For a full list of publications, visit Dr. Cairncross’ Google Scholar Page.

2024

Mikolic, A., Klotz, T., Brasher, P., Yeates, K., Vranceanu, A. M., Kendall, K. D., Snell, D. L., Debert, C. T., Bayley, M., Panenka, W., Cairncross, M., Hunt, C., Burke, M., Tartaglia, M. C., Silverberg, N., & Canadian Traumatic Brain Injury Research Consortium (CTRC) (2024). Graded Exposure Therapy for Fear Avoidance Behaviour After Concussion (GET FAB): protocol for a multisite Canadian randomised controlled trial. BMJ open, 14(6), e086602. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086602

Ledoux, A. A., Zemek, R., Cairncross, M., Silverberg, N., Sicard, V., Barrowman, N., Goldfield, G., Gray, C., Harris, A. D., Jaworska, N., Reed, N., Saab, B. J., Smith, A., & Walker, L. (2024). Smartphone App-Delivered Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Adolescents: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR research protocols, 13, e57226. https://doi.org/10.2196/57226

Sicard, V., O'Kane, K., Brown, O., Butterfield, L., Kardish, R., Choi, E., Healey, K., Silverberg, N., Smith, A. M., Goldfield, G., Saab, B. J., Gray, C., Goulet, K., Anderson, P., Mackie, C., Roth, S., Osmond, M., Zemek, R., Cairncross, M., & Ledoux, A. A. (2024). Acceptability, usability, and credibility of a mindfulness-based digital therapeutic for pediatric concussion: A mixed-method study. Digital health, 10, 20552076241248296. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076241248296

O'Kane, K. M. K., Otamendi, T., Silverberg, N. D., Choi, E., Sicard, V., Zemek, R., Healey, K., Brown, O., Butterfield, L., Smith, A., Goldfield, G., Kardish, R., Saab, B. J., Ledoux, A. A., & Cairncross, M. (2024). Correction: Development of Therapeutic Alliance and Social Presence in a Digital Intervention for Pediatric Concussion: Qualitative Exploratory Study. JMIR formative research, 8, e59722. https://doi.org/10.2196/59722

Cairncross, M., Ledoux, A. A., Greenberg, J., & Silverberg, N. D. (2024). A Cross-Sectional Investigation of Trait Mindfulness, Concussion Symptom Severity, and Quality of Life in Adults with Persisting Symptoms Postconcussion. Journal of integrative and complementary medicine, 30(7), 703–707. https://doi.org/10.1089/jicm.2023.0516

2023

Kuzmuk, L. E., Rebchuk, A. D., Deptuck, H. M., Cairncross, M., Silverberg, N. D., & Field, T. S. (2023). Three-month Practice Effect of the National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery in Young Healthy Adults. The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques, 50(5), 769–772. https://doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2022.273

2022

Cairncross, M., Yeates, K. O., Tang, K., Madigan, S., Beauchamp, M. H., Craig, W., ... & Silverberg, N. D. (2022). Early postinjury screen time and concussion recovery. Pediatrics, 150(5). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2022-056835

Cairncross, M.,* Gindwani, H.,* Torres, I., Hutchison, J.S., Panenka, W.J., Yeates, K.O., Green, R., Silverberg, N.D., On behalf of the Canadian Traumatic Brain Injury Research Consortium. (In Press). Diagnostic validity of the Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone (BTACT) for mild traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury.

Plourde, V., Silverberg, N. D., Cairncross, M., Virani, S., & Brooks, B. L. (2022). Perceptions of Symptom Duration are Associated With Emotional Distress and Functioning in Adolescents With Protracted Concussion Recovery. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsac020

Mollica, A., Dey, A., Cairncross, M., Silverberg, N., & Burke, M. J. (2022). Neuropsychiatric Treatment for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Nonpharmacological Approaches. Seminars in Neurology. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1742143

2021

Silverberg, N. D., Cairncross, M., Brasher, P. M. A., Vranceanu, A.-M., Snell, D. L., Yeates, K. O., Panenka, W. J., Iverson, G. L., Debert, C. T., Bayley, M. T., Hunt, C., Baker, A., & Burke, M. J. (2021). Feasibility of Concussion Rehabilitation Approaches Tailored to Psychological Coping Styles: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2021.12.005

Cairncross, M., Brooks, B., Virani, S., Silverberg, N.D. (2021). Fear avoidance behaviour in youth with poor recovery from concussion: Measurement properties and correlates of a new scale. Child Neuropsychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2021.1908533

Cairncross, M., Debert, C.T., Hunt, C., Bayley, M.T., Comper, P., Chandra, T., Silverberg, N.D. (2021).  Normative Data for the Fear Avoidance Behavior After Traumatic Brain Injury Questionnaire in a Clinical Sample of Adults With Mild TBI. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 36(5), E355-E362. https://doi.org/10.1097/HTR.0000000000000669

Terpstra, A. R., Cairncross, M., Yeates, K. O., Vranceanu, A.-M., Greenberg, J., Hunt, C., & Silverberg, N. D. (2021). Psychological mediators of avoidance and endurance behavior after concussion. Rehabilitation Psychology, 66(4), 470–478. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000390

Cassetta, B. D., Cairncross, M., Brasher, P. M. A., Panenka, W. J., & Silverberg, N. D. (2021). Avoidance and endurance coping after mild traumatic brain injury are associated with disability outcomes. Rehabilitation Psychology, 66(2), 160 169. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000372

 Green, K., Cairncross, M., Panenka, W. J., Stubbs, J. L., & Silverberg, N. D. (2021). History of functional somatic syndromes and persistent symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 33(2), 109–115. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20060159

 Ellis, J. D., Struble, C. A., Fodor, M. C., Cairncross, M., Lundahl, L. H., & Ledgerwood, D. M. (2021). Contingency management for individuals with chronic health conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2020.103781

2020

Rebchuk, A. D., Alimohammadi, A., Yuan, M., Cairncross, M., Torres, I. J., Silverberg, N. D., & Field, T. S. (2020). Assessment of Prorated Scoring of an Abbreviated Protocol for the National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 26(10), 1045–1050. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355617720001010

Snell, D. L., Siegert, R. J., Debert, C., Cairncross, M., & Silverberg, N. D. (2020). Evaluation of the Fear Avoidance Behavior after Traumatic Brain Injury Questionnaire. Journal of Neurotrauma, 37(13), 1566–1573. https://doi.org/10.1089/neu.2019.6729

 Cairncross, M., & Miller, C. J. (2020). The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Therapies for ADHD: A Meta-Analytic Review. Journal of Attention Disorders, 24(5), 627–643. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054715625301