Biography


Professional Experience:
Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Adult Psychiatry, Midwestern Regional Hospital, Limerick (February 2001 to date), Head of Teaching and Research in Psychiatry, University of Limerick School of Medicine, University of Limerick (April 2010 to date)Vice-Dean for Postgraduate Training in Psychiatry, Dean of UL-Midwest Deanery, College of Psychiatrists for Ireland (December 2013-date)
Research Interests: Research interests include the neuropsychiatry of delirium across clinical settings with particular emphasis on palliative care, consultation-liaison psychiatry and elderly medical populations, including research activity focusing on definition and nosology, improving detection and assessment, clinical (motor activity) subtyping, management and prognostic indicators. Current work is focused upon the use of computer-assisted technologies in the detection and monitoring of patients with acute cognitive failure/delirium.Director of the Cognitive Impairment Research Group (CIRG) at the University of Limerick which involves supervision of 9 MD-PhD students and includes collaborative research with centers in the UK, USA, The Netherlands, Italy, Greece, Japan, Germany and India.Vice-President and founder member, European Delirium Association (2006-2014)President and founder of the Irish Delirium Society (2013 to date)

Co-PI: 2 active HRB project grants totaling 400K (HRA_Research project Grants 2010 and HRA_POR_2012/4).Approximately 125 presentations at scientific conferences and academic meetings.H-Index 31.Research gate rating is 43 (i.e top 2% internationally).

Academic Qualifications: MB, BCh, BAO (1988)
MD (2001)
MRCPsych (1993)
MSc Neuroscience (1996)
MHSc Clinical Teaching (2008)
PhD (2011)

Peer Reviewed Journals

2021

How do delirium motor subtypes differ in phenomenology and contributory aetiology? a cross-sectional, multisite study of liaison psychiatry and palliative care patients.

Glynn K;McKenna F;Lally K;O'Donnell M;Grover S;Chakrabarti S;Avasthi A;Mattoo SK;Sharma A;Gosh A;Shah R;Hickey D;Fitzgerald J;Davis B;O'Regan N;Adamis D;Williams O;Awan F;Dunne C;Cullen W;McInerney S;McFarland J;Jabbar F;O'Connell H;Trzepacz PT;Leonard M;Meagher D; (2021) How do delirium motor subtypes differ in phenomenology and contributory aetiology? a cross-sectional, multisite study of liaison psychiatry and palliative care patients.. BMJ open

2018

Delirium Phenotype by Age and Sex in a Pooled Data Set of Adult Patients

Trzepacz, PT;Franco, JG;Meagher, DJ;Lee, Y;Kim, JL;Kishi, Y;Furlanetto, LM;Negreiros, D;Huang, MC;Chen, CH;Kean, J;Leonard, M (2018) Delirium Phenotype by Age and Sex in a Pooled Data Set of Adult Patients. WASHINGTON : AMER PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING, INC The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences :294-301

2017

Subsyndromal delirium compared with delirium, dementia, and subjects without delirium or dementia in elderly general hospital admissions and nursing home residents

Sepulveda E.;Leonard M.;Franco J.;Adamis D.;McCarthy G.;Dunne C.;Trzepacz P.;Gaviria A.;de Pablo J.;Vilella E.;Meagher D. (2017) Subsyndromal delirium compared with delirium, dementia, and subjects without delirium or dementia in elderly general hospital admissions and nursing home residents. Alzheimer'S And Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment And Disease Monitoring :1-10

2017

Attention, vigilance, and visuospatial function in hospitalized elderly medical patients: relationship to delirium syndromal status and motor subtype profile.

Daly, C., Leonard, M., O'Connell, H., Williams,. O, Awan, F., Exton, C., O'Connor, M., Adamis, D., Dunne, C.P., Cullen, W., Meagher, D.J. (2017) Attention, vigilance, and visuospatial function in hospitalized elderly medical patients: relationship to delirium syndromal status and motor subtype profile. . International Psychogeriatrics :1-9

2016

Enhancing alcohol screening and brief intervention among patients receiving opiate substitute treatment: Qualitative evaluation of a feasibility study in primary care.

McCombe, G., Leahy, D., Henihan, A.M., Swan, D., Klimas, J., Anderson, R., Bury, G., Dunne, C.P., Keenan, E., Meagher, D., O'Gorman, C., O'Toole, T., Saunders, J., Smyth, B.P., Cullen, W. (2016) Enhancing alcohol screening and brief intervention among patients receiving opiate substitute treatment: Qualitative evaluation of a feasibility study in primary care. . Drugs And Alcohol Today

2016

The Letter and Shape Drawing (LSD) Test: An efficient and systematised approach to testing of visuospatial function.

