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Overview

Brian P. Marx is affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with a strong focus on clinical psychology, epidemiology, social psychology, general health professions, and emergency medicine.

The scientist's body of work centers on topics including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) research, suicide and self-harm studies, traumatic brain injury research, resilience and mental health, migration, health and trauma, mental health treatment and access, and child abuse and trauma.

Brian P. Marx has contributed to numerous publications, including the following recent papers:

  • Reliable and clinically significant change in the clinician-administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 and PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 among male veterans, 2021, Psychological Assessment
  • Comparison of Prolonged Exposure vs Cognitive Processing Therapy for Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among US Veterans, 2022, JAMA Network Open
  • Diagnostic Accuracy and Acceptability of the Primary Care Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screen for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth Edition) Among US Veterans, 2021, JAMA Network Open
  • Virtual mental health care in the Veterans Health Administration's immediate response to coronavirus disease-19., 2020, American Psychologist
  • An epigenome-wide association study of posttraumatic stress disorder in US veterans implicates several new DNA methylation loci, 2020, Clinical Epigenetics

Frequent co-authors in Brian P. Marx's publications include:

  • Terence M. Keane
  • Denise M. Sloan
  • Michelle J. Bovin
  • Ian H. Stanley
  • Paula P. Schnurr

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Journal of Traumatic Stress
  • Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • JAMA Psychiatry
  • Contemporary Clinical Trials
  • Psychological Services

Brian P. Marx has authored at least one book published by the American Psychological Association titled Written exposure therapy for PTSD: A brief treatment approach for mental health professionals (2nd ed.) (2024).

Best Publications

  • Psychometric properties of the PTSD Checklist for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fifth Edition (PCL-5) in veterans.

    Michelle J. Bovin;Brian P. Marx;Frank W. Weathers;Matthew W. Gallagher

  • The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM–5 (CAPS-5): Development and initial psychometric evaluation in military veterans.

    Frank W. Weathers;Michelle J. Bovin;Daniel J. Lee;Denise M. Sloan

  • The Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5): Development and Evaluation Within a Veteran Primary Care Sample

    Annabel Prins;Annabel Prins;Michelle J. Bovin;Michelle J. Bovin;Derek J. Smolenski;Brian P. Marx;Brian P. Marx

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder and quality of life: Extension of findings to veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

    Paula P. Schnurr;Carole A. Lunney;Michelle J. Bovin;Brian P. Marx;Brian P. Marx

  • Taking Pen to Hand: Evaluating Theories Underlying the Written Disclosure Paradigm

    Denise M. Sloan;Brian P. Marx

  • Peritraumatic dissociation and experiential avoidance as predictors of posttraumatic stress symptomatology.

    Brian P. Marx;Denise M. Sloan

  • A closer examination of the structured written disclosure procedure.

    Denise M. Sloan;Brian P. Marx

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans and military personnel: epidemiology, screening, and case recognition.

    Margaret A. Gates;Darren W. Holowka;Jennifer J. Vasterling;Terence M. Keane

  • Tonic Immobility as an Evolved Predator Defense: Implications for Sexual Assault Survivors

    Brian P. Marx;John P. Forsyth;Gordon G. Gallup;Tiffany Fusé

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder in the US veteran population: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study

    Blair E. Wisco;Brian P. Marx;Erika J. Wolf;Mark W. Miller

  • Is life stress more traumatic than traumatic stress

    Sari D. Gold;Brian P. Marx;Jose M. Soler-Baillo;Denise M. Sloan

  • Sexual revictimization prevention: an outcome evaluation.

    Brian P. Marx;Karen S. Calhoun;Alexandra E. Wilson;Lori A. Meyerson

  • The influence of childhood sexual abuse, physical abuse, family environment, and gender on the psychological adjustment of adolescents.

    Lori A Meyerson;Patricia J Long;Robert Miranda;Brian P Marx

  • Further Examination of the Exposure Model Underlying the Efficacy of Written Emotional Disclosure.

    Denise M. Sloan;Brian P. Marx;Eva M. Epstein

  • The role of emotion in the psychological functioning of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse

    Brian P. Marx;Denise M. Sloan

  • The Prevalence and Latent Structure of Proposed DSM-5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in U.S. National and Veteran Samples

    Mark W Miller;Erika J. Wolf;Dean G. Kilpatrick;Heidi S Resnick

  • Tonic immobility and childhood sexual abuse: a preliminary report evaluating the sequela of rape-induced paralysis.

    Jennifer M. Heidt;Brian P. Marx;John P. Forsyth

  • A Brief Exposure-Based Treatment vs Cognitive Processing Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Noninferiority Clinical Trial.

    Denise M. Sloan;Denise M. Sloan;Brian P. Marx;Brian P. Marx;Daniel J. Lee;Patricia A. Resick

  • Moral injury in U.S. combat veterans: Results from the national health and resilience in veterans study

    Blair E. Wisco;Brian P. Marx;Brian P. Marx;L B S Casey May;Brenda Martini;Brenda Martini

  • Proof-of-concept trial with the neurosteroid pregnenolone targeting cognitive and negative symptoms in schizophrenia.

    Christine E. Marx;Christine E. Marx;Richard S.E. Keefe;Robert W. Buchanan;Robert M Hamer

  • Sexual assault and alcohol use: exploring the self-medication hypothesis.

    Robert Miranda;Lori A. Meyerson;Patricia J. Long;Brian P. Marx

Frequent Co-Authors

Terence M. Keane
Terence M. Keane Boston University
Denise M. Sloan
Denise M. Sloan Boston University
Paula P. Schnurr
Paula P. Schnurr Dartmouth College
Jennifer J. Vasterling
Jennifer J. Vasterling Boston University
Danny G. Kaloupek
Danny G. Kaloupek Boston University
Erika J. Wolf
Erika J. Wolf Boston University
Patricia A. Resick
Patricia A. Resick Duke University
Frank W. Weathers
Frank W. Weathers Auburn University
Kathryn L. Humphreys
Kathryn L. Humphreys Vanderbilt University
Mark W. Miller
Mark W. Miller Boston University

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