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overview	Thomas A. Mellman, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Stress/Sleep Studies Program at Howard University College of Medicine. He is the principal investigator representing Howard for the Georgetown Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science supported by a Clinical Translational Science Award from NIH. He received training at the NIMH Division of Intramural Research Programs and has previously held faculty appointments and achieved the rank of Professor at the University of Miami and Dartmouth. Dr. Mellman has had continuous funding as PI on federal research grants since 1991 including a VA Merit award, and R01, R21, and K24 awards from NIMH, NHLBI, NIMHHD, and the DOD. His primary research interest over the years has been the role of sleep in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the early aftermath of trauma. He recently completed an RO1 grant to investigate the relationship of PTSD to nocturnal blood pressure in young adult African Americans and R21 grants to investigate the role of sleep in processing traumatic memory, and sleep adaptations to stressful environments. His additional research interests with resulting publications include other aspects of the psychobiology and treatment of PTSD, evidence-based practices in psychopharmacology, and the role of stress in health disparities. He has a consistent track record of mentoring junior investigators and interdisciplinary collaboration. He recently finished service as a member of the NIH study section for Mechanisms of Emotion Stress and Health, was previously a member of NIMH IRGs for Violence and Traumatic Stress and Interventions, and has served on several review committees for the NIH Roadmap and Department of Defense research programs. Dr. Mellman was a member of the original ISTSS committee for developing treatment guidelines for PTSD, APA committee for text revision of the DSM-IV, and the Institute of Medicine Committee for review of the evidence regarding the treatment of PTSD.

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Thomas A. Mellman, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Stress/Sleep Studies Program at Howard University College of Medicine. He is the principal investigator representing Howard for the Georgetown Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science supported by a Clinical Translational Science Award from NIH. He received training at the NIMH Division of Intramural Research Programs and has previously held faculty appointments and achieved the rank of Professor at the University of Miami and Dartmouth. Dr. Mellman has had continuous funding as PI on federal research grants since 1991 including a VA Merit award, and R01, R21, and K24 awards from NIMH, NHLBI, NIMHHD, and the DOD. His primary research interest over the years has been the role of sleep in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the early aftermath of trauma. He recently completed an RO1 grant to investigate the relationship of PTSD to nocturnal blood pressure in young adult African Americans and R21 grants to investigate the role of sleep in processing traumatic memory, and sleep adaptations to stressful environments. His additional research interests with resulting publications include other aspects of the psychobiology and treatment of PTSD, evidence-based practices in psychopharmacology, and the role of stress in health disparities. He has a consistent track record of mentoring junior investigators and interdisciplinary collaboration. He recently finished service as a member of the NIH study section for Mechanisms of Emotion Stress and Health, was previously a member of NIMH IRGs for Violence and Traumatic Stress and Interventions, and has served on several review committees for the NIH Roadmap and Department of Defense research programs. Dr. Mellman was a member of the original ISTSS committee for developing treatment guidelines for PTSD, APA committee for text revision of the DSM-IV, and the Institute of Medicine Committee for review of the evidence regarding the treatment of PTSD.

One or more keywords matched the following items that are connected to Mellman, Thomas A.

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Academic Article	Serotonin polymorphisms and posttraumatic stress disorder in a trauma exposed African American population.
Academic Article	Sleep fears, sleep disturbance, and PTSD symptoms in minority youth exposed to Hurricane Katrina.
Academic Article	Insurance status is a potent predictor of outcomes in both blunt and penetrating trauma.
Academic Article	Trauma reenactments in aging Veterans with dementia.
Academic Article	Living on a prayer: religious affiliation and trauma outcomes.
Academic Article	Gender differences in sleep during the aftermath of trauma and the development of posttraumatic stress disorder.
Academic Article	Subjectively and objectively measured sleep with and without posttraumatic stress disorder and trauma exposure.
Academic Article	Validation of the Fear of Sleep Inventory (FOSI) in an urban young adult African American sample.
Academic Article	Relationships of posttraumatic stress symptoms and sleep measures to cognitive performance in young-adult African Americans.
Academic Article	Nocturnal autonomic balance and sleep in PTSD and resilience.
Academic Article	The Role of Trauma Type in the Risk for Insomnia.
Academic Article	The impact of posttraumatic stress disorder versus resilience on nocturnal autonomic nervous system activity as functions of sleep stage and time of sleep.
Academic Article	Sleep and Processing of Trauma Memories.
Academic Article	A time to recognize trauma-related sleep disorder or a time to pause and consider?
Academic Article	Hypnotic medication in the aftermath of trauma.
Academic Article	REM sleep and the early development of posttraumatic stress disorder.
Academic Article	Sleep disturbances in the aftermath of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder.
Academic Article	Stress disorder after traumatic injury.
Academic Article	Treatment of residual insomnia after CBT for PTSD: case studies.
Academic Article	Trauma exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in an African-American primary care population.
Academic Article	Sleep paralysis and trauma, psychiatric symptoms and disorders in an adult African American population attending primary medical care.
Academic Article	Relationships between REM sleep findings and PTSD symptoms during the early aftermath of trauma.
Academic Article	Diagnosing bipolar disorder in trauma exposed primary care patients.
Academic Article	Prazosin effects on objective sleep measures and clinical symptoms in civilian trauma posttraumatic stress disorder: a placebo-controlled study.
Academic Article	Trauma, resilience, and recovery in a high-risk African-American population.
Concept	Craniocerebral Trauma
Concept	Trauma Centers
Concept	Wounds and Injuries
Concept	Wounds, Nonpenetrating
Concept	Wounds, Penetrating
Concept	Trauma Severity Indices
Concept	Injury Severity Score
Academic Article	Evaluation of suvorexant for trauma-related insomnia.
Academic Article	The association of polysomnographic sleep on posttraumatic stress disorder symptom clusters in trauma-exposed civilians and veterans.
Academic Article	Mental health symptoms are comparable in patients hospitalized with acute illness and patients hospitalized with injury.

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