David R. Patterson, PhD, ABPP, ABPH

Professor
Rehabilitation Psychologist
Head, Division of Psychology

Patient Care
Dr. Patterson's clinical interests include consultation liaison for trauma patients, adjustment to burn trauma, rehabilitation, pain control, and ethics consultation.

Research
His research interests include treating acute pain, long-term adjustment to burn injuries and other forms of trauma, and using hypnosis and virtual reality for pain control.

Teaching
Dr. Patterson teaches biosocial models of pain and rehabilitation, psychological adjustment to burn injuries and other disabilities, and treating pain through hypnosis and other psychological approaches.

Training
Dr. Patterson earned his undergraduate degree at Emory University and his Ph.D. at Florida State University. He completed an internship at the University of Southern California, a fellowship in Rehabilitation Psychology at Emory University, and a Medical Psychology residency at the Oregon Health Sciences Center.

Selected Publications:

Patterson DR, & Ptacek JT. (1997). Baseline pain as a moderator of hypnotic analgesia for burn injury treatment. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 65(1), 60-67.

Patterson DR, Miller-Perrin C, McCormick TR, & Hudson LD. (1993). When life support is questioned early in the care of patients with cervical-level quadriplegia. New England Journal of Medicine, 328(7), 506-509.

Patterson DR, Ptacek JT, Carrougher GJ, & Sharar S. (1997). Lorazepam as an adjunct to opioid analgesics in the treatment of burn pain. Pain, 72, 367-374.

Patterson DR, Everett JJ, Bombardier CH, Questad KA, Lee VK, & Marvin JA. (1993). Psychological effects of severe burn injuries. Psychological Bulletin, 113(2), 362-378 .

Patterson DR & Jensen M. Hypnosis for the treatment of pain. (In Press) Psychological Bulletin.