist 2025 Aug 1-21 -
The Society for Clinical Neuropsychology's 2023 strategic plan: Group differences in strategic planning survey results.
Sperling SA, Abrams-Silva L, Arias F, DeDios-Stern S, Houge O, Jak AJ, Karr JE, King TZ, Kubu CS, Lanca M, Lechuga D, Madore MR, Mandava N, McClintock SM, Murriel EC, Ready B, Resch ZJ, Shear P, Stringer AY, Weisenbach SL, The Clinical neuropsychologist 2025 Aug 1-18 -
The Society for Clinical Neuropsychology's 2023 strategic plan: Charting a new path forward.
Sperling SA, Abrams-Silva L, Arias F, DeDios-Stern S, Houge O, Jak AJ, Karr JE, King TZ, Lanca M, Lechuga D, Madore MR, Mandava N, McClintock SM, Murriel EC, Ready B, Resch ZJ, Shear P, Stringer AY, Weisenbach SL, Kubu CS, The Clinical neuropsychologist 2025 Jul 1-16 -
Clinical effects and correlates of standard rTMS and theta burst stimulation on suicidal ideation in late-life depression.
Lee HH, Göke K, Wathra RA, Mulsant B, Trevizol AP, Downar J, McClintock SM, Nestor SM, Noda Y, Rajji TK, Daskalakis ZJ, Blumberger DM, European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists 2025 Jun 1-28 -
Cognitive Outcomes After Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Late-Life Depression: Résultats cognitifs après la stimulation magnétique transcrânienne pour le traitement de la dépression chez les personnes âgées.
Göke K, McClintock SM, Mah L, Rajji TK, Lee HH, Nestor SM, Downar J, Noda Y, Daskalakis ZJ, Mulsant BH, Blumberger DM, Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie 2025 Jan 7067437251315515 -
The time has come: discussing the clinical neuropsychology provider's role in cultural respect and inclusion.
Bordes Edgar V, MacDonald B, Thames AD, McClintock SM, Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology 2025 Jan 1-18 -
Consensus review and considerations on TMS to treat depression: A comprehensive update endorsed by the National Network of Depression Centers, the Clinical TMS Society, and the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology.
Trapp NT, Purgianto A, Taylor JJ, Singh MK, Oberman LM, Mickey BJ, Youssef NA, Solzbacher D, Zebley B, Cabrera LY, Conroy S, Cristancho M, Richards JR, Flood MJ, Barbour T, Blumberger DM, Taylor SF, Feifel D, Reti IM, McClintock SM, Lisanby SH, Husain MM, Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology 2024 Dec 170 206-233 -
Comparing the Neurocognitive Effects of Right-Unilateral Ultra-Brief Pulse Electroconvulsive Therapy and Magnetic Seizure Therapy for the Treatment of Major Depressive Episode.
McClintock SM, Deng ZD, Husain MM, Thakkar VJ, Bernhardt E, Weiner RD, Luber B, Lisanby SH, Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging 2024 Nov -
Cognitive Profiles in Treatment-Resistant Late-Life Depression and their Impact on Treatment Outcomes.
Göke K, McClintock SM, Mah L, Rajji TK, Lee HH, Nestor SM, Downar J, Noda Y, Daskalakis ZJ, Mulsant BH, Blumberger DM, Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging 2024 Jul -
A Critical Review of Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Technologies in Alzheimer's Dementia and Primary Progressive Aphasia.
LoBue C, McClintock SM, Chiang HS, Helphrey J, Thakkar VJ, Hart J, Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2024 Jun -
Predictors of remission after repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of late-life depression.
Göke K, Trevizol AP, Ma C, Mah L, Rajji TK, Daskalakis ZJ, Downar J, McClintock SM, Nestor SM, Noda Y, Mulsant BH, Blumberger DM, Psychiatry research 2024 Apr 334 115822 -
On assumptions and key issues in electric field modeling for ECT.
Deng ZD, Argyelan M, Miller J, Jones TR, Upston J, McClintock SM, Abbott CC, Molecular psychiatry 2024 Apr -
Cognitive effects of electroconvulsive therapy in depressed adolescents.
Ghaziuddin N, McClintock SM, Maixner DF, Miller LR, Husain M, Wachtel LE, Siddiqi SH, Flood M, Weinstein S, Frye MA, Weiner RD, Journal of affective disorders 2024 Mar -
Amplitude-determined seizure-threshold, electric field modeling, and electroconvulsive therapy antidepressant and cognitive outcomes.
