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Melissa J. Brymer
Researcher at University of California, Los Angeles
Publications - 30
Citations - 3374
Melissa J. Brymer is an academic researcher from University of California, Los Angeles. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Psychological intervention. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 28 publications receiving 2979 citations.
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The University of California at Los Angeles Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Reaction Index.
TL;DR: The Reaction Index forms part of a battery that can be efficiently used to conduct needs assessment, surveillance, screening, clinical evaluation, and treatment outcome evaluation after mass casualty events.
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Five Essential Elements of Immediate and Mid–Term Mass Trauma Intervention: Empirical Evidence
Stevan E. Hobfoll,Patricia J. Watson,Carl C. Bell,Richard A. Bryant,Melissa J. Brymer,Matthew J. Friedman,Merle Friedman,Berthold P. R. Gersons,Joop T. V. M. de Jong,Christopher M. Layne,Shira Maguen,Yuval Neria,Ann E. Norwood,Robert S. Pynoos,Dori B. Reissman,Josef I. Ruzek,Arieh Y. Shalev,Zahava Solomon,Alan M. Steinberg,Robert J. Ursano +19 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a worldwide panel of experts on the study and treatment of those exposed to disaster and mass violence to extrapolate from related fields of research, and to gain consensus on intervention principles.
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Psychometric Properties of the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index: Part I
Alan M. Steinberg,Melissa J. Brymer,Soeun Kim,Ernestine C. Briggs,Chandra Ghosh Ippen,Sarah A. Ostrowski,Kevin J. Gully,Robert S. Pynoos +7 more
TL;DR: Psychometric characteristics of the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index for DSM IV (PTSD-RI) derived from a large sample of children and adolescents evaluated at National Child Traumatic Stress Network centers are presented.
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Psychological First Aid
Josef I. Ruzek,Melissa J. Brymer,Anne K. Jacobs,Christopher M. Layne,Eric M. Vernberg,Patricia J. Watson +5 more
TL;DR: It is hoped that development of a PFA Field Operations Guide will facilitate formal evaluation of the effectiveness of PFA, and modifications to make them developmentally appropriate.