VITA
FRANK W. WEATHERS, Ph.D.
June 20, 2016
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Office: Home: Department of Psychology 2253 Columbia Drive
226 Thach Hall Auburn, AL 36830
Auburn University, AL 36849-5214 Phone: (334) 821-6931
Phone: (334) 844-6495
FAX: (334) 844-4447
e-mail: [email protected]
EDUCATION
1990 Ph.D. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Clinical Psychology
Minor: Social Psychology
1988-1989 Internship Boston VA Medical Center, Boston, MA
Clinical Psychology
Internship Training Program
1984 B.A. Butler University, Indianapolis, IN
Magna cum laude
Major: Psychology
1976-1978 N.C. School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC
Major: Theater
1975-1976 DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
Major: Music
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2007- Professor of Psychology, Auburn University
2000-2007 Associate Professor of Psychology, Auburn University
1997-2000 Assistant Professor of Psychology, Auburn University
1992-1997 Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine
1990-1992 Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine
1989-1997 Adjunct Professor of Psychology, University of Massachusetts/Boston
1986-1988 Instructor of Psychology, Indiana University
HONORS, AWARDS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2006 Nominee, National Society of Collegiate Scholars 2006 Faculty of the Year
1999 Mentor of the Year, Auburn University Psychology Graduate Student Organization
1998 Teacher of the Year, Auburn University Psychology Graduate Student Organization
1997 Outstanding Professor Award, Auburn University Panhellenic Council
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1995 Honorary faculty member, Golden Key National Honor Society
1994 Chaim Danieli Young Professional Award, International Society for Traumatic Stress
Studies
1988 Dissertation Grant, Indiana University Graduate School
1986-1988 NIMH Pre-Doctoral Research Traineeship, Indiana University
1983-1984 Phi Kappa Phi, Butler University
1981-1984 Dean's Honor List, Butler University
1975 Academic Scholarship, DePauw University
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
2000- Private practice, Auburn, AL. Services include psychological assessment and psychotherapy
for individuals and couples
1989-1997 Staff Psychologist, National Center for PTSD, Boston VA Medical Center. Clinical duties
included evaluating veterans with PTSD and comorbid disorders; providing individual, couples,
and group psychotherapy; and supervising interns and practicum students.
1988-1989 Psychology Intern, Boston VA Medical Center. Completed a six-month rotation at an
outpatient PTSD clinic and a six-month rotation on an inpatient substance abuse unit. Conducted
multimodal assessments and individual, couples, and group psychotherapy for veterans with
PTSD and substance abuse. Also conducted individual and couples sex therapy in a sexual
dysfunction clinic.
1986-1988 Psychology Trainee, Psychological Clinic, Indiana University . Conducted psychological and
behavioral assessments, intake interviews, and individual and couples psychotherapy for adults.
1986-1987 Psychology Intern, South Central Community Mental Health Center, Bloomington, IN .
Conducted psychological and behavioral assessments, intake interviews, and individual, couples,
and group psychotherapy for adult outpatients.
1987 Group Facilitator, Counseling Department, Indiana University . Served as small group
facilitator for workshop on human sexuality.
1986-1988 Live-in Staff, Blair House, South Central Community Mental Health Center, Bloomington,
IN. Implemented and supervised treatment plans, provided life skills training, and served as
normalizing role model for chronically mentally ill adults in a halfway house.
1982-1984 Developmental Skills Technician, New Hope of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN . Helped design
and implement behavior modification treatment plans for physically and mentally disabled adults
in a large residential facility.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2007- Professor, Department of Psychology, Auburn University . Courses include assessment and
psychotherapy practicum, adult assessment, behavior therapy, social psychology, abnormal
psychology, introduction to clinical psychology, and psychological trauma.
2000-2007 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Auburn University . Courses include
assessment and psychotherapy practicum, adult assessment, psychopathology, psychological
trauma, introduction to clinical methods, behavior therapy, introductory psychology, and research
methods.
1997-2000 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Auburn University . Courses include
assessment and psychotherapy practicum, adult assessment, psychological trauma, introduction
to clinical methods, introductory psychology, and research methods.
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1989-1997 Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts/Boston.
Instructor for 5-6 courses a year in introductory psychology, research methods, abnormal
psychology, social psychology, personality, psychological testing, and psychological trauma.
1986-1988 Associate Instructor, Department of Psychology, Indiana University. Instructor for course
in Abnormal Psychology for correspondence and continuing education students.
1984-1988 Assistant Instructor, Department of Psychology, Indiana University . Wrote and graded
exams, tutored individual students, and conducted group help sessions for courses in Abnormal
Psychology and Statistics.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
1991- International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
1984- Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
1. Assessment and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
2. Social information processing in anxiety, depression, and personality disorders.
3. Diagnosis and classification of psychopathology.
GRANTS
The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale: Psychometric Properties in a Combat Veteran
Population. Principal Investigator for Department of Veterans Affairs Research Advisory Group award to
develop and evaluate a new structured interview for PTSD, 1991-1993, ($74,000).
Cognitive Processing of Self-Relevant Information in Combat-Related PTSD. Principal Investigator
for Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Review award to study the role of self-schemas in the expression and
maintenance of PTSD, 1994-1997, ($228,800).
Psychometric Properties of the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale in a Civilian Trauma
Population. Principal Investigator for research award from the National Center for PTSD and the Department
of Veterans Affairs, 1999-2000, ($22,500).
INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Weathers, F.W. Assessment of post-traumatic stress disorder. Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the National Association of Social Workers in symposium on PTSD, Boston, MA, November 1990.
Weathers, F.W., & Krinsley, K.E. The hidden problem: Post-traumatic stress disorder and the
substance abusing client. Workshop presented at conference sponsored by The Greater Lynn Mental Health
& Retardation Association, Inc., entitled "Building a Common Language: The Dual Diagnosis of Mental Illness
and Substance Abuse," Peabody, MA, June, 1991.
Keane, T.M., Litz, B.T., Weathers, F.W., & Wolfe, J. New methods for assessing PTSD: Research
and clinical approaches. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic
Stress Studies, Washington, D.C., 1991.
Weathers, F.W., Blake, D.D., Krinsley, K.E., & Huska, J.A. The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale:
Description, use, and psychometric properties. Paper presented at the Lake George Research Conference on
PTSD, Bolton Landing, NY, January, 1993.
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Weathers, F.W., Litz, B.T., & Keane, T.M. The development of optimal test batteries for the
diagnosis of PTSD. Paper presented at the Lake George Research Conference on PTSD, Bolton Landing, NY,
January, 1993.
Krinsley, K.E., Weathers, F.W., Young, L.S., & Brief, D.J. The assessment of childhood trauma in
men. Paper presented at the Lake George Research Conference on PTSD, Bolton Landing, NY, January, 1993.
Weathers, F.W. Psychometric measures for the assessment and diagnosis of PTSD . Paper presented
at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies in the Research and Methodology
Pre-Meeting Institute, San Antonio, October, 1993.
Krinsley, K.E., & Weathers, F.W. Assessment of lifespan trauma: A multimethod, integrative
approach. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies,
San Antonio, October, 1993.
Keane, T.M., Litz, B.T., & Weathers, F.W. Behavior therapy in the treatment of posttraumatic
stress disorder. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior
Therapy, Atlanta, November, 1993.
Keane, T.M., Litz, B.T., & Weathers, F.W. Psychological assessment and treatment of
posttraumatic stress disorder. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement
of Behavior Therapy, San Diego, November, 1994.
