Chris Brewin - Selected Publications#

Google Scholar: Total citations 58779; h-index 116; i10-index 309

Brewin, C.R., Andrews, B. & Valentine, J.D. (2000). Meta-analysis of risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder in trauma-exposed adults. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, 748-766 (Google Scholar 6987 citations)

The most highly cited meta-analysis in the field, it summarises risk factors broken down by military and civilian samples.

Brewin, C.R., Dalgleish, T. & Joseph, S. (1996). A dual representation theory of post-traumatic stress disorder. Psychological Review, 103, 670-686 (Google Scholar 2645 citations)

One of the most influential theoretical papers on the causes of PTSD.

Brewin, C.R., Andrews, B. & Gotlib, I.H. (1993). Psychopathology and early experience: A reappraisal of retrospective reports. Psychological Bulletin, 113, 82-98 (Google Scholar 2045 citations)

A seminal review that answered inappropriate scepticism about patient's reports of adverse early experiences.

Brewin, C.R., Wing, J.K., Mangen, S.P., Brugha, T.S., & MacCarthy, B. (1987). Principles and practice of measuring needs in the long term mentally ill: The MRC Needs for Care Assessment. Psychological Medicine, 17, 971-982 (Google Scholar 435 citations)

A highly influential conceptual analysis of the assessment of needs for care in psychiatric populations.

Brewin, C.R., Gregory, J.D., Lipton, M. & Burgess, N. (2010). Intrusive images and memories in psychological disorders: Characteristics, neural basis, and treatment implications. Psychological Review, 117, 210-232 (Google Scholar 1251 citations)

Presented a revised dual representation theory based on a neuroscientific model of spatial memory and imagery.

Falconer, C.J., Slater, M., Rovira, A., King, J.A., Gilbert, P., Antley, A., Fearon, P., Ralph, N. & Brewin, C.R. (2016). Embodying self-compassion within virtual reality and its effects on patients with depression. British Journal of Psychiatry Open, 2, 74-80. (Google Scholar 258 citations)

Successfully piloted a novel intervention using self-identification with virtual bodies within immersive virtual reality to increase self-compassion in patients with depression.

Brewin, C.R. & Bradley, C. (1989). Patient preferences and randomised clinical trials. British Medical Journal, 299, 313 315 (Google Scholar 629 citations)

A very influential article that explored the limitations of RCTs for psychological therapies and suggested an alternative design.

Brewin, C.R. (2006). Understanding cognitive-behavior therapy: A retrieval competition account. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 44, 765-784 (Google Scholar 558 citations)

A novel account of cognitive-behaviour therapy based on principles derived from cognitive psychology.

Maercker, A., Brewin, C.R., et al. (2013). Diagnosis and classification of disorders specifically associated with stress: New proposals for ICD-11. World Psychiatry, 12, 198–206 (Google Scholar 779 citations)

This article sets out the proposals of the ICD-11 working party of which I was a member. Major new diagnoses introduced include Complex PTSD and Prolonged Grief Disorder.

Brewin, C.R. (2014). Episodic memory, perceptual memory, and their interaction: Foundations for a theory of posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychological Bulletin, 140, 69-97 (Google Scholar 445 citations)

A detailed analysis of symptoms and memory functioning in PTSD, anchoring the revised dual representation theory in research findings.