Heather E. McNeely, Ph.D., C.Psych.

Dr. McNeely received her Ph.D. in 1999 from the University of Waterloo, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the event related potential (ERP) laboratory at the Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre and in the Neuropsychology Laboratory of the Schizophrenia and Continuing Care Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. From 2001 to 2005, she was employed as a neuropsychologist in the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program at CAMH and came to St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton in July 2005.  McNeely is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University.  Her research interests focus on the interplay between neurobiological, affective and cognitive processes in persons with major psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and depression.  Dr. McNeely's clinical interests focus on determining the impact on neuropsychological functioning of multiple influences, particularly the interplay between Axis I and II factors and medication effects, and formulating practical recommendations for the client/patient, the family, and the treatment team.

Selected Publications:

McNeely, H.E., Lau, M.A., Christensen, B.K. & Alain, C. (2008).  Neurophysiological evidence of cognitive inhibition anomalies in persons with major depressive disorder.  Clinical Neurophysiology, 119, 1578-1589.

McNeely, H.E., Mayberg, H.S., Lozano, A.M. & Kennedy, S.H. (2008).  Neuropsychological impact of Cg25 deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression: preliminary results over 12 months. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 196(5):405-10.

Rybak, Y., McNeely, H.E., Mackenzie, B., Jain U. & Levitan, R.D. (2007). Seasonality and circadian preference in adult ADHD: Clinical and neuropsychological correlates.  Comprehensive Psychiatry, 48, 562-571.

Rybak, Y., McNeely, H.E., Mackenzie, B., Jain U. & Levitan, R.D. (2006).  An open trial of light therapy in Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.  The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 67,1527-1535.

Meyer, J.H., McNeely, H.E., Sagrati, S., Boovariwala, A., Martin, K., Verhoeff, N.P.L.G., Wilson, A.A., & Houle, S.  (2006).  Elevated putamen D2 receptor binding potential In major depression with motor retardation: An [11C] raclopride positron emission tomography study.  American Journal of Psychiatry, 163, 1594-1602.

Mayberg, H., Lozano, A.M., Voon, V., Kennedy, S.K., McNeely, H.E., Hamani, C., Schwalb, J.M., Seminowicz, D. (2005).  Deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression.  Neuron, 45, 1-10.

McNeely, H.E., Dywan, J., & Segalowitz, S.J. (2004).  ERP Indices of emotionality and semantic cohesiveness during recognition judgements.  Psychophysiology, 41, 117-129.

McNeely, H.E., Christensen, B.K, West, R., & Alain, C. (2003).  Neurophysiological evidence for disturbances of conflict processing in patients with schizophrenia. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 112, 679-688.

Alain, C., McNeely, H.E., Yu, H., Christensen, B.K. & West, R. (2002). Neurophysiological evidence of error monitoring deficits in patients with schizophrenia. Cerebral Cortex, 12, 840-846.

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