Krinsley, K.E., Weathers, F.W., & Gallagher, J.G. A comprehensive protocol for assessing lifespan
trauma: The ELS. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress
Studies, Boston, November, 1995.
Gallagher, J.G., Weathers, F.W., & Litz, B.T. Integrating therapeutic exposure and process-oriented
psychotherapy: Conceptual and practical guidelines . Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Boston, November, 1995.
Weathers, F.W., Blake, D.D., & Nagy, L.M. The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-IV:
Clinical and research applications. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for
Traumatic Stress Studies, Boston, November, 1995.
Keane, T.M., Litz, B.T., & Weathers, F.W. Psychological assessment and treatment of
posttraumatic stress disorder. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement
of Behavior Therapy, Washington, D.C., November, 1995.
Keane, T.M., Litz, B.T., & Weathers, F.W. Psychological assessment and treatment of
posttraumatic stress disorder. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement
of Behavior Therapy, New York, November, 1996.
Weathers, F.W. The limitations of self-report in the assessment and diagnosis of PTSD. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies in a Pre-Meeting
Institute entitled “Consensus and Controversy in Assessment and Diagnosis of Trauma-Related Disorders,” E.
Carlson (Chair), San Francisco, November, 1996.
Weathers, F.W. Advanced topics in the assessment of trauma and PTSD . Pre-Meeting Institute
presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Montreal, November,
1997
Keane, T.M., Litz, B.T., & Weathers, F.W. Psychological assessment and treatment of
posttraumatic stress disorder. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement
of Behavior Therapy, Miami Beach, November, 1997.
Weathers, F.W., Knight, J., Litz, B.T., Ruscio, A.M., & Keane, T.M. The problem of response bias in
the assessment of PTSD. Paper presented at the Lake George Research Conference on PTSD, Bolton Landing,
NY, March, 1998.
Weathers, F.W. Recent advances in the assessment of trauma and PTSD . Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in a symposium entitled “Assessing Trauma,” G.
Brooks (Chair), Chicago, August, 2002.
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Weathers, F.W. Key issues in assessing exposure to psychological trauma . Workshop presented at
the Conference on Innovations in Trauma Research Methods, New Orleans, November, 2004.
Weathers, F.W. The Criterion A Problem: On the past, present, and future of the stressor criterion
for PTSD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies in a
symposium entitled “Toward DSM-V,” Stuart Turner (Chair), Chicago, November, 2008.
Weathers, F.W. The role of the stressor criterion for PTSD. Discussant at the annual meeting of the
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies for a symposium entitled “Criterion A: Should it stay or should
it go?” Atlanta, November, 2009.
Weathers, F.W. Evidence-based assessment of trauma and PTSD. Keynote address for Division 56
(Trauma Psychology) at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, August, 2012.
Weathers, F.W. PTSD in DSM-5. Webinar conducted for National Center for PTSD, September, 2013.
Schnurr, P.P., Friedman, M.J., Weathers, F.W., & Marx, B.P. Assessing PTSD According To DSM-5.
Pre-Meeting Institute presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.
Philadelphia, November, 2013.
Weathers, F.W. The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5(CAPS-5): Overview of
Features, Administration and Scoring. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the International Society
for Traumatic Stress Studies. Philadelphia, November, 2013.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Meeks, S., Carstensen, L.L., Stafford, P., Oltmanns, T.F., Lancaster, L., Weathers, F.W. Welch, R.
Characteristics of elderly CMI persons in the community . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Gerontological Society of America, November, 1988.
Weathers, F.W., McFall, R.M., & Bucsela, M. Self-schematic content and processes in depressed
and nondepressed college students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for
Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, D.C., November, 1989.
Brief, D.J., Weathers, F.W., & Brown, P. An assessment of high risk situations across the
addictions using a modified IDS. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement
of Behavior Therapy, Washington, D.C., November, 1989.
Blake, D.D., Weathers, F.W., Cook, J.D., Krinsley, K.E., Klauminzer, G., & Keane, T.M. Assessing
current and lifetime PTSD status with a clinician administered scale: The CAPS - Form 1. Paper presented
at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, October, 1990.
Litz, B.T., Weathers, F.W., Kaloupek, D.G., Gerardi, R.G., & Keane, T.M. Psychological parameters
of psychophysiological reactivity in combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Francisco, November, 1990.
Weathers, F.W., Blake, D.D., & Litz, B.T. Reliability and validity of a new structured interview for
PTSD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in a symposium
entitled "Advances in Psychometric Assessment of Combat-Related PTSD," B. Litz (Chair), San Francisco,
August, 1991.
Litz, B.T., Weathers, F.W., & Blake, D.D. Positive and negative subtypes in combat-related PTSD.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in a symposium entitled
"Advances in Psychometric Assessment of Combat-Related PTSD," B. Litz (Chair), San Francisco, August,
1991.
Weathers, F.W. PTSD and substance abuse: Is there a relationship? Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies in a symposium entitled "Trauma,
Psychopathology, and the Development of Psychiatric Disorders," S. Southwick (chair), Washington, D.C.,
October, 1991.
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Weathers, F.W., Litz, B.T., Keane, T.M., & Huska, J.A. Comorbidity in combat-related PTSD. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Washington, D.C.,
October, 1991.
Huska, J.A., & Weathers, F.W. Reliability and validity of the Dissociative Experiences Scale in
combat-related PTSD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress
Studies, Washington, D.C., October, 1991.
Litz, B.T., Forsyth, J.P., Weathers, F.W., Marx, B., & Keane, T.M. A psychometric analysis of
emotional numbing symptoms in combat-related PTSD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Washington, D.C., October, 1991.
Brief, D.J., Weathers, F.W., & Krinsley, K.E. The process of relapse in cocaine abusers. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York,
November, 1991.
Weathers, F.W., Brief, D.J., & Krinsley, K.E. Drug choice and psychopathology: Implications for
the self-medication hypothesis. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological
Association in a symposium entitled "Dual Diagnosis: Addicted Mentally Ill and Mentally Ill Addicts," W. Penk
(Chair), Washington, D.C., August, 1992.
Blake, D.D., Weathers, F.W., Nagy, L.M., Kaloupek, D.G., Klauminzer, G., Charney, D.S., & Keane,
T.M. The development of a structured interview for posttraumatic stress disorder . Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies in a symposium entitled "An Update on
the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scales (CAPS-1 and CAPS-2)," D. Blake (Chair), Los Angeles, October,
1992.
Weathers, F.W., Blake, D.D., Krinsley, K.E., Haddad, W., Huska, J.A., & Keane, T.M. The Clinician-
Administered PTSD Scale - Diagnostic Version (CAPS-1): Description, use, and psychometric properties.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies in a symposium
entitled "An Update on the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scales (CAPS-1 and CAPS-2)," D. Blake (Chair), Los
Angeles, October, 1992.
Litz, B.T., Weathers, F.W., Huska, J.A., & Keane, T.M. The utility of the SCL-90-R in the diagnosis
of PTSD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Los
Angeles, October, 1992.
Young, L.S., Weathers, F.W., Krinsley, K.E., & Brief, D.J. Childhood trauma and personality
disorders among male substance abusers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society
for Traumatic Stress Studies, Los Angeles, October, 1992.
Weathers, F.W., Huska, J.A., & Keane, T.M. Reliability and concurrent validity of the DES in
combat veterans. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress
Studies in a symposium entitled "Assessment and Neurobiological Investigation of Dissociative States," D.
