Chris R. Brewin

50.5k total citations · 17 hit papers
340 papers, 35.9k citations indexed

About

Chris R. Brewin is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chris R. Brewin has authored 340 papers receiving a total of 35.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 224 papers in Clinical Psychology, 70 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 59 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Chris R. Brewin's work include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (130 papers), Migration, Health and Trauma (62 papers) and Identity, Memory, and Therapy (56 papers). Chris R. Brewin is often cited by papers focused on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (130 papers), Migration, Health and Trauma (62 papers) and Identity, Memory, and Therapy (56 papers). Chris R. Brewin collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Ireland. Chris R. Brewin's co-authors include Bernice Andrews, John D. Valentine, Emily A. Holmes, Suzanna Rose, Ian H. Gotlib, Marylène Cloître, Stephen Joseph, Tim Dalgleish, Willem Kuyken and Martina Reynolds and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Psychological Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Chris R. Brewin

330 papers receiving 33.8k citations

Hit Papers

Meta-analysis of risk factors for posttraumatic stress di... 1989 2026 2001 2013 2000 2000 1993 1996 2010 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Meta-analysis of risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder in trauma-exposed adults.
    2000 3.2k citations Chris R. Brewin et al. profile →
  2. Meta-analysis of risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder in trauma-exposed adults.
    2000 3.0k citations Chris R. Brewin et al. profile →
  3. Psychopathology and early experience: A reappraisal of retrospective reports.
    1993 1.3k citations Chris R. Brewin et al. profile →
  4. A dual representation theory of posttraumatic stress disorder.
    1996 1.1k citations Chris R. Brewin et al. profile →
  5. Weighing the Costs of Disaster
    2010 877 citations Chris R. Brewin et al. profile →
  6. Intrusive images in psychological disorders: Characteristics, neural mechanisms, and treatment implications.
    2010 820 citations Chris R. Brewin et al. profile →
  7. The International Trauma Questionnaire: development of a self‐report measure of ICD‐11 PTSD and complex PTSD
    2018 766 citations Marylène Cloître, Mark Shevlin et al. profile →
  8. Psychological theories of posttraumatic stress disorder
    2003 748 citations Chris R. Brewin, Emily A. Holmes profile →
  9. Cognitive psychology and emotional disorders
    1989 579 citations Chris R. Brewin profile →
  10. Diagnosis and classification of disorders specifically associated with stress: proposals for ICD-11
    2013 546 citations Andreas Maercker, Chris R. Brewin et al. profile →
  11. Evidence for proposed ICD-11 PTSD and complex PTSD: a latent profile analysis
    2013 471 citations Marylène Cloître, Chris R. Brewin et al. European journal of psychotraumatology profile →
  12. Considering PTSD for DSM-5
    2010 457 citations Chris R. Brewin et al. profile →
  13. A review of current evidence regarding the ICD-11 proposals for diagnosing PTSD and complex PTSD
    2017 441 citations Chris R. Brewin, Marylène Cloître et al. profile →
  14. Proposals for mental disorders specifically associated with stress in the International Classification of Diseases-11
    2013 383 citations Andreas Maercker, Chris R. Brewin et al. profile →
  15. Evidence of distinct profiles of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) based on the new ICD-11 Trauma Questionnaire (ICD-TQ)
    2016 264 citations Thanos Karatzias, Mark Shevlin et al. Journal of Affective Disorders profile →
  16. ICD‐11 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the United States: A Population‐Based Study
    2019 211 citations Marylène Cloître, Philip Hyland et al. Journal of Traumatic Stress profile →
  17. Emerging experience with selected new categories in the ICD‐11: complex PTSD, prolonged grief disorder, gaming disorder, and compulsive sexual behaviour disorder
    2022 110 citations Geoffrey M. Reed, Marylène Cloître et al. profile →

Peers

Chris R. Brewin
Richard A. Bryant Australia
Edna B. Foa United States
Richie Poulton New Zealand
Anke Ehlers United Kingdom
Steven M. Southwick United States
Frank C. Verhulst Netherlands
David M. Clark United Kingdom
David M. Fergusson New Zealand
Dante Cicchetti United States
Gavin Andrews Australia
Richard A. Bryant Australia
Chris R. Brewin
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All Works

