Drew Westen

23.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
193 papers, 16.3k citations indexed

About

Drew Westen is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Applied Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Drew Westen has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 16.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 148 papers in Clinical Psychology, 41 papers in Applied Psychology and 29 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Drew Westen's work include Personality Disorders and Psychopathology (98 papers), Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (86 papers) and Psychological Testing and Assessment (37 papers). Drew Westen is often cited by papers focused on Personality Disorders and Psychopathology (98 papers), Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (86 papers) and Psychological Testing and Assessment (37 papers). Drew Westen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Germany. Drew Westen's co-authors include Jonathan Shedler, Rebekah Bradley, Lissa Dutra, Heather Thompson‐Brenner, Eric Russ, Glen O. Gabbard, Robert Rosenthal, Randy J. Larsen, David M. Buss and Carolyn Zittel Conklin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Bulletin and American Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Drew Westen

189 papers receiving 14.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

A Multidimensional Meta-Analysis of Psychotherapy for PTSD

2005 1.4k citations Rebekah Bradley, Eric Russ et al. American Journal of Psychiatry profile →
The Empirical Status of Empirically Supported Psychotherapies: Assumptions, Findings, and Reporting in Controlled Clinical Trials.

2004 794 citations Drew Westen, Heather Thompson‐Brenner et al. profile →
Sex Differences in Jealousy: Evolution, Physiology, and Psychology

1992 772 citations Drew Westen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Drew Westen United States	69	12.6k	3.0k	2.9k	2.0k	1.9k	193	16.3k
Thomas A. Widiger United States	76	17.9k 1.4×	2.4k 0.8×	3.7k 1.3×	4.5k 2.2×	1.8k 0.9×	364	20.7k
Kristian E. Markon United States	56	10.2k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	4.3k 1.5×	2.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	147	13.8k
Sidney J. Blatt United States	67	13.6k 1.1×	5.9k 2.0×	5.1k 1.7×	813 0.4×	2.1k 1.1×	263	16.8k
Bruce E. Wampold United States	64	12.9k 1.0×	6.5k 2.2×	3.3k 1.1×	943 0.5×	2.3k 1.2×	268	18.3k
Otto F. Kernberg United States	55	11.2k 0.9×	2.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	2.4k 1.2×	837 0.4×	270	13.4k
Scott O. Lilienfeld United States	77	13.7k 1.1×	4.3k 1.5×	3.1k 1.1×	1.1k 0.5×	1.5k 0.8×	398	20.0k
Wilma Vollebergh Netherlands	65	8.1k 0.6×	3.8k 1.3×	3.1k 1.1×	1.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	313	17.0k
Joshua D. Miller United States	74	15.2k 1.2×	4.9k 1.7×	3.6k 1.2×	803 0.4×	1.5k 0.8×	312	18.3k
Aidan G.C. Wright United States	59	8.7k 0.7×	2.2k 0.7×	4.4k 1.5×	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	263	11.5k
Christopher J. Hopwood United States	52	7.5k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	2.3k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	322	10.0k

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Nakash, Ora, Maayan Nagar, & Drew Westen. (2018). Validity and clinical utility of DSM and empirically derived prototype diagnosis for personality disorders in predicting adaptive functioning.. Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment. 10(2). 105–113. 5 indexed citations

Shedler, Jonathan, Drew Westen, & Vittorio Lingiardi. (2014). La valutazione della personalità con la Swap-200. Nuova edizione - Con CD-Rom (Win/Mac). IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome).

Westen, Drew & Christine Chang. (2013). PERSONALITY PATHOLOGY IN ADOLESCENCE: A REVIEW. 69–108. 20 indexed citations

Dunlop, Boadie W., Elisabeth B. Binder, Joseph F. Cubells, et al.. (2012). Predictors of remission in depression to individual and combined treatments (PReDICT): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 13(1). 106–106. 88 indexed citations

Westen, Drew. (2012). Prototype diagnosis of psychiatric syndromes. World Psychiatry. 11(1). 16–21. 82 indexed citations

Thompson‐Brenner, Heather, Kamryn T. Eddy, Dana A. Satir, Christina L. Boisseau, & Drew Westen. (2009). Personality subtypes in adolescents with eating disorders: validation of a classification approach. 8(2). 2 indexed citations

Russ, Eric, Jonathan Shedler, Rebekah Bradley, & Drew Westen. (2008). Refining the Construct of Narcissistic Personality Disorder: Diagnostic Criteria and Subtypes. American Journal of Psychiatry. 165(11). 1473–1481. 190 indexed citations

Shedler, Jonathan & Drew Westen. (2007). The Shedler–Westen Assessment Procedure (SWAP): Making Personality Diagnosis Clinically Meaningful. Journal of Personality Assessment. 89(1). 41–55. 151 indexed citations

Westen, Drew, Ora Nakash, Cannon Thomas, & Rebekah Bradley. (2006). Clinical assessment of attachment patterns and personality disorder in adolescents and adults.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 74(6). 1065–1085. 108 indexed citations

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Thompson‐Brenner, Heather & Drew Westen. (2005). A Naturalistic Study of Psychotherapy for Bulimia Nervosa, Part 1. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 193(9). 573–584. 40 indexed citations

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Westen, Drew & Joel Weinberger. (2004). When clinical description becomes statistical prediction.. American Psychologist. 59(7). 595–613. 203 indexed citations

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Bradley, Rebekah, et al.. (2003). The external validity of controlled clinical trials of psychotherapy for depression and anxiety: A naturalistic study. Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice. 76(2). 109–132. 60 indexed citations

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Westen, Drew. (2001). Psychology : Brain, Behavior and Culture Ed. 3. John Wiley & Sons eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Westen, Drew. (2001). Psychology : brain, behavior, & culture. John Wiley eBooks. 5 indexed citations

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Westen, Drew. (1996). Psychology: Mind, brain, & culture.. Wiley eBooks. 44 indexed citations

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Westen, Drew. (1994). Implications of cognitive science for psychotherapy: Promises and limitations.. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. 4(4). 387–399. 2 indexed citations

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Westen, Drew, et al.. (1991). Object relations in childhood and adolescence: The development of working representations.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 59(3). 400–409. 48 indexed citations

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Westen, Drew. (1990). The relations among narcissism, egocentrism, self-concept, and self-esteem: Experimental, clinical, and theoretical considerations.. 13(2). 183–239. 68 indexed citations

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Barends, Alex, et al.. (1990). Assessing affect-tone of relationship paradigms from TAT and interview data.. Psychological Assessment. 2(3). 329–332. 44 indexed citations

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Westen, Drew. (1986). The Superego: A Revised Developmental Model. Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis. 14(2). 181–202. 9 indexed citations

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