Bremner (Chair), Los Angeles, October, 1992.
Weathers, F.W., Krinsley, K.E., & Brief, D.J. Psychometric detection of early trauma in adults: A
utility analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
in a symposium entitled "Assessment of Childhood Trauma in Men: Clinical and Research Issues," K. Krinsley
(Chair), Los Angeles, October, 1992.
Weathers, F.W., Blake, D.D., Krinsley, K.E., Haddad, W., Huska, J.A., & Keane, T.M. The Clinician-
Administered PTSD Scale: Reliability and construct validity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, November, 1992.
Brief, D.J., Weathers, F.W., Krinsley, K.E., Young, L.S., & Kelley, J.M. Psychopathology in male
substance abusers: Relationship to drug of choice and early trauma . Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, November, 1992.
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Niles, B.L., Weathers, F.W., Kelley, J.M., & Brief, D.J. The Addiction Severity Index Psychological
Scale: What does it measure? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of
Behavior Therapy, Boston, November, 1992.
Krinsley, K.E., Young, L.S., Weathers, F.W., Brief, D.J., & Kelley, J.M. Behavioral correlates of
childhood and multiple trauma in substance abusing men . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, November, 1992.
Litz, B.T., Weathers, F.W., & Keane, T.M. Attentional bias in combat-related PTSD: Differential
deficit or residual effect of combat? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for
Advancement of Behavior Therapy in a symposium entitled, "Recent Developments in Information-Processing
Research in Anxiety Disorders," B. Litz (Chair), Boston, November, 1992.
Litz, B.T., Kaloupek, D.G., Weathers, F.W., & Gould, R. Physiological responsivity to general versus
trauma-specific stressors in Vietnam combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. Paper presented
at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, November, 1992.
Weathers, F.W., Litz, B.T., Schlenger, W.E., Fairbank, J.A., & Caddell, J.M. Symptom patterns in
combat-related PTSD: Treatment-seeking versus community samples. Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the American Psychological Association in a symposium entitled "Manifestations of PTSD in Traumatized
Populations: A Symptom-Level Analysis," B. Litz (Chair), Toronto, August, 1993.
Weathers, F.W., Litz, B.T., Herman, D.S., Huska, J.A., & Keane, T.M. The PTSD Checklist (PCL):
Reliability, validity, and diagnostic utility. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society
for Traumatic Stress Studies, San Antonio, October, 1993.
Herman, D.S., Weathers, F.W., Litz, B.T., Joaquim, S.G., & Keane, T.M. The PK scale of the MMPI-
2: Reliability and validity of the embedded and stand-alone versions. Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, San Antonio, October, 1993.
Litz, B.T., Herman, D., & Weathers, F.W. Patterns of PTSD symptom severity in Vietnam and
Persian Gulf veterans. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress
Studies, San Antonio, October, 1993.
Litz, B.T., Herman, D., Weathers, F.W., & Keane, T.M. The role of response bias in memory and
self-report strategies in combat-related PTSD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International
Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, San Antonio, October, 1993.
Quinn, S., Knight, J., Weathers, F., Keane, T., & Ireland, L. Effects of compensation-seeking status
on MMPI profiles of veterans. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for
Traumatic Stress Studies, San Antonio, October, 1993.
McNally, R., Litz, B., Prassas, A., Weathers, F., & Shin, L. Autobiographical memory in PTSD. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies in a symposium entitled
"Memory Deficits in War Veterans with Chronic PTSD," R. Yehuda (Chair), San Antonio, October, 1993.
McNally, R.J., Litz, B.T., Prassas, A., Weathers, F.W., & Shin, L. Priming of autobiographical
memory in PTSD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior
Therapy, Atlanta, November, 1993.
Orsillo, S.M., Weathers, F.W., Litz, B.T., Steinberg, H.R., & Keane, T.M. Current and lifetime
prevalence of comorbid psychiatric disorders in combat-related PTSD. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Atlanta, November, 1993.
Brief, D.J., Weathers, F.W., Steinberg, H.R., & Krinsley, K.E. Problems associated with psychiatric
comorbidity in substance abusers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement
of Behavior Therapy, Atlanta, November, 1993.
Weathers, F.W., Brief, D.J., Krinsley, K.E., & Keane, T.M. Comorbid personality disorders in
posttraumatic stress disorder. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of
Behavior Therapy in a symposium entitled " Comorbid Personality Disorders in the Anxiety Disorders:
Prevalence, Treatment Implications, and Theory," J. Ricciardi (Chair), Atlanta, November, 1993.
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Orsillo, S.M., Litz, B.T., Block, D.L., Weathers, F.W., & Bergman, E.D. State changes in dissociation
in response to trauma-related cues. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for
Traumatic Stress Studies in a symposium entitled "Objective Indicators of Dissociation in PTSD," M. Griffin
(Chair), Chicago, November, 1994.
Ouimette, P.C., Weathers, F.W., Litz, B.T., Krinsley, K.E., Brief, D.J., & Keane, T.M. Psychometric
evaluation of the Mississippi Scale for Civilian PTSD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, November, 1994.
Krinsley, K.E., Ouimette, P.C., Newman, E., & Weathers, F.W. Behavioral clues associated with
childhood abuse in adult men. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for
Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, November, 1994.
Weathers, F.W., Litz, B.T., & Keane, T.M. Cognitive processing of self-relevant information in
combat-related PTSD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress
Studies in a symposium entitled "New Paradigms for Studying PTSD: The Move Beyond Self-Reported
Symptoms," D. Riggs (Chair), Chicago, November, 1994.
Vielhauer, M.J., Weathers, F.W., Krinsley, K.E., Brief, D.J., Ouimette, P.C., & Steinberg, H.R.
Complex PTSD associated with childhood abuse in male substance abusers . Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, November, 1994.
Krinsley, K.E., Brief, D.J., & Weathers, F.W. Problems associated with childhood trauma in
substance abusers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior
Therapy, San Diego, November, 1994.
Byrne, C.A., Riggs, D.S., Arias, I., Weathers, F.W., Litz, B.T., & Kamen, D. Predicting relationship
aggression in male Vietnam veterans. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for
Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Diego, November, 1994.
Orsillo, S.M., Weathers, F.W., Litz, B.T., Steinberg, H.R., & Keane, T.M. Defining the boundaries of
PTSD: A symptom-level analysis of the comorbidity of PTSD and major depression . Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Diego, November, 1994.
Riggs, D.S., Byrne, C.A., Weathers, F.W., & Litz, B.T. The cycle of trauma: Marital violence in
Vietnam veterans with PTSD. Paper presented at the Fourth International Family Violence Research
Conference in a symposium entitled "Issues in Batterer Treatment," D. Sanders (Chair), Durham, NH, July,
1995.
Newman, E., Weathers, F.W., Litz, B.T., Krinsley, K.E., & Palmieri, P.A. Co-morbid personality
disorders in war-zone related and childhood-related PTSD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Boston, November, 1995.
Gallagher, J.G., & Weathers, F.W. Use of the therapeutic relationship in implementing direct
therapeutic exposure. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress
Studies in a symposium entitled "New Directions in Empirically-Based Trauma Treatment: Integrating Exposure
and Disclosure," J. Ford and B. Litz (Co-Chairs), Boston, November, 1995.
Vielhauer, M.J., Weathers, F.W., Brief, D.J., Krinsley, K.E., & Palmieri, P.A. Complex PTSD in
males: Association with dimensions of interpersonal trauma . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Boston, November, 1995.
