2023
Baseline platelet serotonin in a multi-site treatment study of depression in veterans administration patients: Distribution and effects of demographic variables and serotonin reuptake inhibitors
Anderson G, Ramsey C, Lynch K, Gelernter J, Oslin D. Baseline platelet serotonin in a multi-site treatment study of depression in veterans administration patients: Distribution and effects of demographic variables and serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2023, 327: 368-377. PMID: 36754092, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.02.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReuptake inhibitorsVeterans Administration patientsTreatment studiesSubset of patientsNorepinephrine reuptake inhibitorsCross-sectional studyEffect of ageDose adjustmentAfrican American individualsDemographic variablesMean plateletDrug exposurePlatelet serotoninSerotonin valuesPatientsClinical implicationsHealth recordsMale groupSSRIsDepressionPlateletsEuropean AmericansInhibitorsSex differencesGroup means
2022
Psychosocial Factors Associated With Accelerated GrimAge in Male U.S. Military Veterans
Tamman AJF, Nagamatsu S, Krystal JH, Gelernter J, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Pietrzak RH. Psychosocial Factors Associated With Accelerated GrimAge in Male U.S. Military Veterans. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2022, 31: 97-109. PMID: 36210262, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsPremature mortalityU.S. veteransPsychosocial variablesNovel epigenetic clockLifetime substance use disorderRisk stratification modelMale U.S. veteransCross-sectional studyU.S. veteran populationWeekly physical exerciseSubstance use disordersMale U.S. military veteransBiological agingU.S. military veteransHealth morbidityModifiable correlatesMortality riskSleep qualityHigh riskGreater oddsUse disordersPhysical exercisePsychosocial factorsVeteran population
2009
Interactive Effect of Stressful Life Events and the Serotonin Transporter 5-HTTLPR Genotype on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Diagnosis in 2 Independent Populations
Xie P, Kranzler HR, Poling J, Stein MB, Anton RF, Brady K, Weiss RD, Farrer L, Gelernter J. Interactive Effect of Stressful Life Events and the Serotonin Transporter 5-HTTLPR Genotype on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Diagnosis in 2 Independent Populations. JAMA Psychiatry 2009, 66: 1201-1209. PMID: 19884608, PMCID: PMC2867334, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2009.153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBlack or African AmericanChildChild AbuseCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHomozygoteHumansLife Change EventsMaleMiddle AgedPolymorphism, GeneticPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRisk FactorsSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsSocial EnvironmentStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSubstance-Related DisordersWhite PeopleConceptsAdult traumatic eventsPosttraumatic stress disorderLifetime posttraumatic stress disorderChildhood adversityStressful life eventsTraumatic eventsDSM-IV diagnostic criteriaOnset of PTSDCross-sectional studyStress disorder diagnosisPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosisLogistic regression modelingLife eventsSemi-Structured AssessmentEtiology of PTSDAdverse eventsAfrican American individualsDepressive symptomsDiagnostic criteriaSerotonin transporter geneDrug dependenceTrauma exposureStress disorderGene x environment interactionsSubstance dependence