Robert Pynoos, M.D.
Titles
Director, Outpatient Trauma Psychiatry
Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
Professor In-Residence, Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
Faculty, and Staff, UCLA Health
Staff, UCLA Health
Contact Information
Email
rpynoos@mednet.ucla.edu Phone
Work Phone Number:
(310) 206-8973
Address
Mailing Address:
UCLA Psychr and Behavior SciencesBOX 956968, Ste 2235, 300 Medl Plz
Los Angeles, CA 90095
UNITED STATES
Biography
Publications
A selected list of publications:
Lester Patricia, Saltzman William R, Woodward Kirsten, Glover Dorie, Leskin Gregory A, Bursch Brenda, Pynoos Robert, Beardslee William
Evaluation of a family-centered prevention intervention for military
children and families facing wartime deployments
American journal of public health,
2012; 102 Suppl 1:
S48-54.
Armour Cherie, Elhai Jon D, Layne Christopher M, Shevlin Mark, DurakoviÄ-Belko Elvira, Djapo Nermin, Pynoos Robert S
Gender differences in the factor structure of posttraumatic stress
disorder symptoms in war-exposed adolescents
Journal of anxiety disorders,
2011; 25(4):
604-11.
Greeson Johanna K P, Briggs Ernestine C, Kisiel Cassandra L, Layne Christopher M, Ake George S, Ko Susan J, Gerrity Ellen T, Steinberg Alan M, Howard Michael L, Pynoos Robert S, Fairbank John A
Complex trauma and mental health in children and adolescents placed in
foster care: findings from the National Child Traumatic Stress
Network
Child welfare,
2011; 90(6):
91-108.
Pynoos Robert S, Fairbank John A, James-Brown Christine
Effectively addressing the impact of child traumatic stress in child
welfare
Child welfare,
2011; 90(6):
11-7.
Scrimin Sara, Moscardino Ughetta, Capello Fabia, Altoè Gianmarco, Steinberg Alan M, Pynoos Robert S
Trauma reminders and PTSD symptoms in children three years after a
terrorist attack in Beslan
Social science & medicine (1982),
2011; 72(5):
694-700.
Armour Cherie, Layne Christopher M, Naifeh James A, Shevlin Mark, DurakoviÄ-Belko Elvira, Djapo Nermin, Pynoos Robert S, Elhai Jon D
Assessing the factor structure of posttraumatic stress disorder
symptoms in war-exposed youths with and without Criterion A2
endorsement
Journal of anxiety disorders,
2011; 25(1):
80-7.
Lester Patricia, Mogil Catherine, Saltzman William, Woodward Kirsten, Nash William, Leskin Gregory, Bursch Brenda, Green Sara, Pynoos Robert, Beardslee William
Families overcoming under stress: implementing family-centered
prevention for military families facing wartime deployments and combat
operational stress
Military medicine,
2011; 176(1):
19-25.
Pfefferbaum Betty, Maida Carl A, Steinberg Alan M, Beaton Randal D, Pynoos Robert S, Fairbank John A, Brymer Melissa J, Kurklinsky Andrew K
Enhancing national capacity to conduct child and family disaster
mental health research
Nursing education perspectives,
2010; 31(4):
237-41.
Allen Brian, Brymer Melissa J, Steinberg Alan M, Vernberg Eric M, Jacobs Anne, Speier Anthony H, Pynoos Robert S
Perceptions of psychological first aid among providers responding to
Hurricanes Gustav and Ike
Journal of traumatic stress,
2010; 23(4):
509-13.
Layne Christopher M, Olsen Joseph A, Baker Aaron, Legerski John-Paul, Isakson Brian, PasaliÄ Alma, DurakoviÄ-Belko Elvira, Dapo Nermin, Campara Nihada, ArslanagiÄ Berina, Saltzman William R, Pynoos Robert S
Unpacking trauma exposure risk factors and differential pathways of
influence: predicting postwar mental distress in Bosnian adolescents
Child development,
2010; 81(4):
1053-76.
Lester Patricia, Peterson Kris, Reeves James, Knauss Larry, Glover Dorie, Mogil Catherine, Duan Naihua, Saltzman William, Pynoos Robert, Wilt Katherine, Beardslee William
The long war and parental combat deployment: effects on military
children and at-home spouses
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
2010; 49(4):
310-20.
Pfefferbaum Betty, Houston J Brian, Reyes Gilbert, Steinberg Alan M, Pynoos Robert S, Fairbank John A, Brymer Melissa J, Maida Carl A
Building National Capacity for Child and Family Disaster Mental Health
Research
Professional psychology, research and practice,
2010; 41(1):
26-33.
Cloitre Marylene, Stolbach Bradley C, Herman Judith L, van der Kolk Bessel, Pynoos Robert, Wang Jing, Petkova Eva
A developmental approach to complex PTSD: childhood and adult
cumulative trauma as predictors of symptom complexity
Journal of traumatic stress,
2009; 22(5):
399-408.
Pynoos Robert S, Steinberg Alan M, Layne Christopher M, Briggs Ernestine C, Ostrowski Sarah A, Fairbank John A
DSM-V PTSD diagnostic criteria for children and adolescents: a
developmental perspective and recommendations
Journal of traumatic stress,
2009; 22(5):
391-8.
