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Joel E. Dimsdale is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States and has contributed primarily to the field of Medicine, with a focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Clinical Psychology.

Their research topics cover a variety of areas including cancer-related cognitive impairment studies, cancer survivorship and care, dementia and cognitive impairment research, family caregiving in mental illness, tryptophan and brain disorders, obstructive sleep apnea research, and heart rate variability and autonomic control.

Recent publication venues where their work has appeared include:

  • Supportive Care in Cancer
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • Clinical Hypertension
  • JACC. Clinical electrophysiology
  • American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Recent papers by or involving Joel E. Dimsdale are:

  • "Reductions in sleep quality and circadian activity rhythmicity predict longitudinal changes in objective and subjective cognitive functioning in women treated for breast cancer," 2021, Supportive Care in Cancer
  • "Effects of Psychosocial Interventions and Caregiving Stress on Cardiovascular Biomarkers in Family Dementia Caregivers: The UCSD Pleasant Events Program (PEP) Randomized Controlled Trial," 2020, The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • "Sympathetic overactivity and nocturnal diuresis in obstructive sleep apnea alter the response to hypertension therapy," 2024, Clinical Hypertension
  • "Sudden Cardiac Death and Schizophrenia," 2023, JACC. Clinical electrophysiology
  • "Acknowledgement of Reviewers 2020," 2020, American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

The scientist's frequent co-authors include:

  • Paul J. Mills
  • Sonia Ancoli-Israel
  • Michael G. Ziegler
  • Lianqi Liu
  • Loki Natarajan

Joel E. Dimsdale has also contributed to book publications, including titles published by the University of Southern Mississippi and Yale University Press. Notable works include Dark Persuasion: A History of Brainwashing from Pavlov to Social Media, published in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Psychological Stress and Cardiovascular Disease

    Joel E. Dimsdale

  • Plasma catecholamines in stress and exercise.

    Joel E. Dimsdale;Jonathan Moss

  • Effects of psychological stress and psychiatric disorders on blood coagulation and fibrinolysis: A biobehavioral pathway to coronary artery disease?

    Roland von Känel;Paul J. Mills;Claudia Fainman;Joel E. Dimsdale

  • The effect of psychosocial stress on sleep: a review of polysomnographic evidence.

    Eui-Joong Kim;Joel E. Dimsdale

  • The association between fatigue and inflammatory marker levels in cancer patients: a quantitative review.

    Christian Schubert;Suzi Hong;Loki Natarajan;Paul J. Mills

  • Effects of stress on heart rate complexity—A comparison between short-term and chronic stress

    C. Schubert;M. Lambertz;R.A. Nelesen;W. Bardwell

  • Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Blood Pressure: A Placebo Trial

    Joel E. Dimsdale;Jose S. Loredo;Judi Profant

  • The effect of opioids on sleep architecture.

    Joel E Dimsdale;Daniel Norman;Douglas DeJardin;Mark S Wallace

  • Effects of sympathetic activation by adrenergic infusions on hemostasis in vivo

    Roland Von Känel;Joel E. Dimsdale

  • Fatigue, sleep, and circadian rhythms prior to chemotherapy for breast cancer

    Sonia Ancoli-Israel;Lianqi Liu;Lianqi Liu;Matthew R. Marler;Matthew R. Marler;Barbara A. Parker;Barbara A. Parker

  • The relationship between heart rate variability and inflammatory markers in cardiovascular diseases.

    Alexander Haensel;Paul J. Mills;Richard A. Nelesen;Michael G. Ziegler

  • Functional subdivisions within anterior cingulate cortex and their relationship to autonomic nervous system function.

    Scott C Matthews;Martin P Paulus;Alan N Simmons;Richard A Nelesen

  • Pharmacotherapy to prevent PTSD: Results from a randomized controlled proof-of-concept trial in physically injured patients.

    Murray B. Stein;Carol Kerridge;Joel E. Dimsdale;David B. Hoyt

  • Accelerated risk of hypertensive blood pressure recordings among Alzheimer caregivers.

    William S. Shaw;Thomas L. Patterson;Michael G. Ziegler;Joel E. Dimsdale

  • Objective Cancer-Related Variables Are Not Associated With Depressive Symptoms in Women Treated for Early-Stage Breast Cancer

    Wayne A. Bardwell;Loki Natarajan;Joel E. Dimsdale;Cheryl L. Rock

  • Race and Diurnal Blood Pressure Patterns: A Review and Meta-Analysis

    Judi Profant;Joel E. Dimsdale

  • Pre-treatment symptom cluster in breast cancer patients is associated with worse sleep, fatigue and depression during chemotherapy.

    Lianqi Liu;Lavinia Fiorentino;Loki Natarajan;Barbara A. Parker

  • Short-term catecholamine response to psychological stress.

    Joel E. Dimsdale;Jonathan Moss

  • Hemostatic Alterations in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Implications for Cardiovascular Disease

    Roland von Kanel;Joel E. Dimsdale

  • Culture and Depression: Studies in the Anthropology and Cross-cultural Psychiatry of Affect and Disorder

    Joel E. Dimsdale

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. Mills
Paul J. Mills University of California, San Diego
Sonia Ancoli-Israel
Sonia Ancoli-Israel University of California, San Diego
Michael G. Ziegler
Michael G. Ziegler University of California, San Diego
Roland von Känel
Roland von Känel University of Zurich
Thomas L. Patterson
Thomas L. Patterson University of California, San Diego
Igor Grant
Igor Grant University of California, San Diego
Brent T. Mausbach
Brent T. Mausbach University of California, San Diego
Loki Natarajan
Loki Natarajan University of California, San Diego
Matthew A. Allison
Matthew A. Allison University of California, San Diego
Charles C. Berry
Charles C. Berry University of California, San Diego

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