Thomas A. Mellman M.D. is an Associate Professor at the University of Miami School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Program. The programmatic focus of Dr. Mellman's research is the psychobiology of sleep disturbances in posttraumatic stress disorder. This interest evolved from work beginning during the candidate's training on phenomenological issues in PTSD and panic, and sleep in panic disorder. The focus of the work in sleep in PTSD has included laboratory evaluations documenting disturbed arousal regulation in combat veterans and Hurricane survivors, and has recently emphasized REM activity, dreaming, and implications for memory processing and treatment interventions. The focus of the candidate's active RO-1 funded study is PTSD and sleep acutely in subjects with recent severe traumatic injuries. During the candidate's 10 years as faculty in Miami he has mentored a number of trainees' projects that have been presented and published and for some, influenced the pursuit of academic careers. The proposed award would provide critical support toward the optimal development of the research program and maximize opportunities for mentoring trainees and early career investigators.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type
Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24)
Project #
5K24MH001917-04
Application #
6528126
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZMH1-BRB-S (04))
Program Officer
Breiling, James P
Project Start
1999-09-27
Project End
2004-08-31
Budget Start
2002-09-01
Budget End
2003-08-31
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
2002
Total Cost
$102,233
Indirect Cost
Name
Dartmouth College
Department
Psychiatry
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
041027822
City
Hanover
State
NH
Country
United States
Zip Code
03755
Huntley, Edward D; Hall Brown, Tyish S; Kobayashi, Ihori et al. (2014) Validation of the Fear of Sleep Inventory (FOSI) in an urban young adult African American sample. J Trauma Stress 27:103-7
Hall Brown, Tyish; Mellman, Thomas A (2014) The influence of PTSD, sleep fears, and neighborhood stress on insomnia and short sleep duration in urban, young adult, African Americans. Behav Sleep Med 12:198-206
Kobayashi, Ihori; Huntley, Edward; Lavela, Joseph et al. (2012) Subjectively and objectively measured sleep with and without posttraumatic stress disorder and trauma exposure. Sleep 35:957-65
Dallam, Deborah L; Mellman, Thomas A; Bhatnagar, Anuj et al. (2011) Trauma reenactments in aging Veterans with dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc 59:766-8
Mellman, Thomas A; Alim, Tanya; Brown, Denver D et al. (2009) Serotonin polymorphisms and posttraumatic stress disorder in a trauma exposed African American population. Depress Anxiety 26:993-7
Mellman, Thomas A; Brown, Denver D; Jenifer, Ericka S et al. (2009) Posttraumatic stress disorder and nocturnal blood pressure dipping in young adult African Americans. Psychosom Med 71:627-30
Mellman, Thomas A; Aigbogun, Notalelomwan; Graves, Ruth Elaine et al. (2008) Sleep paralysis and trauma, psychiatric symptoms and disorders in an adult African American population attending primary medical care. Depress Anxiety 25:435-40