Riggs, D.S., Byrne, C.A., Kamen, D., Weathers, F.W., Gallagher, J.G., & Litz, B.T. Emotional
processing during marital communication interactions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies in a symposium entitled "Impediments to Emotional Processing
in PTSD," S. Orsillo and B. Litz (Co-Chairs), Boston, November, 1995.
Weathers, F.W., Haddad, W.P., Litz, B.T., Keane, T.M., Palmieri, P.A., & Steinberg, H.S. Intimacy in
war-zone-related PTSD: Cognitive and affective responses to simulated interpersonal situations . Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy in a symposium
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entitled "Intimacy and Relationships in the Wake of Trauma,” D. Riggs (Chair), Washington, D.C., November,
1995.
Riggs, D.S., Byrne, C.A., Weathers, F.W., Litz, B.T., & Arias, I. The quality of marital relationships
of Vietnam veterans: The impact of posttraumatic stress disorder. Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy in a symposium entitled "Intimacy and Relationships in
the Wake of Trauma,” D. Riggs (Chair), Washington, D.C., November, 1995.
Krinsley, K.E., Weathers, F.W., & Gallagher, J.G. A multidimensional assessment of lifetime trauma:
The ELS. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy in a
symposium entitled "The Criterion A Problem in PTSD: Conceptual and Practical Issues in the Assessment of
Traumatic Life Events,” F. Weathers (Chair), Washington, D.C., November, 1995.
Newman, E., Weathers, F.W., Nader, K.O., Kriegler, J.A., Pynoos, R.S., & Blake, D.D. Revisions in
the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for Children and Adolescents (DSM-IV). Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, San Francisco, November, 1996.
Riggs, D., Byrne, C.A., Gallagher, J.G., & Weathers, F.W. Problems, conflict and communication in
the relationships of Vietnam veterans. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for
Traumatic Stress Studies in a symposium entitled "The Impact of Trauma on Functioning in Couple
Relationships," J. Waltz (Chair), San Francisco, November, 1996.
Roemer, L., Orsillo, S., Weathers, F.W., & Litz, B. An examination of emotional withholding among
Vietnam veterans with PTSD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic
Stress Studies in a symposium entitled "Impediments to Traumatic Disclosure: Empirical Approaches to
Inhibition, Concealment, and Silencing,” F. Abueg (Chair), San Francisco, November, 1996.
Weathers, F.W., Herman, D.S., Litz, B.T., McNally, R.J., Meron, A., Palmieri, P.A., & Keane, T.M.
Selective processing of trauma-relevant stimuli in war-zone-related posttraumatic stress disorder. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York,
November, 1996.
Flack, W.F., Litz, B.T., Beaudreau, S.A., Ruef, A., Laird, J.D., & Weathers, F.W. Emotional
expressions and feelings in combat-related PTSD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International
Society for Traumatic Stress Studies in a symposium entitled "Studies of Emotional Expression in Trauma," W.F.
Flack (Chair), Montreal, November, 1997.
Tolin, D.F., Weathers, F.W., Litz, B.T., Knight, J., & Keane, T.M. The use of the MMPI-2
Infrequency-Psychopathology Scale with veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Montreal, November, 1997.
Leskin, G.A., Litz, B.T., Weathers, F.W., King, D.W., & King, L.A. Faster Stroop reaction times in
PTSD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies,
Montreal, November, 1997.
Flack, W.F., Litz, B.T., Laird, J.D., Beaudreau, S.A., Ruef, A., & Weathers, F.W. A self-perception
approach to emotion in combat-related PTSD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International
Society for Traumatic Stress Studies in a symposium entitled "Empirical Investigations of the Parameters of
Emotional Responding in PTSD," L. Roemer & B.T. Litz (Co-Chairs), Montreal, November, 1997.
Weathers, F.W., Meron, A., & Keane, T.M. Psychometric properties of five scoring rules for the
Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International
Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Montreal, November, 1997.
Beaudreau, S.A., Flack, W.F., Litz, B.T., Ruef, A., & Weathers, F.W. Emotional expression and
experience in combat-related PTSD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for
Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami Beach, November, 1997.
Ruscio, A.M., & Weathers, F.W. Impact of PTSD on parent-child relationships of Vietnam
veterans. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies,
Washington, DC, November, 1998.
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Hoffman, T., Weathers, F.W., McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., & Daniels, J.B. The reliability of the
Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale in a mixed civilian trauma sample. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, November, 2000.
Adkins, J.W., Weathers, F.W., McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., & Daniels, J.B. Psychometric properties of
eight self-report measures of PTSD in college students with mixed trauma exposure . Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, November, 2000.
McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., Weathers, F.W., Adkins, J.W., & Daniels, J.B. The use of the Personality
Assessment Inventory in the assessment of PTSD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association
for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, November, 2000.
Benson, T. A., Weathers, F.W., Anderson, C., & Hoffman, T. Sources of discrepancy between
independent administrations of the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, November, 2001.
Eakin, D.E., Weathers, F.W., Benson, T., Anderson, C., & Funderburk, B. Detection of malingered
PTSD: A comparison of the PAI and MMPI-2. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for
Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, November, 2001.
Adkins, J.W., McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., Weathers, F.W., & Eakin, D.E. Psychometric properties of the
Trauma Symptom Inventory in college students with mixed trauma exposure . Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, November, 2001.
McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., Adkins, J.W., & Weathers, F.W. The use of the Trauma Symptom Inventory
in the assessment of PTSD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of
Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, November, 2001.
Briere, J., Weathers, F.W., & Runtz, M. Multiscale Dissociation Inventory (MDI): Psychometrics of
a new standardized measure in clinical, university, and general population samples . Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, San Antonio, March, 2002.
Davison, J.W., Blashfield, R.K., & Weathers, F.W. Computer-aided GAF rating: A comparison of
two software programs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association,
Chicago, August, 2002.
McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., Weathers, F. W., Flood, A. M., Eakin, D. E., & Benson, T. B. A comparison
of the MMPI-2 and the PAI for the assessment of PTSD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore, November, 2002.
McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., Weathers, F. W., Flood, A. M., Benson, T. B., & Eakin, D. E. A comparison
of the MMPI-2 and PAI PTSD scales for discriminating PTSD from depression and social phobia . Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno, November,
2002.
Flood, A.M., Weathers, F.W., McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., Eakin, D.E., & Benson, T.B. Risky health
behaviors as a mediator between posttraumatic stress disorder and physical health in trauma-exposed
college students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior
Therapy, Reno, November, 2002.
Smitherman, T.A., McGlynn, F.D., & Weathers, F.W. Behavioral treatment of claustrophobia using
a mock MRI device and in vivo exposure: A case study . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, November, 2003.
Weathers, F.W., Rousseau, G.S., Eakin, D.E., McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., & Flood, A.M. A comparison
of PTSD symptom patterns in three types of civilian trauma . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, November, 2003.
McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., Weathers, F.W., & Flood, A.M. Prevalence of social phobia symptoms in a
sample of trauma-exposed college students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for
Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, November, 2003.
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McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., Murphy, J.G., Weathers, F.W., & Flood, A. PTSD and depression increase
risk for substance abuse among college students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Psychological Association, Honolulu, July, 2004.
Weathers, F., Jayasinghe, N., Roberts, J., Leck, P. Cukor, J., & Difede, J. Self-report vs. clinical
assessment for PTSD in WTC disaster workers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for
Advancement of Behavior Therapy in a symposium entitled "The Psychological Effects of the WTC Attack in
Disaster Relief Workers," J. Difede (Chair), New Orleans, November, 2004.