Tenório, M., Williams, O.A., Leonard, M., White, D., McKenna, F., Dunne, C.P., Meagher, D., Exton, C. (2016) The Letter and Shape Drawing (LSD) Test: An efficient and systematised approach to testing of visuospatial function. . Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference :2323-2326

2016

Enhancing alcohol screening and brief intervention among patients receiving opiate substitute treatment: Qualitative evaluation of a feasibility study in primary care.

McCombe, G., Leahy, D., Henihan, A.M., Swan, D., Klimas, J., Anderson, R., Bury, G., Dunne, C.P., Keenan, E., Meagher, D., O'Gorman, C., O'Toole, T., Saunders, J., Smyth, B.P., Cullen, W. (2016) Enhancing alcohol screening and brief intervention among patients receiving opiate substitute treatment: Qualitative evaluation of a feasibility study in primary care. . Drugs And Alcohol Today :258.-258

2015

How social context impacts on the development, identification and treatment of mental and substance use disorders among young people - a qualitative study of health care workers

D Leahy 1, E Schaffalitzky 1, C Armstrong 1, L Latham 2, F McNicholas 3, D Meagher 1, Y Nathan 1, R O'Connor 1, V O'Keane 4, P Ryan 5, B P Smyth 6, D Swan 1, W Cullen 3 (2015) How social context impacts on the development, identification and treatment of mental and substance use disorders among young people - a qualitative study of health care workers. Irish Journal Of Psychological Medicine

2014

Treating an established episode of delirium in palliative care: Expert opinion and review of the current evidence base with recommendations for future development

Bush S.;Kanji S.;Pereira J.;Davis D.;Currow D.;Meagher D.;Rabheru K.;Wright D.;Bruera E.;Agar M.;Hartwick M.;Gagnon P.;Gagnon B.;Breitbart W.;Regnier L.;Lawlor P. (2014) Treating an established episode of delirium in palliative care: Expert opinion and review of the current evidence base with recommendations for future development. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management :231-248

2014

Attention! A good bedside test for delirium?

O'Regan, NA,Ryan, DJ,Boland, E,Connolly, W,McGlade, C,Leonard, M,Clare, J,Eustace, JA,Meagher, D,Timmons, S (2014) Attention! A good bedside test for delirium?. Journal Of Neurology Neurosurgery And Psychiatry :1122-1131

2014

Practical Assessment of Delirium in Palliative Care

Leonard, MM,Nekolaichuk, C,Meagher, DJ,Barnes, C,Gaudreau, JD,Watanabe, S,Agar, M,Bush, SH,Lawlor, PG (2014) Practical Assessment of Delirium in Palliative Care. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management :176-190

2014

An Analytical Framework for Delirium Research in Palliative Care Settings: Integrated Epidemiologic, Clinician-Researcher, and Knowledge User Perspectives

Lawlor, PG,Davis, DHJ,Ansari, M,Hosie, A,Kanji, S,Momoli, F,Bush, SH,Watanabe, S,Currow, DC,Gagnon, B,Agar, M,Bruera, E,Meagher, DJ,de Rooij, SEJA,Adamis, D,Caraceni, A,Marchington, K,Stewart, DJ (2014) An Analytical Framework for Delirium Research in Palliative Care Settings: Integrated Epidemiologic, Clinician-Researcher, and Knowledge User Perspectives. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management :159-175

2014

The descriptive epidemiology of delirium symptoms in a large population-based cohort study: results from the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (MRC CFAS)

Davis, DHJ,Barnes, LE,Stephan, BCM,MacLullich, AMJ,Meagher, D,Copeland, J,Matthews, FE,Brayne, C,MRC Cognitive Function & Ageing St (2014) The descriptive epidemiology of delirium symptoms in a large population-based cohort study: results from the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (MRC CFAS). BMC geriatrics

2014

Concordance between DSM-IV and DSM-5 criteria for delirium diagnosis in a pooled database of 768 prospectively evaluated patients using the delirium rating scale-revised-98

Meagher, DJ,Morandi, A,Inouye, SK,Ely, W,Adamis, D,Maclullich, AJ,Rudolph, JL,Neufeld, K,Leonard, M,Bellelli, G,Davis, D,Teodorczuk, A,Kreisel, S,Thomas, C,Hasemann, W,Timmons, S,O'Regan, N,Grover, S,Jabbar, F,Cullen, W,Dunne, C,Kamholz, B,Van Munster, BC,De Rooij, SE,De Jonghe, J,Trzepacz, PT (2014) Concordance between DSM-IV and DSM-5 criteria for delirium diagnosis in a pooled database of 768 prospectively evaluated patients using the delirium rating scale-revised-98. Bmc Medicine

2014

Concordance between DSM-IV and DSM-5 Criteria for Delirium Diagnosis in a Pooled Database of 768 Prospectively Evaluated Patients Using the Delirium Rating Scale-Revised-98.