Abbott CC, Miller J, Farrar D, Argyelan M, Lloyd M, Squillaci T, Kimbrell B, Ryman S, Jones TR, Upston J, Quinn DK, Peterchev AV, Erhardt E, Datta A, McClintock SM, Deng ZD, Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology 2024 Jan -
Clinical Outcomes of Magnetic Seizure Therapy vs Electroconvulsive Therapy for Major Depressive Episode: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Deng ZD, Luber B, McClintock SM, Weiner RD, Husain MM, Lisanby SH, JAMA psychiatry 2023 Dec -
A Novel Approach to Monitoring Cognitive Adverse Events for Interventional Studies Involving Advanced Dementia Patients: Insights From the Electroconvulsive Therapy for Agitation in Dementia Study.
Park S, Forester BP, Lapid MI, Harper DG, Hermida AP, Inouye SK, McClintock SM, Nykamp L, Petrides G, Schmitt EM, Seiner SJ, Mueller M, Patrick RE, Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology 2023 Oct 8919887231207641 -
Neurocognitive effects of subanesthetic serial ketamine infusions in treatment resistant depression.
Zavaliangos-Petropulu A, McClintock SM, Khalil J, Joshi SH, Taraku B, Al-Sharif NB, Espinoza RT, Narr KL, Journal of affective disorders 2023 Jul 333 161-171 -
Effect of prior pharmacotherapy on remission with sequential bilateral theta-burst versus standard bilateral repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in treatment-resistant late-life depression.
Wathra RA, Mulsant BH, Daskalakis ZJ, Downar J, McClintock SM, Nestor SM, Rajji TK, Trevizol AP, Blumberger DM, The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science 2023 Jun 1-3 -
Cerebro-cerebellar functional neuroplasticity mediates the effect of electric field on electroconvulsive therapy outcomes.
Fu Z, Abbott CC, Miller J, Deng ZD, McClintock SM, Sendi MSE, Sui J, Calhoun VD, Translational psychiatry 2023 Feb 13 1 43 -
Hippocampal subfield volumes in treatment resistant depression and serial ketamine treatment.
Zavaliangos-Petropulu A, McClintock SM, Joshi SH, Taraku B, Al-Sharif NB, Espinoza RT, Narr KL, Frontiers in psychiatry 2023 14 1227879 -
Links between electroconvulsive therapy responsive and cognitive impairment multimodal brain networks in late-life major depressive disorder.
Qi S, Calhoun VD, Zhang D, Miller J, Deng ZD, Narr KL, Sheline Y, McClintock SM, Jiang R, Yang X, Upston J, Jones T, Sui J, Abbott CC, BMC medicine 2022 Dec 20 1 477 -
Effectiveness of Standard Sequential Bilateral Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation vs Bilateral Theta Burst Stimulation in Older Adults With Depression: The FOUR-D Randomized Noninferiority Clinical Trial.
Blumberger DM, Mulsant BH, Thorpe KE, McClintock SM, Konstantinou GN, Lee HH, Nestor SM, Noda Y, Rajji TK, Trevizol AP, Vila-Rodriguez F, Daskalakis ZJ, Downar J, JAMA psychiatry 2022 Sep -
Five-Year Longitudinal Evidence Supports the Safety and Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Older Adults With Major Depressive Disorder.
McClintock SM, Abbott CC, The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2022 Jul -
Ictal Theta Power as an Electroconvulsive Therapy Safety Biomarker: A Pilot Study.
Miller J, Jones T, Upston J, Deng ZD, McClintock SM, Ryman S, Quinn D, Abbott CC, The journal of ECT 2022 Jun 38 2 88-94 -
National Network of Depression Centers' Recommendations on Harmonizing Clinical Documentation of Electroconvulsive Therapy.
Zandi PP, Morreale M, Reti IM, Maixner DF, McDonald WM, Patel PD, Achtyes E, Bhati MT, Carr BR, Conroy SK, Cristancho M, Dubin MJ, Francis A, Glazer K, Ingram W, Khurshid K, McClintock SM, Pinjari OF, Reeves K, Rodriguez NF, Sampson S, Seiner SJ, Selek S, Sheline Y, Smetana RW, Soda T, Trapp NT, Wright JH, Husain M, Weiner RD, The journal of ECT 2022 Mar -
Assessing Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Cancer Treated With Interleukin-2: A Comparison of 2 Measures.
McClintock SM, Dail RB, Howe-Martin LS, Mann TK, Bailey DE, Cancer nursing 2022 Jan -
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, Molecular psychiatry 2021 Dec -
Confirmatory Efficacy and Safety Trial of Magnetic Seizure Therapy for Depression (CREST-MST): protocol for identification of novel biomarkers via neurophysiology.