Weathers, F.W., Eakin, D.E., McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., Flood, A.M., & Rousseau, G.S. PTSD symptom
patterns in three types of civilian trauma . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for
Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, November, 2004.
Weathers, F. Self-report versus clinical assessment of World Trade Center disaster workers with
PTSD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in a symposium entitled
"The Psychiatric Effects of the World Trade Center Attack in Disaster Relief Workers," J. Difede (Chair),
Atlanta, May, 2005.
Weathers. F.W., Palmieri. P.A., Kelley, L.P., & Brice, S.E. Variance in factor structure of the PTSD
Checklist across two distinct trauma types. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, DC, November, 2005.
Pruneau, G.M., Weathers, F.W., Kelley, L.P., & Brice, S.E. Profile analysis of gender differences on
the PTSD Checklist. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies, Washington, DC, November, 2005.
Carter, B.H., Pirtle, D.J., & Weathers, F.W. Content validity analysis of stressful life events
checklists. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Alabama Psychological Association, Birmingham, AL,
November, 2007.
Pruneau, G. M., Masilla, A., Diaz, M., & Weathers, F. W. Differential correlates of avoidance and
numbing in PTSD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies, Philadelphia, PA, November, 2007.
Eckardt, E., Weathers, F., Pruneau, G., & Kelley, L. Psychometric Properties of the Detailed
Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress (DAPS) in College Students with Mixed Civilian Trauma Exposure .
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, November, 2007.
Monahan, C., McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., Flood, A.M., & Weathers, F.W. Contribution of PTSD
symptom clusters to hazardous drinking . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November, 2007.
Kelley, L.P., Weathers, F.W., Pruneau, G., Eckardt, E., & Brice, S. The differential relationship of
injury, perceived life threat, and betrayal with PTSD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November, 2007.
Bracken, K. L., McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., & Weathers, F. W. Group differences on four indicators
of self-harm in a sample of trauma-exposed college students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, Orlando, Florida, November, 2008.
Williams, J. L., McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., McCausland, C. M., Flood, A. M., & Weathers, F. W. Health
complaints among trauma-exposed college students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, Orlando, Florida, November, 2008.
Carter, B. H., Mason, E. M., Pruneau, G. M., Reid, L., & Weathers, F. W. Reliability and concurrent
validity of three self-report measures of trauma exposure. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Atlanta, GA, November, 2009.
Mason, E. A., Carter, B. H., Pruneau, G. M., Lyle, S. E., & Weathers, F. W. The relationship between
cognitive distortions and posttraumatic stress disorder. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Atlanta, GA, November, 2009.
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Talbert, C. A., Pruneau, G. M., Carter, B. H., Lyle, S. E., & Weathers, F. W. Differences in
interpersonal support between survivors of interpersonal and non-interpersonal traumas. Paper presented
at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Atlanta, GA, November, 2009.
Thomas, K.M., Orlando, M., Hopwood, C.J., McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., & Weathers, F.W. Detecting
feigned PTSD with the Personality Assessment Inventory . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Society for Personality Assessment, San Jose, CA, March, 2010.
Talbert, C. A., Mason, E. A., & Weathers, F. W. Construct validity of three measures of
depersonalization in trauma-exposed college students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, November, 2010.
Dickstein, B.D., Marino-Carper, T., Weathers, F., Goldsmith, A., Baker, D., Litz, B.T. A diagnostic
utility analysis of the PTSD Checklist in active duty Marines . Paper presented at 27th annual meeting of the
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore, MD, November, 2011.
Domino, J.L., Davis, M.T., Talbert, C.A., & Weathers, F.W. Posttraumatic cognitions as mediators
of the relationship between perceived life threat and PTSD and depression. Paper presented at 27th annual
meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore, MD, November, 2011.
Davis, M.T., Weathers, F.W., & Mason, E.A. PTSD and college adjustment in students exposed to
Criterion A and non-Criterion A stressors. Paper presented at 27th annual meeting of the International Society
for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore, MD, November, 2011.
Talbert, C.A., Carter, B.H., Witte, T.K, Weathers, F.W., & Pruneau, G. Confirmatory factor analysis
of the Detailed Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress (DAPS) in trauma-exposed college students. Paper
presented at 27th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore, MD,
November, 2011.
Blevins, C. A., Weathers, F. W., Witte, T. K., & Davis, M. T. The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5): Preliminary psychometric analysis in trauma-exposed college students.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Los Angeles,
CA, November, 2012.
Lee, D. J., Davis, M., T., & Weathers, F. W. Experiential avoidance and posttraumatic outcomes:
Association with PTSD symptom severity, posttraumatic cognitions, and functional impairment. Paper
presented at the 46th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National
Harbor, MD, November, 2012.
Davis, M. T., Witte, T.K, Blevins, C., & Weathers, F. W. (2013, November). Examining the
relationship between PTSD and suicidal ideation with guidance from the interpersonal-psychological
theory of suicide. Paper presented at the 46thAnnual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and
Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN. Lee, D. J., Davis, M., T., Domino, J. L., Feiszli, K. L., & Weathers, F. W. (2013, November). Emotion
regulation and posttraumatic stress: The role of negative affect. Paper presented at the 47th annual meeting
of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.
Lee, D. J., Seligowski, A. V., Davis, M., T., & Weathers, F. W. (2013, November). Psychometric
properties of six self-report measures of emotion regulation: Evidence of convergent and discriminant
validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability. Paper presented at the 47th annual meeting of the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.
Feiszli, K. R., Domino, J. L., Lee, D. J., & Weathers, F. W. (2013, November). Psychometric
properties of the Inventory of Altered Self-Capacities in trauma-exposed college students. Paper presented
at the 29th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Philadelphia, PA.
Domino, J. L., Feiszli, K. R., & Davis, M. T., & Weathers, F. W. (2013, November). The relationship
between broad factors of the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire-Brief Form and DSM-5 PTSD
symptoms. Paper presented at the 29th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies,
Philadelphia, PA.
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Domino, J. L., Feiszli, K. R., & Weathers, F. W. (2013, November). Aggression and PTSD: A
symptom-cluster and item-level analysis. Paper presented at the 47th annual meeting of the Association for
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.
Weathers, F.W. The PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5): Development and initial psychometric
analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies in a
symposium entitled " The DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for PTSD: Implications for PTSD Assessment and
Screening," K. Wyka (chair), Philadelphia, November, 2013.
Blevins, C.A., Weathers, F.W., Davis, M.T., Witte, T.K., & Domino, J.D. The PTSD Checklist for
DSM-5 (PCL-5): Overview of revisions and initial psychometric analyses. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies in a symposium entitled "Development and
Evaluation of the PCL-5, PC-PTSD-5 and CAPS-5," A. Prins (chair), Miami, November, 2014.
Davis, M.T., Witte, T.K., Lee, D.J., Blevins, C.A., & Weathers, F.W. (2014, November). The role of
posttraumatic stress disorder symptom clusters in the prediction of suicidal ideation. Paper presented at
the 30th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Miami, FL.
Feiszli, K. R., Domino, J. L., Lee, D. J., & Weathers, F. W. (2014, November). Association of
childhood neglect with self-regulation and PTSD. Paper presented at the 30th annual meeting of the
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Miami, FL.
