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Ian McKay

Psychology · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1988Rising activity
Digital Mental Health InterventionsEmergency and Acute Care StudiesArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationEmpathy and Medical EducationTeacher Education and Leadership Studies

Publications

22

Citations

88

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

39

Publishing since 1988

Research summary
AI-generated

Ian McKay's work spans two phases: earlier research on mental health nursing education, reflective practice, and patient narrative, and more recent work (2024 onward) on generative AI applications in pediatric mental health and psychotherapy, including how AI tools might expand access, personalization, and safety in behavioral health care. The recent publications focus on integrating AI into child and adolescent mental health services and scaling behavioral interventions in acute care settings.

AI in mental health and psychotherapyPediatric and adolescent mental healthBehavioral health interventions in acute careMental health nursing educationReflective practice and patient narrative

Publication output was low and intermittent from 2017-2024, with a sharp increase in 2025-2026 driven by new work on AI in mental health.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 1 publication182019: 1 publication192020: 1 publication202122232024: 1 publication242025: 7 publications7252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia)×4
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry×4
  • npj Mental Health Research×1
  • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports×1
  • Mental Health Practice×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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