Daskalakis ZJ, McClintock SM, Hadas I, Kallioniemi E, Zomorrodi R, Throop A, Palmer L, Farzan F, Thorpe KE, Tamminga C, Blumberger DM, Trials 2021 Dec 22 1 906 -
Confirmatory Efficacy and Safety Trial of Magnetic Seizure Therapy for Depression (CREST-MST): study protocol for a randomized non-inferiority trial of magnetic seizure therapy versus electroconvulsive therapy.
Daskalakis ZJ, Tamminga C, Throop A, Palmer L, Dimitrova J, Farzan F, Thorpe KE, McClintock SM, Blumberger DM, Trials 2021 Nov 22 1 786 -
Impact of Depression and Nicotine Dependence on Executive Functioning in Rural Older Adult Smokers: A Brief Report (NCT02510716).
Noonan D, Silva NJ, McClintock SM, Silva SG, Journal of addictions nursing 2021 Oct-Dec 01 32 4 249-254 -
Continuation Magnetic Seizure Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Unipolar or Bipolar Depression.
Tang VM, Blumberger DM, Throop A, McClintock SM, Voineskos D, Downar J, Knyahnytska Y, Mulsant BH, Fitzgerald PB, Daskalakis ZJ, The Journal of clinical psychiatry 2021 Oct 82 6 -
Clinical Neuropsychological Evaluation in Older Adults With Major Depressive Disorder.
McClintock SM, Minto L, Denney DA, Bailey KC, Cullum CM, Dotson VM, Current psychiatry reports 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, The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2021 May -
Intersecting Dimensions of Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms: Embarking on a New Era of Clinical Neuropsychological Research.
Dotson VM, McClintock SM, Neuropsychology review 2020 Oct -
Anterior cingulate gamma-aminobutyric acid concentrations and electroconvulsive therapy.
Erchinger VJ, Miller J, Jones T, Kessler U, Bustillo J, Haavik J, Petrillo J, Ziomek G, Hammar Å, Oedegaard KJ, Calhoun VD, McClintock SM, Ersland L, Oltedal L, Abbott CC, Brain and behavior 2020 Sep e01833 -
A pilot study of magnetic seizure therapy for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Tang VM, Blumberger DM, Weissman CR, Dimitrova J, Throop A, McClintock SM, Voineskos D, Rajji TK, Downar J, Knyahnytska Y, Mulsant BH, Fitzgerald PB, Daskalakis ZJ, Depression and anxiety 2020 Sep -
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, Journal of affective disorders 2020 Sep 274 1134-1141 -
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, Neuropsychology review 2020 May -
Brief cognitive screening instruments for electroconvulsive therapy: Which one should I use?
Martin DM, McClintock SM, Loo CK, The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry 2020 May 4867420924093 -
Precision non-implantable neuromodulation therapies: a perspective for the depressed brain.
Borrione L, Bellini H, Razza LB, Avila AG, Baeken C, Brem AK, Busatto G, Carvalho AF, Chekroud A, Daskalakis ZJ, Deng ZD, Downar J, Gattaz W, Loo C, Lotufo PA, Martin MDGM, McClintock SM, O'Shea J, Padberg F, Passos IC, Salum GA, Vanderhasselt MA, Fraguas R, Benseñor I, Valiengo L, Brunoni AR, Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) 2020 Mar -
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 Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews 2018 Apr 90 137-145 -
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 The Journal of clinical psychiatry 2017 May -
A Novel Strategy for Continuation ECT in Geriatric Depression: Phase 2 of the PRIDE Study.
Kellner CH, Husain MM, Knapp RG, McCall WV, Petrides G, Rudorfer MV, Young RC, Sampson S, McClintock SM, Mueller M, Prudic J, Greenberg RM, Weiner RD, Bailine SH, Rosenquist PB, Raza A, Kaliora S, Latoussakis V, Tobias KG, Briggs MC, Liebman LS, Geduldig ET, Teklehaimanot AA, Dooley M, Lisanby SH The American journal of psychiatry 2016 Jul appiajp201616010118 -
Neuropsychological Effects of Neuromodulation Techniques for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Review
Moreines JL, McClintock SM, Holtzheimer PE Brain Stimulation 2011 4 17-27 -
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 -
Evaluation of the Effects of Depression Severity on Global Cognitive Function and Memory
McClintock SM, Cullum CM, Husain MM, Rush AJ, Knapp RG, Mueller M, Petrides G, Sampson S, Kellner CH CNS Spectrums 2010 15(5) 304-313 -
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
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The Society for Clinical Neuropsychology's 2023 strategic plan: Focus group and survey results.
Research
- Major Depressive Disorder
- Neurostimulation Interventions
- Neurocognitive Function
Clinical Focus
- General Neurology
- Neuropsychologist