Meagher D.J, Morandi A, Inouye S.K., Ely EW, Adamis D, Maclullich A.M.J, Rudolph J, Neufeld K, Leonard M, Bellelli G, Davis D, Teoduruk A, Kriesel S, Thomas C, Hasemann W, Cerejeira J, Timmons S, O'Regan N, Grover S, Jabbar F, Cullen W, Dunne C, Kamholz B, van Munster B, de Rooij S, de Jonghe J, Trzepacz P.T. (2014) Concordance between DSM-IV and DSM-5 Criteria for Delirium Diagnosis in a Pooled Database of 768 Prospectively Evaluated Patients Using the Delirium Rating Scale-Revised-98. . Bmc Medicine :164 -

2014

Development of an abbreviated version of the Delirium Motor Subtyping Scale (DMSS-4)

Meagher, D,Adamis, D,Leonard, M,Trzepacz, P,Grover, S,Jabbar, F,Meehan, K,O'Connor, M,Cronin, C,Reynolds, P,Fitzgerald, J,O'Regan, N,Timmons, S,Slor, C,de Jonghe, J,de Jonghe, A,van Munster, BC,de Rooij, SE,Maclullich, A (2014) Development of an abbreviated version of the Delirium Motor Subtyping Scale (DMSS-4). International Psychogeriatrics :693-702

2014

Early Intervention for Delirium

Meagher, D,Cullen, W,Byrne, P,Rosen, A (2014) Early Intervention for Delirium. Early Intervention In Psychiatry: Ei Of Nearly Everything For Better Mental Health :234-254

2013

Development and validation of the Informant Assessment of Geriatric Delirium Scale (I-AGeD). Recognition of delirium in geriatric patients. Eur Geriatr Med (2013) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurger.2012.11.006

Rhodius-Meester H.F.M.;Van Campen J.P.C.M.;Fung W.;Meagher D.J.;Van Munster B.C.;De Jonghe J.F.M. (2013) Development and validation of the Informant Assessment of Geriatric Delirium Scale (I-AGeD). Recognition of delirium in geriatric patients. Eur Geriatr Med (2013) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurger.2012.11.006. Tijdschrift Voor Gerontologie En Geriatrie :206-214

2013

Primary care and youth mental health in Ireland: qualitative study in deprived urban areas

Leahy, D,Schaffalitzky, E,Armstrong, C,Bury, G,Cussen-Murphy, P,Davis, R,Dooley, B,Gavin, B,Keane, R,Keenan, E,Latham, L,Meagher, D,McGorry, P,McNicholas, F,O'Connor, R,O'Dea, E,O'Keane, V,O'Toole, TP,Reilly, E,Ryan, P,Sanci, L,Smyth, BP,Cullen, W (2013) Primary care and youth mental health in Ireland: qualitative study in deprived urban areas. BMC family practice

2013

Primary care and youth mental health in Ireland: Qualitative study in deprived urban areas

Leahy, D., Schaffalitzky, E., Armstrong, C.,Bury, G., Cussen-Murphy, P., Davis, R., Dooley, B., Gavin, B., Keane, R., Keenan, E., Latham, L., Meagher, D., McGorry, P., McNicholas, F., O'Connor, R., O'Dea, E., O'Keane, V., O'Toole, T., Reilly, E., Ryan, P., Sanci, L., Smyth, B.P. and Cullen, W. (2013) Primary care and youth mental health in Ireland: Qualitative study in deprived urban areas. Bmc Family Practice

2013

Psychosocial INTerventions for Alcohol use among problem drug users (PINTA): protocol for a feasibility study in primary care

Klimas, J., Anderson, R., Bourke, M., Bury, G., Field, C-A., Kaner, E., Keane, R., Keenan, E., Meagher, D., Murphy, B., O'Gorman4, CSM, O'Toole, T., Saunders, J., Smyth, B., Dunne, C., Cullen, W. (2013) Psychosocial INTerventions for Alcohol use among problem drug users (PINTA): protocol for a feasibility study in primary care . Journal Of Medical Internet Research :e26 -

2008

Motion analysis in delirium: a wavelet based approach for sub classification.