Lee, D. J., Witte, T. K., Weathers, F. W., & Davis, M. T. (2014, November). Emotion regulation
strategy use and posttraumatic stress disorder: Associations between multiple strategies and specific
symptom clusters. Paper presented at the 48h annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Lee, D. J., Silverstein, M. W., Davis, M. T., & Weathers, F. W. (2014, November). PTSD symptoms in
response to stressful vs. traumatic events: Differences across symptom clusters and assessment methods.
Presented at the 48th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia,
PA.
Silverstein, M. W., Lee, D. J., Davis, M., T., & Weathers, F. W. (2014, November). PTSD symptom
severity and its association with grit, resilience, posttraumatic growth, and coping flexibility. Presented at
the 48th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Silverstein, M. W., Lee, D. J., Davis, M., T., & Weathers, F. W. (2014, November). Trauma-related
functional impairment: The role of PTSD symptom severity, negative mood regulation, and unmet
interpersonal needs. Presented at the 48th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Feiszli, K. R., Witte, T. K., & Weathers, F. W. (2015, November). Factor structure of the Inventory
of Altered Self-Capacities in trauma-exposed college students. Presented at the 31st annual meeting of the
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, LA.
Silverstein, M. W., Kramer, L. B., Lee, D. J., & Weathers, F. W. (2015, November). DSM-5 PTSD
symptom profiles in individuals with high versus low posttraumatic growth. Presented at the 31st annual
meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, LA.
Kramer, L. B., Silverstein, M. W., Lee, D. J., & Weathers, F. W. (2015, November). Posttraumatic
growth and PTSD symptoms: The role of depressive cognitions . Poster presented at the 31st annual meeting
of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, LA.
Feiszli, K. R., Cero, I. J., Witte, T. K., & Weathers, F. W. (2016, October). Classic and complex
posttraumatic stress disorder: A latent profile analysis. Presented at the 50th annual meeting of the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Petri, J. M., Kramer, L., Silverstein, M., Lee, D., & Weathers, F. W. (November, 2016). Moving
beyond self-report: Construct validation of DSM-5 PTSD using the CAPS-5. Presented at the 32nd annual
meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies; Dallas, TX.
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Kramer, L. B., Dieujuste, N., Silverstein, M. W., Lee, D. J., & Weathers, F. W. (2016, November). Support for the utility of the seven-factor hybrid model of PTSD. Poster presented at the 32nd annual
meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Dallas, TX.
ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS
Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS)
Weathers, F.W. (2004). Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) – Technical manual. Los
Angeles: Western Psychological Services.
Weathers, F.W., Newman, E., Blake, D.D., Nagy, L.M., Schnurr, P.P., Kaloupek, D.G., Charney, D.S.,
& Keane, T.M. (2004). Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) – Interviewer’s guide. Los Angeles:
Western Psychological Services.
Weathers, F.W., Blake, D.D., Schnurr, P.P., Kaloupek, D.G., Marx, B.P., & Keane, T.M. (2013). The
Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5). Interview available from the National Center for
PTSD at www.ptsd.va.gov.
Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for Children and Adolescents (CAPS-CA)
Newman, E., Weathers, F.W., Nader, K.O., Kaloupek, D.G., Pynoos, R.S., Blake, D.D., & Kriegler,
J.A. (2004). Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for Children and Adolescents (CAPS-CA) – Interviewer’s
guide. Los Angeles: Western Psychological Services.
PTSD Checklist (PCL)
Weathers, F.W., Litz, B.T., Huska, J.A., & Keane, T.M. (1994). The PTSD Checklist (Military,
Civilian, and Specific versions). Scales available from the National Center for PTSD at www.ptsd.va.gov.
Weathers, F.W., Litz, B.T., Keane, T.M., Palmieri, P. A., Marx, B. P., & Schnurr, P.P. (2013). The
PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5). Scale available from the National Center for PTSD at www.ptsd.va.gov.
BOOK CHAPTERS AND OTHER NON-PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Weathers, F.W., & Keane, T.M. (1994). Post-traumatic stress disorder. In C. Last and M. Hersen
(eds.), Adult behavior therapy casebook . New York: Plenum.
Litz, B.T., & Weathers, F.W. (1994). The diagnosis and assessment of PTSD in adults. In M.B.
Williams and J. Sommer (eds.), Handbook of post-traumatic therapy: A practical guide to intervention,
treatment and research. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing.
Weathers, F.W., Litz, B.T., & Keane, T.M. (1995). Military trauma. In John R. Freedy and Stevan E.
Hobfoll (eds.) Traumatic stress: From theory to practice. New York: Plenum Press.
Keane, T.M., Kaloupek, D.G., & Weathers, F.W. (1996). Cross-cultural issues in the assessment of
post-traumatic stress disorder. In Anthony J. Marsella, Matthew J. Friedman, Ellen Gerrity, and Raymond
Scurfield (eds.) Ethnocultural aspects of post-traumatic stress disorder. Washington, DC: American
Psychiatric Press.
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Weathers, F.W., Keane, T.M., King, L.A., & King, D.W. (1997). Psychometric theory in the
development of PTSD assessment tools. In John P. Wilson and Terence M. Keane (eds.) Assessing
psychological Trauma and PTSD: A practitioner's handbook . New York: Guilford Press.
Weathers, F.W., & Keane, T.M. (1999). Psychological assessment of traumatized adults. In Philip A.
Saigh and J. Douglas Bremner (eds.) Posttraumatic stress disorder: A comprehensive approach to research
and treatment. New York: Allyn & Bacon.
Keane, T.M., Weathers, F.W., & Foa, E.B. (2000). Diagnosis and Assessment. In Edna B. Foa,
Terence M. Keane, & Matthew J. Friedman (eds.) Effective treatments for PTSD. New York: Guilford.
Flack, W.F., Litz, B.T., Weathers, F.W., & Beaudreau, S.A. (2002). Assessment and diagnosis of PTSD
in adults: A comprehensive psychological approach. In M.B. Williams and J.F. Sommer, Jr. (Eds.), Simple and
complex post-traumatic stress disorder: Strategies for comprehensive treatment in clinical practice.
Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.
Weathers, F.W., Keane, T.M., & Foa, E.B. (2008). Assessment and diagnosis of posttraumatic stress
disorder. In Edna B. Foa, Terence M. Keane, & Matthew J. Friedman (eds.), Effective treatments for PTSD
(2nd ed.) (pp. 23-61). New York: Guilford.
Weathers, F.W. (2008). Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale. In G. Reyes, J. D. Elhai, & J. D. Ford
(Eds.), Encyclopedia of psychological trauma (pp. 125-126). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Weathers, F.W., & Keane, T.M. (2008). Diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder. In G. Reyes, J. D.
Elhai, & J. D. Ford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of psychological trauma (pp. 494-500). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Weathers, F.W., & Keane, T.M. (2008). Adult psychometric assessment. In G. Reyes, J. D. Elhai, & J.
D. Ford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of psychological trauma (pp. 48-58). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Weathers, F.W. (2008). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist. In G. Reyes, J. D. Elhai, & J. D. Ford
(Eds.), Encyclopedia of psychological trauma (pp. 491-494). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Weathers, F.W. (2008). Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV – posttraumatic stress disorder
module. In G. Reyes, J. D. Elhai, & J. D. Ford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of psychological trauma (pp. 633-635).
Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Weathers, F.W., & Keane, T.M. (2008). Definition of trauma. In G. Reyes, J. D. Elhai, & J. D. Ford
(Eds.), Encyclopedia of psychological trauma (pp. 657-660). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Bovin, M. J., & Weathers, F. (2012). Assessing PTSD symptoms. In J. G. Beck, & D. M. Sloan (Eds.),
Handbook of traumatic stress disorders. New York: Oxford University Press.
