John Briere, Ph.D.

John Briere, PhD is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, and Director of the Psychological Trauma Program at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center. He is past president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Briere is author of a number of books, articles, and chapters in the areas of child abuse, psychological trauma, and interpersonal violence, including Principles of Trauma Therapy: A Guide to Symptoms, Evaluation, and Treatment (in press). Recent books include Therapy for Adults Molested as Children: Beyond Survival, 2nd Edition; Child Abuse Trauma: Theory and Treatment of the Lasting Effects; and Psychological Assessment of Adult Post-traumatic States: Phenomenology, Diagnosis, and Measurement, 2nd edition. Dr. Briere also has developed various psychological tests, including the Trauma Symptom Inventory, Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children, Inventory of Altered Self Capacities, Detailed Assessment of Post-traumatic Stress, the Multiscale Dissociation Inventory and Detailed Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress

Dr. Briere is recipient of the Robert S. Laufer Memorial Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.  He has been designated as Highly Cited Researcher (Behavioral Sciences) by the Institute for Scientific Information.

Dr. Briere may be contacted directly at www.johnbriere.com

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