Brian P. Marx, PhD
Professor, Psychiatry
Biography
Dr. Marx is a Professor of Psychiatry at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and staff psychologist at the National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System. Dr. Marx graduated with Honors in Psychology from Boston University in 1989. He completed his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Mississippi in 1996. Dr. Marx is an expert in behavior therapy, PTSD assessment, and the effects of trauma. He serves on the editorial board of several scientific journals and has served as a grant reviewer for the National Institute of Mental Health, Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs.
Dr. Marx’s research interests include the association between PTSD and functional impairment, PTSD and memory, identifying risk factors for posttraumatic difficulties and developing brief, efficacious treatments for PTSD. Currently, his research is funded by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs.
Other Positions
- VA Boston Healthcare System
Education
- University of Mississippi, PhD
- Boston University, BS
Publications
- Published on 1/30/2025
Edwards ER, Geraci JC, Gildea SM, Houtsma C, Holdcraft JA, Kennedy CJ, King AJ, Luedtke A, Marx BP, Naifeh JA, Sampson NA, Stein MB, Ursano RJ, Kessler RC. Improving explainability of post-separation suicide attempt prediction models for transitioning service members: insights from the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers - Longitudinal Study. Transl Psychiatry. 2025 Jan 30; 15(1):37. PMID: 39885116.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/29/2025
Barden EP, Kumar SA, Sager JC, Thompson-Hollands J, Lee DJ, Harper K, Keane TM, Marx BP. Posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth among female and male veterans: The contribution of romantic relationship and friendship functioning. J Trauma Stress. 2025 Jan 29. PMID: 39887761.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/17/2025
Sager JC, DeJesus CR, Kearns JC, Thompson-Hollands J, Trendel SL, Marx BP, Sloan DM. A meta-analytic review of cognitive processing therapy with and without the written account. J Anxiety Disord. 2025 Mar; 110:102976. PMID: 39922105.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/12/2024
Marx BP, Sloan DM, Keane TM, Pollack S, Schnurr PP. Veterans health administration leads the way in population mental health science: Commentary on Dodge et al. (2024). Am Psychol. 2025; 80(2):279-281. PMID: 39666494.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/1/2024
Weinstock LM, Bishop TM, Bauer MS, Benware J, Bossarte RM, Bradley J, Dobscha SK, Gibbs J, Gildea SM, Graves H, Haas G, House S, Kennedy CJ, Landes SJ, Liu H, Luedtke A, Marx BP, Miller A, Nock MK, Owen RR, Pigeon WR, Sampson NA, Santiago-Colon A, Shivakumar G, Urosevic S, Kessler RC. Design of a multicenter randomized controlled trial of a post-discharge suicide prevention intervention for high-risk psychiatric inpatients: The Veterans Coordinated Community Care Study. Int J Methods Psychiatr Res. 2024 Dec; 33(4):e70003. PMID: 39352173.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/1/2024
Kennedy CJ, Kearns JC, Geraci JC, Gildea SM, Hwang IH, King AJ, Liu H, Luedtke A, Marx BP, Papini S, Petukhova MV, Sampson NA, Smoller JW, Wolock CJ, Zainal NH, Stein MB, Ursano RJ, Wagner JR, Kessler RC. Predicting Suicides Among US Army Soldiers After Leaving Active Service. JAMA Psychiatry. 2024 Dec 01; 81(12):1215-1224. PMID: 39320863.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/14/2024
Lee DJ, Weathers FW, Bovin MJ, Marx BP. On the concordance between CAPS-5 and PCL-5 scores. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2024; 15(1):2407728. PMID: 39539241.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/4/2024
Levis B, Bhandari PM, Neupane D, Fan S, Sun Y, He C, Wu Y, Krishnan A, Negeri Z, Imran M, Rice DB, Riehm KE, Azar M, Levis AW, Boruff J, Cuijpers P, Gilbody S, Ioannidis JPA, Kloda LA, Patten SB, Ziegelstein RC, Harel D, Takwoingi Y, Markham S, Alamri SH, Amtmann D, Arroll B, Ayalon L, Baradaran HR, Beraldi A, Bernstein CN, Bhana A, Bombardier CH, Buji RI, Butterworth P, Carter G, Chagas MH, Chan JCN, Chan LF, Chibanda D, Clover K, Conway A, Conwell Y, Daray FM, de Man-van Ginkel JM, Fann JR, Fischer FH, Field S, Fisher JRW, Fung DSS, Gelaye B, Gholizadeh L, Goodyear-Smith F, Green EP, Greeno CG, Hall BJ, Hantsoo L, Härter M, Hides L, Hobfoll SE, Honikman S, Hyphantis T, Inagaki M, Iglesias-Gonzalez M, Jeon HJ, Jetté N, Khamseh ME, Kiely KM, Kohrt BA, Kwan Y, Lara MA, Levin-Aspenson HF, Liu SI, Lotrakul M, Loureiro SR, Löwe B, Luitel NP, Lund C, Marrie RA, Marsh L, Marx BP, McGuire A, Mohd Sidik S, Munhoz TN, Muramatsu K, Nakku JEM, Navarrete L, Osório FL, Pence BW, Persoons P, Petersen I, Picardi A, Pugh SL, Quinn TJ, Rancans E, Rathod SD, Reuter K, Rooney AG, Santos IS, Schram MT, Shaaban J, Shinn EH, Sidebottom A, Simning A, Spangenberg L, Stafford L, Sung SC, Suzuki K, Tan PLL, Taylor-Rowan M, Tran TD, Turner A, van der Feltz-Cornelis CM, van Heyningen T, Vöhringer PA, Wagner LI, Wang JL, Watson D, White J, Whooley MA, Winkley K, Wynter K, Yamada M, Zeng QZ, Zhang Y, Thombs BD, Benedetti A. Data-Driven Cutoff Selection for the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Depression Screening Tool. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Nov 04; 7(11):e2429630. PMID: 39576645.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/23/2024
Fischer IC, Na PJ, Harpaz-Rotem I, Marx BP, Pietrzak RH. Prevalence, Correlates, and Burden of Subthreshold PTSD in US Veterans. J Clin Psychiatry. 2024 Oct 23; 85(4). PMID: 39480145.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/10/2024
Stanley IH, Isler WC, Marx BP, Button CJ, Obergfell D, Simonson J, Sonnek SM, Meyer EG. Firearm screening and intervention beliefs and practices among U.S. Air Force (USAF) mental health providers and behavioral health technicians. Psychol Serv. 2024 Oct 10. PMID: 39388107.
Read at: PubMed
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