JosephHAtkinsonJr.MD

Psychiatry • San Diego, CA

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Office
3350 Via La Jolla
San Diego, CA 92161
Phone+1 858-642-3686

Education & Training

University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1973 - 1976
University of Utah HealthInternship, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1973
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1972

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1973 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Clinical Trials

Effect of Antidepressants on Back Pain Start of enrollment: 1999 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 2
Telehealth Outreach for Chronic Back Pain Start of enrollment: 2008 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Efficacy of Antidepressants in Chronic Back Pain Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

14 citations
Chronically elevated depressive symptoms interact with acute increases in inflammation to predict worse neurocognition among people with HIV.
Rowan Saloner, Emily W Paolillo, Robert K. Heaton, David J. Grelotti, Murray B. Stein
Journal of Neurovirology. 2021-01-06
16 citations
Higher levels of plasma inflammation biomarkers are associated with depressed mood and quality of life in aging, virally suppressed men, but not women, with HIV.
Ronald J. Ellis, Scott Letendre, J. Hampton Atkinson, David B. Clifford, Ann C. Collier
Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health. 2020-08-13
23 citations
Cumulative Burden of Depression and Neurocognitive Decline Among Persons With HIV: A Longitudinal Study.
Emily W Paolillo, Elizabeth C Pasipanodya, Raeanne C. Moore, Brian W. Pence, Joseph H. Atkinson
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2020-07-01