Blevins, C.A., Lee, D.J., & Weathers, F.W. (2014). Psychological assessment of veterans: PTSD and
other anxiety disorders. In S.S. Bush (Ed.), Psychological assessment of veterans. New York: Oxford
University Press.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Blake, D.D., Weathers, F.W., Nagy, L.M., Kaloupek, D.G., Klauminzer, G., Charney, D.S., & Keane,
T.M. (1990). A clinician rating scale for assessing current and lifetime PTSD: The CAPS-1. the Behavior
Therapist, 18, 187-188.
Meeks, S., Carstensen, L.L., Stafford, P.B., Brenner, L.L., Weathers, F.W., Welch, R., & Oltmanns,
T.F. (1990). Mental health needs of the chronically mentally ill elderly. Psychology and Aging, 5, 163-171.
Keane, T.M., Weathers, F.W., & Kaloupek, D.G. (1992). Psychological assessment of post-traumatic
stress disorder. PTSD Research Quarterly, 3 (4), 1-7.
Weathers, F.W., & Litz, B.T. (1994). Psychometric properties of the Clinician-Administered PTSD
Scale, CAPS-1. PTSD Research Quarterly, 5 (2), 2-6.
McNally, R.J., Litz, B.T., Prassas, A., Shin, L., & Weathers, F.W. (1994). Emotional priming of
autobiographical memory in post-traumatic stress disorder. Cognition and Emotion, 8, 351-367.
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Blake, D.D., Weathers, F.W., Nagy, L.M., Kaloupek, D.G., Gusman, F.D., Charney, D.S., & Keane,
T.M. (1995). The development of a clinician-administered PTSD scale. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 8, 75-90.
Krinsley, K.E., & Weathers, F.W. (1995). The assessment of trauma in adults. PTSD Research
Quarterly, 6 (3), 1-6..
Weathers, F.W., Litz, B.T., Herman, D.S., Keane, T.M., Steinberg, H.R., Huska, J.A., & Kraemer,
H.C. (1996). The utility of the SCL-90-R for the diagnosis of war-zone-related PTSD. Journal of Traumatic
Stress, 9, 111-128.
Orsillo, S., Weathers, F.W., Litz, B.T., Steinberg, H.R., Huska, J.A., & Keane, T.M. (1996). Current
and lifetime psychiatric disorders among veterans with war-zone-related post-traumatic stress disorder. Journal
of Nervous and Mental Disease, 184, 307-313.
Litz, B.T., Weathers, F.W., Monaco,V., Herman, D.S., Wulfsohn, M., Marx, B., & Keane, T.M. (1996).
Attention, arousal, and memory in posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 9, 497-519.
Herman, D.S., Weathers, F.W., Litz, B.T., & Keane, T.M. (1996). The PK scale of the MMPI-2:
Reliability and validity of the embedded and stand-alone versions. Assessment, 3, 437-442.
Kounios, J., Litz, B.T., Kaloupek, D.G., Riggs, D.S., Knight, J., Weathers, F.W., Anderson, J.E., &
Keane, T.M. (1997). Electrophysiology of combat-related PTSD. Annals of the New York Academy of
Sciences, 821, 504-507.
Litz, B.T., Schlenger, W.E., Weathers, F.W., Cadell, J.M., Fairbank, J.A., & LaVange, L.M. (1997).
Predictors of emotional numbing in posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 10, 607-618.
Riggs, D.S., Byrne, C.A., Weathers, F.W., & Litz, B.T. (1998). The quality of the intimate relationships
of male Vietnam veterans: Problems associated with posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Traumatic
Stress, 11, 87-101.
Gallagher, J.G., Riggs, D.S., Byrne, C.A., & Weathers, F.W. (1998). Female partners’ estimations of
male veterans’ combat-related PTSD severity. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 11, 367-374.
King, D.W., Leskin, G.A., King, L.A., & Weathers, F.W. (1998). Confirmatory factor analysis of the
Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale: Evidence for the dimensionality of posttraumatic stress disorder.
Psychological Assessment, 10, 90-96.
Weathers, F.W., Ruscio, A.M., & Keane, T.M. (1999). Psychometric properties of nine scoring rules for
the Clinician-Administered Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Scale. Psychological Assessment, 11, 124-133.
Litz, B.T., Orsillo, S.M., Kaloupek, D.G., & Weathers, F.W. (2000). Emotional processing in
posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 109, 26-39.
Weathers, F.W., Keane, T.M., & Davidson, J.R.T. (2001). The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale: A
review of the first ten years of research. Depression and Anxiety, 13, 132-156.
Ruscio, A.M., Weathers, F.W., King, L.A., & King, D.W. (2002). Predicting male war-zone veterans’
relationships with their children: The unique contribution of emotional numbing. Journal of Traumatic Stress,
15, 351-357.
Krinsley, K.E., Gallagher, J.G., Weathers, F.W., Kutter, C.J., & Kaloupek, D.G. (2003). Consistency of
retrospective reporting about exposure to traumatic events. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 16, 399-409.
Hofmann, S.G., Litz, B.T., & Weathers, F.W. (2003). Social anxiety, depression, and PTSD in Vietnam
veterans. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 17, 573-582.
Tolin, D.F., Maltby, N., Weathers, F.W., Litz, B.T., Knight, J., & Keane, T.M. (2004). The use of the
MMPI-2 Infrequency-Psychopathology Scale in the assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder in male
veterans. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 26, 23-29.
McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., Weathers, F.W., & Adkins, J.W. (2005). The use of the Trauma Symptom
Inventory in the assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 18, 63-67.
McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., Weathers, F.W., Adkins, J.W., & Daniels, J.B. (2005). Use of the Personality
Assessment Inventory in assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder in women. Journal of Psychopathology
and Behavioral Assessment, 27, 57-65.
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Mozley, S.L., Miller, M.W., Weathers, F.W., Beckham, J.C., & Feldman, M.E. (2005). Personality
Assessment Inventory (PAI) profiles of male veterans with combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder.
Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 27, 179-189.
Briere, J., Weathers, F.W., & Runtz, M. (2005). Is dissociation a multidimensional construct? Data from
the Multiscale Dissociation Inventory. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 18, 221-231.
Briere, J., Scott, C., & Weathers, F. (2005). Peritraumatic and persistent dissociation in the presumed
etiology of PTSD. American Journal of Psychiatry, 162, 2295-2301.
Eakin, D.E., Weathers, F.W., Benson, T.B., Anderson, C.F., & Funderburk, B. (2006). Detection of
feigned posttraumatic stress disorder: A comparison of the MMPI-2 and PAI. Journal of Psychopathology
and Behavioral Assessment, 28, 145-155.
McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., Weathers, F.W., Flood, A.M., Benson, T., & Eakin., D.E. (2007). A
comparison of the MMPI-2 and PAI for discriminating PTSD from depression and social phobia. Assessment,
14, 181-195.
Palmieri, P.A., Weathers, F.W., Difede, J., & King, D.W. (2007). Confirmatory factor analysis of the
PTSD Checklist and the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale in disaster workers exposed to the World Trade
Center Ground Zero. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 116, 329-341.
Weathers, F.W., & Keane, T.M. (2007). The Criterion A problem revisited: Controversies and
challenges in defining and measuring psychological trauma. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 20, 107-121.
Weathers, F.W., & Keane, T.M. (2007). The crucial role of Criterion A: A reply to Maier. Journal of
Traumatic Stress, 20, 917-919.
