Thomas Roth, Ph.D.

Biography

• B.A., Psychology, City University of New York Hunter College, New York, NY 1966
• Ph.D., Experimental Psych, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 1970

Awards, Honors and Publications

• Lifetime Achievement Award, National Sleep Foundation, April 2002
• Key Note Lecture, Hellenic Sleep Research Society, Athens, Greece, 1999
• Nathaniel Kleitman Award of the American Sleep Disorders Association, 1990
• Rush Bronze Award, American Psychiatric Association Meeting, Toronto, May 1977. Scientific Exhibit, “Evaluation of Hypnotics in Various Patient Populations.”

• Consultant Member, Orphan Products Development IRG, Food & Drug Administration, 1984-Present
• Chairman, Special Study Section, NIH (Review of Sleep Research Proposals), 1985-86, 1988
• Member Special Study Section, NIH (Review of Sleep Research Proposals), 1983-84

• Buysse D, Reynolds C, Hauri P, Roth T, Stepanski E, Thorpy M, Bixler E, Kales A, Manfredi R, Vgontzas A, Mesiano D, Houck P, Kupfer D: Diagnostic Concordance for Insomnia Patients Among Sleep Specialists Using DSM-IV, ICD-10, and ICSD Diagnostic Systems: A Report from the APA/NIMH DSM-IV Field Trial. In: DSM-IV Source Book (First Edition). T Widiger et al (Eds.), American Psychiatric Association, 1994.
• Buysse D, Reynolds C, Kupfer D, Thorpy M, Bixler E, Kales A, Manfredi R, Vgontzas A, Stepanski E, Roth T, Hauri P, Stapf D: Effects of Diagnosis on Treatment Recommendations in Chronic Insomnia - A Report from the APA/NIMH DSM-IV Field Trial. Sleep 20(7): 542-552, 1997.
• Breslau N, Roth T, Rosenthal L, Andreski P: Sleep Disturbance and Psychiatric Disorders: A Longitudinal Epidemiological Study of Young Adults. Biological Psychiatry 39(6): 411-418, 1997.
• Roth T, Roehrs T, Costa e Silva JA, Chase MH: Public Health and Insomnia: Consensus Statement Regarding its Status and Needs for Future Actions. Sleep 22(3): S417-S420, 1999.
• Drake CL, Roehrs TA, Mangano RM, Roth T: Dose-Response Effects of Zaleplon as Compared with Triazolam (0.25mg) and Placebo in Chronic Primary Insomnia. Human Psychopharmacology Clin. Exp. 15: 595-604, 2000.
• Roehrs T, Zorick F, Roth T: Transient and Short-Term Insomnia. In: Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 3rd Edition, pp. 624-632, 2000.
• Roehrs T, Carskadon M, Dement W, Roth T: Daytime Sleepiness and Alertness. In: Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 3rd Edition, pp. 43-52, 2000.
• Ohayon MM, Roth T: What are the Contributing Factors for Insomnia in the General Population? Journal of Psychosomatic Research 51: 745-755, 2001.
• Roth T, Costa e Silva JA, Chase MH: Sleep and cognitive (memory) function: research and clinical perspectives. Sleep Medicine. 2(5): 379-387, September 2001.
• Richardson GS, Roth T: Future Directions in the Management of Insomnia. J Clin Psychiatry 62(10): 39-45, 2001.
• Roth T, Zammit G, Kushida C, Doghramji K, Mathias SD, Wong JM, Buysse DJ: A New Questionnaire to Detect Sleep Disorders. Sleep Medicine 3: 99-108, 2002.
• Brodsky MA, Godbold J, Roth T, Olanow CW: Sleepiness in Parkinson’s Disease: A Controlled Study. Movement Disorders 18(6): 668-672, 2003.
• Roth T, Drake C: Evolution of Insomnia: Current Status and Future Direction. Sleep Medicine 5(1): S23-30, 2004.
• Breslau N, Roth T, Burduvali E, Kapke A, Schultz L, Roehrs T: Sleep Lifetime Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. A Community-Based Polysomnographic Study. Arch Gen Psychiatry 61: 508-516, 2004.
• Drake C, Richardson G, Roehrs T, Scofield H, Roth T: Vulnerability to Stress-related Sleep Disturbance and Hyperarousal. Sleep 27(2): 285-291, 2004.
• Jefferson CD, Drake CL, Scofield HM, Myers E, McClure T, Roehrs TA, Roth T: Sleep Hygiene Practices in a Population-Based Sample of Insomniacs. Sleep 28(5): 611-615, 2005.
• Kryger MH, Roth T, Dement WC (Eds). Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 4th Edition. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA, 2005.
• Johnson EO, Roth T, Breslau N. The Association of Insomnia with Anxiety Disorders and Depression: Exploration of the Direction of Risk. Journal of Psychiatric Research 40: 700-708, 2006.
• Breslau N, Roth T, Burduvali E, Kapke A, Schultz L, Roehrs T. Distinguishing Current from Remitted Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - Reply. Archives of General Psychiatry 63: 940-941, 2006.
• Drake CL, Jefferson C, Roehrs T, Roth T. Stress-Related Sleep Disturbance and Polysomnographic Response to Caffeine. Sleep Med 7: 567-572, 2006.
• Roth T, Jaeger S, Jin R, Kalsekar A, Stang P, Kessler RC. Sleep Problems, Comorbid Mental Disorders, and Role Functioning in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R). Biol Psychiatry 60(12): 1364-1371, 2006.
• Fava M, McCall WV, Krystal A, Wessel T, Rubens R, Caron J, Amato D, Roth T. Eszopiclone Co-Administered with Fluoxetine in Patients with Insomnia Coexisting with Major Depressive Disorder. Biol Psychiatry 59: 1052-1060, 2006.
• Johnson EO, Roth T, Schultz L, Breslau N: Epidemiology of DSM-IV Insomnia in Adolescence: Lifetime Prevalence, Chronicity, and an Emergent Gender Difference. Pediatrics 117: e247 - e256, 2006.
• Roehrs T, Kapke A, Roth T, Breslau N: Sex Differences in the Polysomnographic Sleep of Young Adults: A Community-Based Study. Sleep Medicine 7: 49-53, 2006.
• Roth T, Rogowski R, Hull S, Schwartz H, Koshorek G, Corser B, Seiden D, Lankford A: Efficacy and Safety of Doxepin 1mg, 3mg and 6mg in Adults with Primary Insomnia. Sleep 30(11): 1555-1561, 2007.
• Roth T: Insomnia: Definition, Prevalence, Etiology and Consequences. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine; 3(5): S7-S10, 2007.
• Roth T, Roehrs T, Pies R. Insomnia: Pathophysiology and Implications for Treatment. Sleep Medicine Reviews 11: 71-79, 2007.
• Drake CL, Scofield H, Roth T: Vulnerability to Insomnia: The Role of Familial Aggregation. Sleep Medicine 9: 297-302, 2008.
• Krystal AD, Thakur M, Roth T. Sleep Disturbance in Psychiatric Disorders: Effects on Function and Quality of Life in Mood Disorders, Alcoholism and Schizophrenia. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry 20(1): 39-46, 2008.