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About Catherine ScottCram101 Textbook ReviewsJohn N. Briere

John N. Briere PhD is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California where he consults and teaches in the ER burn unit and inpatient psychiatry and Center Director of the USC Adolescent Trauma Training Centers National Child Traumatic Stress Network. A past president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies he is recipient of the Robert S. Laufer Memorial Award for Scientific Achievement from ISTSS and the Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Science of Trauma Psychology from the American Psychological Associations Division 56 and has been designated Highly Cited Researcher (Behavioral Sciences) by the Institute for Scientific Information. He is author of a number of books articles and psychological tests in the areas of trauma and interpersonal violence and has a long-standing interest in the clinical applications of meditation mindfulness and compassion. His website is johnbriere.com.   Catherine Scott MD is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. Her educational background includes Harvard College Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and psychiatric residency training at Cornell and USC. She was formerly Medical Director of the Psychological Trauma Program at Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center and the Associate Medical Director of the Psychiatric Emergency Service at Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center where she taught and supervised resident physicians and medical students in the assessment and treatment of trauma-related disorders arising from sexual and physical violence torture child abuse and other forms of interpersonal violence. Although continuing to teach Dr. Scott stepped down from administrative duties in order to pursue writing and research projects. Her clinical and research interests include human rights womens issues and the remediation of sexual violence and its effects.