David McNaughton

M.Res, PhD

School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University; Department of Psychology, Macquarie University

Email: david.mcnaughton@mq.edu.au

Twitter: @DMcNaughton121

 
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Research interests and skills

I am a practicing clinician/researcher and director of a multidisciplinary allied health practice in Sydney. In 2014 I completed my clinical master’s in Chiropractic and immediately began my higher degrees by research in Psychology. My research investigates psychological processes in chronic health conditions, drawing upon elements of Psychology, Health Services and Neurobiology. My research incorporates aspects of population health, randomised control trials of physical and behavioural interventions, psychometric analyses, and psychophysiological experimental paradigms.

 

Ongoing research

  • Selection of therapeutic interventions in patients presenting for chiropractic care in Australia and Canada: secondary analysis of COAST and OCOAST data (CARL project with Hazel Jenkins, Aron Downie, James Young, Jessica Wong, David McNaughton, Cecile K Øverås, Eric Roseen, and Jan Hartvigsen)

  • Epidemiology of psychological processes related to low back

  • Enhancing the integration of psychological and physical therapy in patients with chronic pain

 

Research Publications

McNaughton, D., Hope, R., Gray, E., Xavier-Coral, F., Beath, A., & Jones, M. (2022). Methodological considerations for the force-matching task. Behavior Research Methods. In Press.

McNaughton, D., Beath, A., Hush, J., & Jones, M. (2022, 2022/05/27). Perceptual sensory attenuation in chronic pain subjects and healthy controls. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 8958. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13175-4            

McNaughton, D. T., Andreasson, A., Ljotsson, B., Beath, A. P., Hush, J. M., Ljunggren, G., Schmidt, P. T., Talley, N. J., Agreus, L., & Jones, M. P. (2022). Limited evidence of moderation of the association between gastrointestinal symptoms and prospective healthcare utilisation by quality of life. Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 55(3), 311-317. https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.16651

McNaughton, D., Bacigalupo, C., Georghiades, A., Beath, A., Hush, J., & Jones, M. (2021, 2021/05/23). Design, Development and Functionality of a Haptic Force-Matching Device for Measuring Sensory Attenuation. Behavior Research Methods. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-021-01605-6              

Andreasson, A., McNaughton, D., Beath, A., Lodin, K., Wicksell, R. K., Lekander, M., & Jones, M. P. (2020, 2020/03/10/). Properties of the Sickness Questionnaire in an Australian sample with chronic medically unexplained symptoms. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health, 100059. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2020.100059              

McNaughton, D. T., Andreasson, A., Ljótsson, B., Beath, A. P., Hush, J. M., Talley, N. J., Ljunggren, G., Schmidt, P. T., Agréus, L., & Jones, M. P. (2020). Effects of Psychology and Extragastrointestinal Symptoms on Health Care Use by Subjects With and Without Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 18(4), 847-854. e841. https://www.cghjournal.org/article/S1542-3565(19)30752-9/fulltext           

McNaughton, D. T., Hush, J. M., Beath, A. P., Dear, B. F., & Jones, M. P. (2018). No moderating impact of a medically unexplained etiology on the relationship between psychological profile and chronic pain. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 115, 87-93.

McNaughton, D. T., Hush, J. M., Beath, A. P., Gandy, M., Dear, B. F., & Jones, M. P. (2019). Whether chronic pain is medically explained or not does not moderate the response to cognitive-behavioural therapy. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 121, 29-36.