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Shevlin, Mark, et al.. (2025). Memory and identity processes in ICD-11 complex posttraumatic stress disorder: Tests of a new theory. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 114. 103055–103055.
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Shevlin, Mark, Philip Hyland, Marylène Cloître, et al.. (2024). Assessing self‐reported prolonged grief disorder with “clinical checks”: A proof of principle study. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 38(1). 174–180. 1 indexed citations
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Brewin, Chris R. & Andy P. Field. (2024). Meta-Analysis Shows Trauma Memories in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Lack Coherence: A Response to Taylor et al. (2022). Clinical Psychological Science. 12(5). 1027–1033. 8 indexed citations
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Keeley, Jared W., Spencer C. Evans, And re as Maercker, et al.. (2023). Examining accurate diagnosis of complex PTSD in ICD-11. Journal of Affective Disorders. 346. 110–114.
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Burchell, Brendan, et al.. (2022). The association between job quality and the incidence of PTSD amongst police personnel. Policing A Journal of Policy and Practice. 17. 4 indexed citations
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Gillard, Julia, Livia Ottisova, E. Walsh, et al.. (2022). The effectiveness of trauma-focused psychotherapy for complex post-traumatic stress disorder: A retrospective study. European Psychiatry. 66(1). e4–e4. 10 indexed citations
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Greene, Talya, Jasmine Harju‐Seppänen, Nick Grey, et al.. (2021). Predictors and rates of PTSD, depression and anxiety in UK frontline health and social care workers during COVID-19. European journal of psychotraumatology. 12(1). 1882781–1882781. 124 indexed citations
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Lichtenthal, Wendy G., Madeline Rogers, Kailey E. Roberts, et al.. (2021). Development and preliminary evaluation of EMPOWER for surrogate decision-makers of critically ill patients. Palliative & Supportive Care. 20(2). 167–177. 12 indexed citations
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Brewin, Chris R., Michael Bloomfield, Jo Billings, Jasmine Harju‐Seppänen, & Talya Greene. (2021). What symptoms best predict severe distress in an online survey of UK health and social care staff facing COVID-19: development of the two-item Tipping Point Index. BMJ Open. 11(8). e047345–e047345. 4 indexed citations
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Meyer, Thomas, et al.. (2020). Arresting visuospatial stimulation is insufficient to disrupt analogue traumatic intrusions. PLoS ONE. 15(2). e0228416–e0228416. 8 indexed citations
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Dückers, Michel, Lennart Reifels, Derek de Beurs, & Chris R. Brewin. (2019). The vulnerability paradox in global mental health and its applicability to suicide. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 215(4). 588–593. 30 indexed citations
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Brewin, Chris R.. (2019). Complex post-traumatic stress disorder: a new diagnosis in ICD-11. BJPsych Advances. 26(3). 145–152. 69 indexed citations
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Mouncey, Paul, Dorothy Wade, Alvin Richards‐Belle, et al.. (2019). A nurse-led, preventive, psychological intervention to reduce PTSD symptom severity in critically ill patients: the POPPI feasibility study and cluster RCT. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(30). 1–174. 6 indexed citations
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French, Paul, Alan Barrett, Kate Allsopp, et al.. (2019). Psychological screening of adults and young people following the Manchester Arena incident. BJPsych Open. 5(5). e85–e85. 16 indexed citations
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Brewin, Chris R., et al.. (2008). Frequency and Nature of Rumination in Chronic Depression: A Preliminary Study. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. 37(3). 160–168. 36 indexed citations
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Holmes, Emily A., et al.. (2006). Investigating Peri-Traumatic Dissociation Using Hypnosis During a Traumatic Film. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation. 7(4). 91–113. 24 indexed citations
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Brewin, Chris R.. (1998). Intrusive memories, depression and PTSD. UCL Discovery (University College London). 9 indexed citations
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Power, Mick & Chris R. Brewin. (1997). The transformation of meaning in psychological therapies : integrating theory and practice. Wiley eBooks. 174 indexed citations
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Lam, Dominic, Chris R. Brewin, Bob Woods, & Paul Bebbington. (1987). Cognition and social adversity in the depressed elderly.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 96(1). 23–26. 18 indexed citations

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