Brian Stagner
  • APA Fellow
  • Clinical Professor Emeritus
Research Areas
  • Clinical

Research Interests

Psychotherapy, Assessment, Ethics

My work focuses on the professional side of psychology, including professional ethics, the economics of mental health care, and the delivery of psychological services. I served as Chair of the Texas psychology board, and I am continuing to write on the interface between ethics, public policy, and promoting the practice of psychology.

Selected Publications

    • Stagner, B. H. (2011). Strong evidence for the efficacy of the relationship in psychotherapy.  Review of Norcross, J.C. (Ed.) (2011) Psychotherapy relationships that work: Evidence-based responsiveness (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.PsycCRITIQUES—Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 55(51). Retrieved  from the PsycCRITIQUES database.

    • Morey, L.C. & Stagner, B.H. (2012)  Narcissistic pathology as core personality dysfunction:  Comparing DSM-IV and the DSM-5 proposal for narcissistic personality disorder.  Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session. 68(8) 908-921 R

    • Stagner, B.H. (2012).  Learning from Minuchin.  Review of Salvador Minuchin on Family Therapy with Salvador Minuchin, MD and Jay Lappin, LCSW (2011).  An instructional tape from Psychotherapy.Net. PsycCRITIQUES—Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 57(39). Retrieved  from the PsycCRITIQUES database

    • Stagner, B. H. (2013). Looking At Artists Through a Psychoanalytic Lens: Review of Hamilton, J.W. (2012)  A psychoanalytic approach to visual artists.  London, Karnac Books. PsycCRITIQUES—Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 58(9). Retrieved  from the PsycCRITIQUES database.

    • Stagner, B.H. (2013). Oh looky! Here comes the DSM-5! Texas Psychologist, 64,(2) 15-19.

    • Stagner, B. H. (2016). Psychoanalysis and scientific credibility: How can philosophy help?  Review of Boag, S., Brakel,L.A. & Talvitie, V. (Eds.) (2015) Philosophy, Science and Psychoanalysis: A critical meeting. London, Karnac Books. PsycCRITIQUES, Vol 61(1), 2016 Retrieved  from the PsycCRITIQUES database.

    • Stagner, B. H. (2016) What should we mean by “ethics”?  Review of Sadler, J.Z., Van Staden, W. C.W. & Fulford, K. W. M. (Eds.) (2016) Oxford handbook of psychiatric ethics.  Volumes 1 & 2.  Cambridge, Oxford University Press.  PsycCRITIQUES, Vol 61(34), 2016 Retrieved  from the PsycCRITIQUES database.