Godfrey A., Conway R., Leonard M., Meagher D., Olaighin G.M. (2008) Motion analysis in delirium: a wavelet based approach for sub classification.. Conference Proceedings : ... Annual International Conference Of The Ieee Engineering In Medicine And Biology Society. Ieee Engineering In Medicine And Biology Society. Conference :3574-3577

2008

A new data-based motor subtype schema for delirium

Meagher, D; Moran, M; Raju, B; Leonard, M; Donnelly, S; Saunders, J; Trzepacz, P (2008) A new data-based motor subtype schema for delirium. Journal Of Neuropsychiatry And Clinical Neurosciences :185-193

2007

Evidence for association and epistasis at the DAOA/G30 and D-amino acid oxidase loci in an Irish schizophrenia sample

Corvin, A.;McGhee, K.A.;Murphy, K.;Donohoe, G.;Nangle, J.M.;Schwaiger, S.;Kenny, N.;Clarke, S.;Meagher, D.;Quinn, J.;Scully, P.;Baldwin, P.;Browne, D.;Walsh, C.;Waddington, J.L.;Morris, D.W.;Gill, M.; (2007) Evidence for association and epistasis at the DAOA/G30 and D-amino acid oxidase loci in an Irish schizophrenia sample. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B-Neuropsychiatric Genetics

2004

Longitudinal assessment of psychopathological domains over late-stage schizophrenia in relation to duration of initially untreated psychosis: 3-year prospective study in a long-term inpatient population

Meagher, DJ;Quinn, JF;Bourke, S;Linehan, S;Murphy, P;Kinsella, A;Mullaney, J;Waddington, JL (2004) Longitudinal assessment of psychopathological domains over late-stage schizophrenia in relation to duration of initially untreated psychosis: 3-year prospective study in a long-term inpatient population. CLARE : ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD Psychiatry research :217-227

Books

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Book Chapters

2019

Delirium

Leentjens, AFG;Meagher, DJ (2019) Delirium. WASHINGTON : AMER PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING, INC AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION PUBLISHING TEXTBOOK OF PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE AND CONSULTATION-LIAISON PSYCHIATRY, 3RD EDITION :85-120

2019

Delirium

Sundram, F;Meagher, D;Jauhari, S (2019) Delirium. CAMBRIDGE : CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS SEMINARS IN OLD AGE PSYCHIATRY, 2ND EDITION :54-66

2014

Early Intervention for Delirium

Meagher D.;Cullen W. (2014) Early Intervention for Delirium. Early Intervention In Psychiatry: Ei Of Nearly Everything For Better Mental Health :234-254

2012

Delirium in the elderly

Meagher D.;Norton J.;Trzepacz P. (2012) Delirium in the elderly. Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry :787-832

Edited Books

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Other Journals

2017

Comparison of cognitive and neuropsychiatric profiles in hospitalised elderly medical patients with delirium, dementia and comorbid delirium-dementia.

Leonard, M., McInerney, S., MacFarland, J., Condon, C., Awan, F., O'Connor, M., Reynolds, P., Meaney, A.M., Adamis, D., Dunne, C., Cullen, W., Trzepacz, P., Meagher , D.J. (2017) Comparison of cognitive and neuropsychiatric profiles in hospitalised elderly medical patients with delirium, dementia and comorbid delirium-dementia.. National Institute of Health Sciences Bulletin :21-

Conference Publications

2016

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

Tenorio M.;Williams O.;Leonard M.;White D.;McKenna F.;Dunne C.;Meagher D.;Exton C.;Adamis D. (2016) Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS. Conference Proceedings : ... Annual International Conference Of The Ieee Engineering In Medicine And Biology Society. Ieee Engineering In Medicine And Biology Society. Annual Conference :2323-2326

2016

The Letter and Shape Drawing (LSD) Test: An efficient and systematised approach to testing of visuospatial function

Tenorio, M,Williams, OA,Leonard, M,White, D,McKenna, F,Dunne, CP,Meagher, D,Exton, C,Patton, J,Barbieri, R,Ji, J,Jabbari, E,Dokos, S,Mukkamala, R,Guiraud, D,Jovanov, E,Dhaher, Y,Panescu, D,Vangils, M,Wheeler, B,Dhawan, AP (2016) The Letter and Shape Drawing (LSD) Test: An efficient and systematised approach to testing of visuospatial function. 2011 Annual International Conference Of The Ieee Engineering In Medicine And Biology Society (Embc) :2323-2326

Conference Contributions

2017

85th EGPRN Meeting

Keating, P., O'Connor, R., O'Doherty, J., Hannigan, A., Cullen, W., Hickey, L., Harnett, A., Meagher, D., O'Regan, A. What factors are associated with anti-depressant and benzodiazepine prescribing to people with type two diabetes mellitus? (2017) 85th EGPRN Meeting .

