Seth A Eisen
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 5223823 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Seth A Eisen |
| NOMBRES | Seth A |
| APELLIDO | Eisen |
| FIRMA | EISEN S A |
| AFILIACIONES | Washington University in St. Louis |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7746-6624 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 15 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1990 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2020 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Examining Relations Between Obsessive-Compulsive Features, Substance-Use Disorders, and Antisocial Personality Disorder in the Vietnam Era Twin Cohort
Using Research to Transform Care for Women Veterans
VA Research
Genetic Vulnerability and Phenotypic Expression of Depression and Risk for Ischemic Heart Disease in the Vietnam Era Twin Study of Aging
OBJECTIVE: To determine if depression contributes to incident heart disease after accounting for genetic, behavioral, and medical factors associated with both conditions. METHODS: We used a prospective twin study with a 12-year follow-up. In 1992, lifetime diagnosis of depression was assessed in 1159 male-male twins and merged with longitudinal health data from the Vietnam Era Twin Registry Study of Aging. Incident heart disease was defined as ha…
Storage and Executive Components of Working Memory
We combined experimental cognitive and behavior genetic methods to investigate storage and executive components of working memory in 663 middle-aged male twins. A single latent factor model indicated that digits forward (storage) and two-digit transformation (executive + storage) scores were influenced by the same genes. Additional executive demands in digit transformation appeared to increase the variance of individual genetic differences from 2…
Genetic Studies of Pathological Gambling
Heritability of SF-36 Among Middle-Age, Middle-Class, Male???Male Twins
OBJECTIVE: We sought to examine the relative importance of genetic and environmental factors for the MOS SF-36; a widely used, valid, and reliable measure of health-related quality of life and to discuss incorporating genetic influences into health services research. DATA SOURCES: Data are from a nationally distributed, nonclinical cohort of 2928 middle age, middle-class, male-male twin members of the Vietnam Era Twin Registry. STUDY DESIGN: This…
A Twin Study of Sexual Behavior in Men
A Twin Study of Depression Symptoms, Hypertension, and Heart Disease in Middle-Aged Men
OBJECTIVE: Epidemiological and clinical studies have established an association between major depression and cardiovascular disease. We utilized a twin design to test whether there are common genetic and environmental risk factors underlying depression symptoms, hypertension and heart disease. METHODS: Association studies were conducted with 6,903 male-male twins from the Vietnam Era Twin Registry who responded to both a 1990 health questionnaire…
Sexual Orientation and Suicidality
BACKGROUND: Several recent studies have found a higher lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts in homosexual males compared with heterosexual control subjects or population rates. These studies used either convenience samples, most without controls, or population-based samples in which confounding factors such as depression and substance abuse were not measured. METHODS: This study used twins from the population-based Vietnam Era Twin Registry, H…
Contribution of Emotionally Traumatic Events and Inheritance to the Report of Current Physical Health Problems in 4042 Vietnam Era Veteran Twin Pairs
OBJECTIVE: To determine the contributions of psychological trauma (exposure to combat during the Vietnam War), genetic factors, childhood experiences shared by twin siblings, and unmeasured experiences not shared by twin siblings to the reporting of current physical health problems a mean of 19 years after military service. METHODS: In 1987, a national sample of 2224 monozygotic and 1818 dizygotic male veteran members of the Vietnam Era Twin Regi…
Adherence to a Prophylactic Medication Regimen in Patients With Symptomatic Versus Asymptomatic Ischemic Heart Disease
Although angina pectoris is the most common symptom of coronary artery disease, some patients do not experience angina during ischemic episodes. The effects of asymptomatic (silent) heart disease on patient self-management have rarely been studied. Studies of other patient populations with asymptomatic illnesses indicate that patients with silent myocardial ischemia might adhere less well to a prophylactic medication regimen than would those with…
Effects of Nortriptyline on Depression and Glycemic Control in Diabetes
OBJECTIVE: Depression is a prevalent and chronic condition in diabetes and is associated with poor glucose regulation and poor compliance with diabetes treatment. This investigation evaluated the effects of nortriptyline on depression and glycemic control to see whether depression in diabetes is treatable and whether restoring mental health contributes to improved medical outcome. METHOD: Sixty-eight diabetic patients with poor glycemic control, …
A twin study of the effects of the Vietnam conflict on alcohol drinking patterns
This study examines the association between military service in Southeast Asia and alcohol drinking patterns in 2,169 male-male monozygotic twin pairs who both served on active military duty during the Vietnam era (1965-75). Data on alcohol drinking were collected in 1987 by mail and telephone interview. The alcohol drinking measures include three indicators of abstention (lifetime abstainer, lifetime non-regular drinker, and current abstainer) a…
The Effects of Monitoring and Feedback on Compliance
A two-group randomized experimental design was employed to assess the effects of monitoring and feedback on the compliance of 93 psychiatric outpatients treated with lithium. Compliance in both groups was measured using self-report, lithium level, appointment-keeping, and medication refill frequency. The experimental group was also monitored using a unique electronic device that records the time and day pills are removed. At the midpoint of the s…
A Twin Study of Sexual Behavior in Men