Adkins, J.W., Weathers, F.W., McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., & Daniels, J.B. (2008). Psychometric
properties of seven self-report measures of PTSD in college students with mixed trauma exposure. Journal of
Anxiety Disorders, 22, 1393-1402.
Marx, B.P., Humphreys, K.L., Weathers, F.W., Martin, E.K., Sloan, D.M., Kaloupek, D.G., & Keane,
T.M. (2008). Development and initial validation of a statistical prediction instrument for assessing combat-related
posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 196, 605-611.
Kelley, L.P., Weathers, F.W., Eakin, D.E., McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., Flood, A.M., & Brice, S.E. (2009).
A comparison of PTSD symptom patterns in the three types of civilian trauma. Journal of Traumatic Stress,
22, 227-235.
Flood, A.M., McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., Weathers, F.W., Eakin, D.E., & Benson, T.A. (2009). Substance
use behaviors as a mediator between posttraumatic stress disorder and physical health in trauma-exposed college
students. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 32, 234-243.
McDevitt-Murphy, M.E., Murphy, J.G., Monahan, C.M., Flood, A.M., & Weathers, F.W. (2010).
Unique patterns of substance misuse associated with PTSD, depression, and social phobia. Journal of Dual
Diagnosis, 6, 94-110.
Gilbertson, M.W., McFarlane, A.C., Weathers, F.W., Keane, T.M., Yehuda, R., Shalev, A.Y., Lasko,
N.B., Goetz, J.M., & Pitman, R.K. (2010). Origins of psychopathological symptoms in post-traumatic stress
disorder: Findings from identical twins discordant for combat exposure. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 71,
1324-1330.
Cukor, J., Wyka, K., Jayasinghe, N., Weathers, F., Giosan, C., Leck, P., Roberts, J., Spielman, L., Crane,
M., & Difede, J. (2011). Prevalence and predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms in utility workers deployed
to the World Trade Center following the attacks of September 11, 2001. Depression and Anxiety, 28, 210-217.
Williams, J. L., McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., Fields, J. A., Weathers, F. W., & Flood, A. M. (2011). A
comparison of multidimensional health profiles across three diagnostic groups. Journal of Psychopathology
and Behavioral Assessment, 33, 531-539.
Kelley, L.P., Weathers, F.W., Mason, E.A., & Pruneau, G.M. (2012). Association of life threat and
betrayal with posttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 25, 408-415.
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Speroff, T., Sinnott, P.L., Marx, B., Owen, R.R., Jackson, J.C., Greevy, R., Sayer, N., Murdoch, M.,
Shane, A.C., Smith, J., Alvarez, J., Nwosu, S.K., Keane, T., Weathers, F., Schnurr, P.P., Friedman, M.J. (2012).
Impact of evidence-based standardized assessment on the disability clinical interview for diagnosis of service-
connected PTSD: A cluster-randomized trial. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 25, 607-615.
Talbert, C. A., Weathers, F. W., & Mason, E. A. (2012). Construct validity of three measures of
depersonalization in trauma-exposed college students. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 13, 539-553.
Thomas, K.M., Hopwood, C.J., Orlando, M.J., Weathers, F.W., & McDevitt-Murphy, M.E. (2012).
Detecting feigned PTSD using the Personality Assessment Inventory. Psychological Injury and Law, 5, 192-
201.
Blevins, C.A., Witte, T.K., & Weathers, F.W. (2013). Factor structure of the Cambridge
Depersonalization Scale in trauma-exposed college students. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 14, 288-
301.
Davis, M. T., Witte, T. K., & Weathers, F. W. (2014). Posttraumatic stress disorder and suicidal
ideation: The role of specific symptoms within the framework of the interpersonal-psychological theory of
suicide. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 6, 610-618. doi: 10.1037/a0033941
Kimerling, R., Serpi, T., Weathers, F., Kilbourne, A.M., Kang, H., Collins, J.F., Cypel, Y., Frayne, S.M.,
Furey, J., Huang, G.D., Reinhard, M.J., Spiro, A., & Magruder, K. (2014). Diagnostic accuracy of the
Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 3.0) PTSD module among female Vietnam-era veterans.
Journal of Traumatic Stress, 27, 160-167.
Weathers, F.W., Marx, B.P., Friedman, M.J., & Schnurr, P.P. (2014). Posttraumatic stress disorder in
DSM-5: New criteria, new measures, and implications for assessment. Psychological Injury and Law, 7, 93-
107. doi: 10.1007/s12207-014-9191-1.
Blevins, C.A., Weathers, F.W., & Witte, T.K. (2014). Dissociation and posttraumatic stress disorder: A
latent profile analysis. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 27, 388-396. doi: 10.1002/jts.21933
Zuromski, K., Davis, M. T., Witte, T. K., Weathers, F.W., & Blevins, C. (2014). PTSD symptom
clusters are differentially associated with components of the acquired capability for suicide . Suicide and Life
Threatening Behavior, 44, 682-697. Hoge, C.W., Riviere, L.A., Wilk, J.E., Herrell, R.K., & Weathers, F.W. (2014). 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. The Lancet Psychiatry, 1, 269-277. doi: 10.1016/S2215-
0366(14)70235-4
Davis, M.T., Witte, T.K., Weathers, F.W., & Blevins, C.A. (2014). The role of posttraumatic stress
disorder symptom clusters in the prediction of passive suicidal ideation. Psychological Trauma: Theory,
Research, Practice, and Policy, 6, S82-S91. doi: 10.1037/a0035966
Lee, D.J., Witte, T.K., Weathers, F.W., & Davis, M.T. (2015). Emotion regulation strategy use and
posttraumatic stress disorder: Associations between multiple strategies and specific symptom clusters. Journal
of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10862-014-9477-3 Dickstein, B.D., Weathers, F.W., Angkaw, A.C., Nievergelt, C.M., Yurgil, K., Nash, W.P., Baker, D.G.,
& Litz, B.T. (2015). Diagnostic utility of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for identifying full and
partial PTSD in active-duty military. Assessment, 22, 289-297. doi: 10.1177/1073191114548683
Witte, T.K., Domino, J.L., & Weathers, F.W. (2015). Item order effects in the evaluation of
posttraumatic stress disorder symptom structure. Psychological Assessment, 27, 852-864. doi:
10.1037/pas0000089
Blevins, C.A., Weathers, F.W., Davis, M.T., Witte, T.K, & Domino, J.L. (2015). The Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5): Development and initial psychometric evaluation. Journal of
Traumatic Stress, 28, 489-498.
Wortmann, J.H., Jordan, A.H., Weathers, F.W., Resick, P.A., Dondanville, K.A., Hall-Clark, B., Foa,
E.B., Young-McCaughan, S., Yarvis, J.S., Hembree, E.A., Mintz, J., Peterson, A.L., & Litz. B.T. (in press).
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Psychometric analysis of the PTSD Checklist-5 (PCL-5) among treatment-seeking military service members.
Psychological Assessment.
Bovin, M.J., Marx, B.P., Weathers, F.W., Gallagher, M.W., Rodriguez, P., Schnurr, P.P., & Keane,
T.M. (in press). Psychometric properties of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) in veterans.
Psychological Assessment.
Lee, D. J., Weathers, F. W., Sloan, D. M., Davis, M., T., & Domino, J. L. (in press). Development and
preliminary psychometric examination of the Semi-Structured Emotion Regulation Interview. Journal of
Personality Assessment.