Goenjian Armen K, Walling David, Steinberg Alan M, Roussos Alexandra, Goenjian Haig A, Pynoos Robert S
Depression and PTSD symptoms among bereaved adolescents 6(1/2) years
after the 1988 Spitak earthquake
Journal of affective disorders,
2009; 112(1-3):
81-4.
Layne Christopher M, Saltzman William R, Poppleton Landon, Burlingame Gary M, PasaliÄ Alma, DurakoviÄ Elvira, MusiÄ Mirjana, Campara Nihada, Dapo Nermin, ArslanagiÄ Berina, Steinberg Alan M, Pynoos Robert S
Effectiveness of a school-based group psychotherapy program for
war-exposed adolescents: a randomized controlled trial
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
2008; 47(9):
1048-62.
Frankenberg Elizabeth, Friedman Jed, Gillespie Thomas, Ingwersen Nicholas, Pynoos Robert, Rifai Iip Umar, Sikoki Bondan, Steinberg Alan, Sumantri Cecep, Suriastini Wayan, Thomas Duncan
Mental health in Sumatra after the tsunami
American journal of public health,
2008; 98(9):
1671-7.
Brymer Melissa J, Steinberg Alan M, Sornborger Jo, Layne Christopher M, Pynoos Robert S
Acute interventions for refugee children and families
Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America,
2008; 17(3):
625-40, ix.
Hobfoll Stevan E, Watson Patricia, Bell Carl C, Bryant Richard A, Brymer Melissa J, Friedman Matthew J, Friedman Merle, Gersons Berthold P R, de Jong Joop T V M, Layne Christopher M, Maguen Shira, Neria Yuval, Norwood Ann E, Pynoos Robert S, Reissman Dori, Ruzek Josef I, Shalev Arieh Y, Solomon Zahava, Steinberg Alan M, Ursano Robert J
Five essential elements of immediate and mid-term mass trauma
intervention: empirical evidence
Psychiatry,
2007; 70(4):
283-315; discussion 316-69.
Zatzick Douglas F, Grossman David C, Russo Joan, Pynoos Robert, Berliner Lucy, Jurkovich Gregory, Sabin Janice A, Katon Wayne, Ghesquiere Angela, McCauley Elizabeth, Rivara Frederick P
Predicting posttraumatic stress symptoms longitudinally in a
representative sample of hospitalized injured adolescents
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
2006; 45(10):
1188-95.
Pfefferbaum Betty, North Carol S, Doughty Debby E, Pfefferbaum Rose L, Dumont Cedric E, Pynoos Robert S, Gurwitch Robin H, Ndetei David
Trauma, grief and depression in Nairobi children after the 1998
bombing of the American Embassy
Death studies,
2006; 30(6):
561-77.
Scrimin Sara, Axia Giovanna, Capello Fabia, Moscardino Ughetta, Steinberg Alan M, Pynoos Robert S
Posttraumatic reactions among injured children and their caregivers 3
months after the terrorist attack in Beslan
Psychiatry research,
2006; 141(3):
333-6.
Kaplow Julie B, Saxe Glenn N, Putnam Frank W, Pynoos Robert S, Lieberman Alicia F
The long-term consequences of early childhood trauma: a case study and
discussion
Psychiatry,
2006; 69(4):
362-75.
Goenjian Armen K, Walling David, Steinberg Alan M, Karayan Ida, Najarian Louis M, Pynoos Robert
A prospective study of posttraumatic stress and depressive reactions
among treated and untreated adolescents 5 years after a catastrophic
disaster
The American journal of psychiatry,
2005; 162(12):
2302-8.
Pfefferbaum Betty, Pfefferbaum Rose L, Gurwitch Robin H, Doughty Debby E, Pynoos Robert S, Foy David W, Brandt Edward N, Reddy Chandrashekar
Teachers' psychological reactions 7 weeks after the 1995 Oklahoma City
bombing
The American journal of orthopsychiatry,
2004; 74(3):
263-71.
Steinberg Alan M, Brymer Melissa J, Decker Kelly B, Pynoos Robert S
The University of California at Los Angeles Post-traumatic Stress
Disorder Reaction Index
Current psychiatry reports,
2004; 6(2):
96-100.
Dyb Grete, Holen Are, Steinberg Alan M, Rodriguez Ned, Pynoos Robert S
Alleged sexual abuse at a day care center: impact on parents
Child abuse & neglect,
2003; 27(8):
939-50.
Goenjian Armen K, Pynoos Robert S, Steinberg Alan M, Endres David, Abraham Khachik, Geffner Mitchell E, Fairbanks Lynn A
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal activity among Armenian adolescents
with PTSD symptoms
Journal of traumatic stress,
2003; 16(4):
319-23.
Saltzman William R, Layne Christopher M, Steinberg Alan M, Arslanagic Berina, Pynoos Robert S
Developing a culturally and ecologically sound intervention program
for youth exposed to war and terrorism
Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America,
2003; 12(2):
319-42, x.