Published Reports

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Editorials

Book Reviews

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Other Publications

2021

Biomarkers in delirium: A systematic review

Dunne, SS;Coffey, JC;Konje, S;Gasior, S;Clancy, CC;Gulati, G;Meagher, D;Dunne, CP (2021) Biomarkers in delirium: A systematic review. OXFORD : PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD Journal of psychosomatic research

2019

A Scoping Review to Map Empirical Evidence Regarding Key Domains and Questions in the Clinical Pathway of Delirium in Palliative Care

Lawlor, PG;Rutkowski, NA;MacDonald, AR;Ansari, MT;Sikora, L;Momoli, F;Kanji, S;Wright, DK;Rosenberg, E;Hosie, A;Pereira, JL;Meagher, D;Rice, J;Scott, J;Bush, SH (2019) A Scoping Review to Map Empirical Evidence Regarding Key Domains and Questions in the Clinical Pathway of Delirium in Palliative Care. NEW YORK : ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management :661-

2017

The Diagnosis of Delirium Superimposed on Dementia: An Emerging Challenge

Morandi, A,Davis, D,Bellelli, G,Arora, RC,Caplan, GA,Kamholz, B,Kolanowski, A,Fick, DM,Kreisel, S,MacLullich, A,Meagher, D,Neufeld, K,Pandharipande, PP,Richardson, S,Slooter, AJC,Taylor, JP,Thomas, C,Tieges, Z,Teodorczuk, A,Voyer, P,Rudolph, JL (2017) The Diagnosis of Delirium Superimposed on Dementia: An Emerging Challenge. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association :12-18

2016

Agreement and equation between Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in an old age psychiatry outpatient clinic population

Adamis, D;Helmi, L;Fitzpatrick, O;Meagher, D;McCarthy, G (2016) Agreement and equation between Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in an old age psychiatry outpatient clinic population. ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX : ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER European Psychiatry :184-184

2015

Months backward test: A review of its use in clinical studies

Meagher, J;Leonard, M;Donoghue, L;O'Regan, N;Timmons, S;Exton, C;Cullen, W;Dunne, C;Adamis, D;Maclullich, AJ;Meagher, D (2015) Months backward test: A review of its use in clinical studies. PLEASANTON : BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC World Psychiatry :305-314

2014

Treating an Established Episode of Delirium in Palliative Care: Expert Opinion and Review of the Current Evidence Base With Recommendations for Future Development

Bush, SH,Kanji, S,Pereira, JL,Davis, DHJ,Currow, DC,Meagher, DJ,Rabheru, K,Wright, DK,Bruera, E,Agar, M,Hartwick, M,Gagnon, PR,Gagnon, B,Breitbart, W,Regnier, L,Lawlor, PG (2014) Treating an Established Episode of Delirium in Palliative Care: Expert Opinion and Review of the Current Evidence Base With Recommendations for Future Development. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management :231-248

2014

A Consecutive Cohort Study of Short Cognitive Tests to Screen for Dementia in older People on Admission to Hospital: The Temporal Orientation Score and the 6-item Cognitive Impairment Test

Barrett, A,Browne, V,Manning, E,Cahill, S,Linehan, J,O'Sullivan, K,Woods, N,Meagher, D,Chorcorain, AN,O'Reagan, N,Molloy, DW,Timmons, S (2014) A Consecutive Cohort Study of Short Cognitive Tests to Screen for Dementia in older People on Admission to Hospital: The Temporal Orientation Score and the 6-item Cognitive Impairment Test. Irish journal of medical science :325-325

2014

Scoring Frailty in Acute Medical Patients

O'Regan, N,Fitzgerald, J,Kuhn, E,O'Donoghue, N,O'Dowling, C,Molloy, DW,Meagher, D,Timmons, S (2014) Scoring Frailty in Acute Medical Patients. Irish journal of medical science :365-366

2014

Is There a Cognitive Prodrome to Delirium?

O'Regan, N,Fitzgerald, J,Maughan, K,Adamis, D,Molloy, DW,Meagher, D,Timmons, S (2014) Is There a Cognitive Prodrome to Delirium?. Irish journal of medical science :315-315