A twin study of the effects of the Vietnam conflict on alcohol drinking patterns
This study examines the association between military service in Southeast Asia and alcohol drinking patterns in 2,169 male-male monozygotic twin pairs who both served on active military duty during the Vietnam era (1965-75). Data on alcohol drinking were collected in 1987 by mail and telephone interview. The alcohol drinking measures include three indicators of abstention (lifetime abstainer, lifetime non-regular drinker, and current abstainer) a…
A twin study of the effects of the Vietnam conflict on alcohol drinking patterns
This study examines the association between military service in Southeast Asia and alcohol drinking patterns in 2,169 male-male monozygotic twin pairs who both served on active military duty during the Vietnam era (1965-75). Data on alcohol drinking were collected in 1987 by mail and telephone interview. The alcohol drinking measures include three indicators of abstention (lifetime abstainer, lifetime non-regular drinker, and current abstainer) a…
The Effects of Monitoring and Feedback on Compliance
A two-group randomized experimental design was employed to assess the effects of monitoring and feedback on the compliance of 93 psychiatric outpatients treated with lithium. Compliance in both groups was measured using self-report, lithium level, appointment-keeping, and medication refill frequency. The experimental group was also monitored using a unique electronic device that records the time and day pills are removed. At the midpoint of the s…
Effects of Nortriptyline on Depression and Glycemic Control in Diabetes
OBJECTIVE: Depression is a prevalent and chronic condition in diabetes and is associated with poor glucose regulation and poor compliance with diabetes treatment. This investigation evaluated the effects of nortriptyline on depression and glycemic control to see whether depression in diabetes is treatable and whether restoring mental health contributes to improved medical outcome. METHOD: Sixty-eight diabetic patients with poor glycemic control, …
Contribution of Emotionally Traumatic Events and Inheritance to the Report of Current Physical Health Problems in 4042 Vietnam Era Veteran Twin Pairs
OBJECTIVE: To determine the contributions of psychological trauma (exposure to combat during the Vietnam War), genetic factors, childhood experiences shared by twin siblings, and unmeasured experiences not shared by twin siblings to the reporting of current physical health problems a mean of 19 years after military service. METHODS: In 1987, a national sample of 2224 monozygotic and 1818 dizygotic male veteran members of the Vietnam Era Twin Regi…
Adherence to a Prophylactic Medication Regimen in Patients With Symptomatic Versus Asymptomatic Ischemic Heart Disease
Although angina pectoris is the most common symptom of coronary artery disease, some patients do not experience angina during ischemic episodes. The effects of asymptomatic (silent) heart disease on patient self-management have rarely been studied. Studies of other patient populations with asymptomatic illnesses indicate that patients with silent myocardial ischemia might adhere less well to a prophylactic medication regimen than would those with…
Sexual Orientation and Suicidality
BACKGROUND: Several recent studies have found a higher lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts in homosexual males compared with heterosexual control subjects or population rates. These studies used either convenience samples, most without controls, or population-based samples in which confounding factors such as depression and substance abuse were not measured. METHODS: This study used twins from the population-based Vietnam Era Twin Registry, H…
A Twin Study of Depression Symptoms, Hypertension, and Heart Disease in Middle-Aged Men
OBJECTIVE: Epidemiological and clinical studies have established an association between major depression and cardiovascular disease. We utilized a twin design to test whether there are common genetic and environmental risk factors underlying depression symptoms, hypertension and heart disease. METHODS: Association studies were conducted with 6,903 male-male twins from the Vietnam Era Twin Registry who responded to both a 1990 health questionnaire…
A Twin Study of Sexual Behavior in Men
Genetic Studies of Pathological Gambling
Heritability of SF-36 Among Middle-Age, Middle-Class, Male???Male Twins
OBJECTIVE: We sought to examine the relative importance of genetic and environmental factors for the MOS SF-36; a widely used, valid, and reliable measure of health-related quality of life and to discuss incorporating genetic influences into health services research. DATA SOURCES: Data are from a nationally distributed, nonclinical cohort of 2928 middle age, middle-class, male-male twin members of the Vietnam Era Twin Registry. STUDY DESIGN: This…
Storage and Executive Components of Working Memory
We combined experimental cognitive and behavior genetic methods to investigate storage and executive components of working memory in 663 middle-aged male twins. A single latent factor model indicated that digits forward (storage) and two-digit transformation (executive + storage) scores were influenced by the same genes. Additional executive demands in digit transformation appeared to increase the variance of individual genetic differences from 2…
Genetic Vulnerability and Phenotypic Expression of Depression and Risk for Ischemic Heart Disease in the Vietnam Era Twin Study of Aging
OBJECTIVE: To determine if depression contributes to incident heart disease after accounting for genetic, behavioral, and medical factors associated with both conditions. METHODS: We used a prospective twin study with a 12-year follow-up. In 1992, lifetime diagnosis of depression was assessed in 1159 male-male twins and merged with longitudinal health data from the Vietnam Era Twin Registry Study of Aging. Incident heart disease was defined as ha…
Using Research to Transform Care for Women Veterans
VA Research
Examining Relations Between Obsessive-Compulsive Features, Substance-Use Disorders, and Antisocial Personality Disorder in the Vietnam Era Twin Cohort
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