Brian P. Marx, PhD

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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.

Publications

  • Published 6/2/2025

    Bovin MJ, Caudle K, Weathers FW, Hollifield M, Schnurr PP, Marx BP. Development and evaluation of a centralized assessment hub for the clinician-administered PTSD Scale for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (CAPS-5). Psychol Trauma. 2025 Jun 02. PMID: 40455531.

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  • Published 4/24/2025

    Ismayilova J, Sloan DM, Marx BP, Chard KM, Ismayilov F, Muradova G, Sultanova A, Mammadli N, Guliyeva G, Ruzek JI. Implementation of evidence-based psychotherapies for posttraumatic stress disorder in Azerbaijan. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2025 Dec; 16(1):2484063. PMID: 40270108.

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  • Published 4/1/2025

    Kearns JC, Straud CL, Stanley IH, Sloan DM, Fina BA, Young-McCaughan S, Tyler HC, Kaplan AM, Blankenship AE, Schrader CC, Green VR, Bryan CJ, Peterson AL, Marx BP. Written Exposure Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Suicide Risk: A Randomized Controlled Trial With High-Risk Patients Admitted to a Military Inpatient Psychiatric Unit. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2025 Apr; 55(2):e70008. PMID: 40052305.

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  • Published 3/20/2025

    Sloan DM, DeJesus C, Marx BP, Acierno R, Messina M, Thompson-Hollands J. Examining why therapists add sessions to the written exposure therapy protocol and whether it improves treatment outcome: A mixed-methods analysis. Psychol Serv. 2025 Mar 20. PMID: 40111857.

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  • Published 3/19/2025

    Mandavia AD, Banducci AN, Simpson TL, Marx BP, Hawn SE, Hyde J, Ameral VE, Sistad Hall RE, Roth CE, Sarpong AA, Davenport M, Meng F, Stein MD, Livingston NA. Sex Differences in Suicide, Lethal Means, and Years of Potential Life Lost Among Veterans With Substance Use Disorder. Womens Health Issues. 2025; 35(3):196-204. PMID: 40113455.

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Other Positions

  • Deputy Director, National Center for PTSD
    VA Boston Healthcare System

Websites

Education

  • University of Mississippi, PhD
  • Boston University, BS

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