Melissa B. Jones

Email

mj9@bcm.edu

Addresses

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (Office): 2002 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 578-4747
melissa.jones2@bcm.edu

Education

MD from Drexel University College of Medicine: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Residency at University of Illinois at Chicago: Chicago, Illinois, United States; Psychiatry

Clinical Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine: Houston, Texas, United States; Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry

Research Fellowship at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center: Houston, Texas, United States; Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC)

Professional Statement

Dr. Jones is a clinician-scientist specializing in the assessment and treatment of emotional, behavioral, cognitive, and sleep-related manifestations of primary neurological disorders. Her current research focuses on the identification and treatment of sleep and other neuropsychiatric risk factors for neurodegeneration. She is a recipient of a VA Career Development Award investigating the effect of a medication approved for Parkinson's disease psychosis on sleep disturbances associated with post-traumatic stress disorder. She serves on the Education Committee and co-chairs the Sleep Neuropsychiatry Special Interest Group of the American Neuropsychiatric Association. As Associate Director of the Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry (BNNP) Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine, she developed the Program's clinical and didactic curriculum. Clinically, she initiated BNNP consultative clinical services at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and aims to cultivate a transdisciplinary approach toward the management of neuropsychiatric disorders.

Websites

VIICTR Publications List

Selected Publications

Jones MB, Agrawal R, Sharafkhaneh A, Bhatti G, Li R, Marsh L, Jorge R. " Pimavanserin 34mg at Bedtime for the Treatment of Insomnia in Six Veterans with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder " J Clin Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 6; 84 : 23br14992.
Pubmed PMID: 37943987.
Jones MB, Gates R, Gibson L, Broadway D, Bhatti G, Tea J, Guerra A, Li R, Varman B, Elammari M, Jorge RE, Marsh L. " Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Risk of Degenerative Synucleinopathies: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis " Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2023 Nov ; 31 (11) : 978-990.
Pubmed PMID: 37236879.
Jones M, Corcoran A, Jorge RE. " The psychopharmacology of brain vascular disease/poststroke depression " Handb Clin Neurol. 2019 ; 165 : 229-241.
Pubmed PMID: 31727214.
Jones M, Acion L, Jorge RE. " What are the complications and emerging strategies for preventing depression following traumatic brain injury? " Expert Rev Neurother. 2017 Jun ; 17 (6) : 631-640.
Pubmed PMID: 28343407.
Jones MB, Schenck CH, Azarian M, Jorge RE, Sharafkhaneh A, Razjouyan J. " Validation of electronic diagnostic codes for rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder " J Clin Sleep Med. 2024 Aug 1; 20 (8) : 1387-1389.
Pubmed PMID: 38661648.
Jones MB, Tea J, Meyers M, Li R, Villalon A, Agrawal R, Jorge RE. " Rates and Predictors of Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder Symptoms Among Post-9/11 Veterans " J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2024 Apr 23; 36 (4) : 325-332.
Pubmed PMID: 38650465.

Funding

Pimavanserin for Insomnia in Veterans with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder #IK2CX002363-01A1: VA CSR&D Career Development Award