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Bethany L. Brand

Bethany L. Brand

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Psychology

D-Index
35
Citations
7287
World Ranking
9730
National Ranking
5136

Overview

Bethany L. Brand is affiliated with Towson University in the United States. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a significant focus on Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Clinical Psychology. Additional subfields of interest include Epidemiology, Philosophy, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The primary topics of study for Bethany L. Brand include:

  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases

Brand's recent papers feature research on dissociative disorders and mental health challenges. Notable publications include:

  • "The economic burden of dissociative disorders: A qualitative systematic review of empirical studies." (2020), Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • "Differentiating Dissociative from Non-Dissociative Disorders: A Meta-Analysis of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Dissociative Disorders (SCID-D)" (2020), Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
  • "Barriers to accessing and continuing mental health treatment among individuals with dissociative symptoms" (2022), European journal of psychotraumatology
  • "An examination of the relations between emotion dysregulation, dissociation, and self-injury among dissociative disorder patients" (2022), European journal of psychotraumatology
  • "Inviting Scientific Discourse on Traumatic Dissociation: Progress Made and Obstacles to Further Resolution" (2020), Psychological Injury and Law

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Bethany L. Brand include:

  • Hugo J. Schielke
  • Ruth A. Lanius
  • M. Shae Nester
  • Nicholas A. Pierorazio
  • Francesca Schiavone

Brand's work is regularly published in venues such as:

  • Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
  • European journal of psychotraumatology
  • European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
  • PsycEXTRA Dataset

In addition to journal articles, Brand has contributed to academic books, including publications through Oxford University Press and the American Psychological Association. These titles include:

  • "Finding Solid Ground: Overcoming Obstacles in Trauma Treatment" (2022)
  • "The concise guide to the assessment and treatment of trauma-related dissociation." (2023)

Best Publications

  • Emotion Modulation in PTSD: Clinical and Neurobiological Evidence for a Dissociative Subtype

    Ruth A. Lanius;Eric Vermetten;Richard J. Loewenstein;Bethany Brand

  • Evaluation of the Evidence for the Trauma and Fantasy Models of Dissociation

    Constance J. Dalenberg;Bethany L. Brand;David H. Gleaves;Martin J. Dorahy

  • The dissociative subtype of posttraumatic stress disorder: rationale, clinical and neurobiological evidence, and implications.

    Ruth A. Lanius M.D.;Bethany Brand;Eric Vermetten M.D.;Paul A. Frewen

  • Parental Attachment, Separation-Individuation, and College Student Adjustment: A Structural Equation Analysis of Mediational Effects

    Jonathan F. Mattanah;Gregory R. Hancock;Bethany L. Brand

  • Dissociative identity disorder: An empirical overview:

    Martin J Dorahy;Bethany L Brand;Vedat Şar;Christa Krüger

  • A review of dissociative disorders treatment studies.

    Bethany L. Brand;Catherine C. Classen;Scot W. McNary;Parin Zaveri

  • A Naturalistic Study of Dissociative Identity Disorder and Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified Patients Treated by Community Clinicians

    Bethany Brand;Catherine Classen;Ruth Lanins;Richard Loewenstein

  • A Social Support Intervention to Ease the College Transition: Exploring Main Effects and Moderators

    Jonathan F. Mattanah;Jean F. Ayers;Bethany L. Brand;Leonie J. Brooks

  • Separating fact from fiction : an empirical examination of six myths about dissociative identity disorder

    Bethany L. Brand;Vedat Sar;Pam Stavropoulos;Christa Krüger

  • Adult attachment and longterm effects in survivors of incest

    Pamela C. Alexander;Catherine L. Anderson;Bethany Brand;Cindy M. Schaeffer

  • A longitudinal naturalistic study of patients with dissociative disorders treated by community clinicians.

    Bethany L. Brand;Scot W. McNary;Amie C. Myrick;Catherine C. Classen

  • Where Are We Going? An Update on Assessment, Treatment, and Neurobiological Research in Dissociative Disorders as We Move Toward the DSM-5

    Bethany L. Brand;Ruth Lanius;Eric Vermetten;Richard J. Loewenstein

  • Reality versus fantasy: Reply to Lynn et al. (2014).

    Constance J Dalenberg;Bethany L Brand;Richard J Loewenstein;David H Gleaves

  • Coping with incest: The relationship between recollections of childhood coping and adult functioning in female survivors of incest

    Bethany L. Brand;Pamela C. Alexander

  • A Survey of Practices and Recommended Treatment Interventions Among Expert Therapists Treating Patients With Dissociative Identity Disorder and Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified

    Bethany L. Brand;Amie C. Myrick;Richard J. Loewenstein;Catherine C. Classen

  • Psychological Assessment of Patients with Dissociative Identity Disorder

    Bethany L. Brand;Judith G. Armstrong;Richard J. Loewenstein

  • Dispelling myths about dissociative identity disorder treatment: an empirically based approach.

    Bethany L. Brand;Richard J. Loewenstein;David Spiegel

  • Is it Trauma- or Fantasy-based? Comparing dissociative identity disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, simulators, and controls

    Eline M Vissia;Mechteld E Giesen;Sima Chalavi;Sima Chalavi;Ellert Rs Nijenhuis

  • The impact of the therapeutic alliance on treatment outcome in patients with dissociative disorders

    Elisabeth Cronin;Bethany L. Brand;Jonathan F. Mattanah

  • An Online Educational Program for Individuals With Dissociative Disorders and Their Clinicians: 1-Year and 2-Year Follow-Up.

    Bethany L. Brand;Hugo J. Schielke;Karen T. Putnam;Frank W. Putnam

  • Assessment of genuine and simulated dissociative identity disorder on the structured interview of reported symptoms.

    Bethany L Brand;Scot W McNary;Richard J Loewenstein;Amie C Kolos

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard J. Loewenstein
Richard J. Loewenstein University of Maryland, Baltimore
Ruth A. Lanius
Ruth A. Lanius University of Western Ontario
Catherine C. Classen
Catherine C. Classen University of Toronto
Frank W. Putnam
Frank W. Putnam University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Martin J. Dorahy
Martin J. Dorahy University of Canterbury
Paul A. Frewen
Paul A. Frewen University of Western Ontario
Vedat Sar
Vedat Sar Koç University
Eric Vermetten
Eric Vermetten Leiden University Medical Center
Etzel Cardeña
Etzel Cardeña Lund University
Eve B. Carlson
Eve B. Carlson VA Palo Alto Health Care System

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