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Frank W. Weathers

Frank W. Weathers

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Psychology

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34037
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National Ranking
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Overview

Frank W. Weathers is affiliated with Auburn University in the United States and has a research focus primarily in psychology, with substantial contributions to clinical psychology. Their work spans several subfields including epidemiology, molecular biology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, as well as experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their research centers on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related mental health topics. Major thematic areas of study include:

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies

Recent publications by Frank W. Weathers cover diverse aspects of PTSD assessment and diagnosis. Notable papers include:

  • "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
  • "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
  • "Self-Rated Versus Clinician-Rated Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Evaluation of Discrepancies Between the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 and the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5," 2022, Assessment
  • "Does COVID-19 count?: Defining Criterion A trauma for diagnosing PTSD during a global crisis," 2021, Depression and Anxiety
  • "Concordance in PTSD symptom change between DSM-5 versions of the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS-5) and PTSD Checklist (PCL-5)," 2022, Psychological Assessment

Frank W. Weathers frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Sarah E. Whiteman
  • Brian P. Marx
  • Paula P. Schnurr
  • Jessica M. Petri
  • Michelle J. Bovin

The venues where Weathers publishes most often are:

  • Psychological Assessment
  • Assessment
  • European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
  • Journal of Traumatic Stress
  • Traumatology An International Journal

Best Publications

  • The development of a Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale.

    Dudley David Blake;Frank W. Weathers;Linda M. Nagy;Danny G. Kaloupek

  • The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5): Development and Initial Psychometric Evaluation.

    Christy A. Blevins;Frank W. Weathers;Margaret T. Davis;Tracy K. Witte

  • 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

  • Clinician-administered PTSD scale: A review of the first ten years of research

    Frank W. Weathers;Terence M. Keane;Jonathan R.T. Davidson

  • A clinician rating scale for assessing current and lifetime PTSD. The CAPS-1

    D D Blake;F W Weathers;L M Nagy;D G Kaloupek

  • 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

  • Psychometric analysis of the PTSD Checklist-5 (PCL-5) among treatment-seeking military service members.

    Jennifer H. Wortmann;Alexander H. Jordan;Frank W. Weathers;Patricia A. Resick

  • Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale: Evidence for the Dimensionality of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

    Daniel W. King;Gregory A. Leskin;Lynda A. King;Frank W. Weathers

  • Psychometric properties of nine scoring rules for the Clinician-Administered Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Scale.

    Frank W. Weathers;Ayelet Meron Ruscio;Terence M. Keane

  • PTSD Checklist—Civilian version (PCL-C)

    FW Weathers;BT Litz;JA Huska;TM Keane

  • The Quality of the Intimate Relationships of Male Vietnam Veterans: Problems Associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

    David S. Riggs;David S. Riggs;Christina A. Byrne;Frank W. Weathers;Frank W. Weathers;Brett T. Litz;Brett T. Litz

  • The criterion a problem revisited: Controversies and challenges in defining and measuring psychological trauma

    Frank W. Weathers;Terence M. Keane

  • Male war-zone veterans' perceived relationships with their children: the importance of emotional numbing.

    Ayelet Meron Ruscio;Frank W. Weathers;Lynda A. King;Lynda A. King;Daniel W. King;Daniel W. King

  • The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in US combat soldiers: a head-to-head comparison of DSM-5 versus DSM-IV-TR symptom criteria with the PTSD checklist

    Charles W Hoge;Lyndon A Riviere;Joshua E Wilk;Richard K Herrell

  • PTSD Checklist—Civilian Version

    F. W. Weathers;B. Litz;D. Herman;J. Juska

  • Peritraumatic and Persistent Dissociation in the Presumed Etiology of PTSD

    John Briere;Catherine Scott;Frank Weathers

  • Emotional priming of autobiographical memory in post-traumatic stress disorder.

    Richard J. McNally;Brett T. Litz;Adrienne Prassas;Lisa M. Shin

  • Emotional processing in posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Brett T. Litz;Susan M. Orsillo;Danny Kaloupek;Frank Weathers

  • Confirmatory factor analysis of the PTSD Checklist and the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale in disaster workers exposed to the World Trade Center Ground Zero.

    Patrick A. Palmieri;Frank W. Weathers;JoAnn Difede;Dainel W. King

  • Is dissociation a multidimensional construct? Data from the Multiscale Dissociation Inventory.

    John Briere;Frank W. Weathers;Marsha Runtz

  • Psychometric properties of seven self-report measures of posttraumatic stress disorder in college students with mixed civilian trauma exposure.

    Jennifer W. Adkins;Frank W. Weathers;Meghan McDevitt-Murphy;Jennifer B. Daniels

Frequent Co-Authors

Terence M. Keane
Terence M. Keane Boston University
Brett T. Litz
Brett T. Litz Boston University
Tracy K. Witte
Tracy K. Witte Auburn University
Paula P. Schnurr
Paula P. Schnurr Dartmouth College
Brian P. Marx
Brian P. Marx Boston University
Danny G. Kaloupek
Danny G. Kaloupek Boston University
Denise M. Sloan
Denise M. Sloan Boston University
Joseph R. Bardeen
Joseph R. Bardeen Northern Illinois University
Avron Spiro
Avron Spiro Boston University
Edna B. Foa
Edna B. Foa University of Pennsylvania

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