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Citations
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World Ranking
9225
National Ranking
4884

Overview

Joseph W. Ditre is affiliated with Syracuse University in the United States and has a research focus spanning Medicine and Psychology, with particular emphasis on subfields such as Physiology, Pharmacology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Clinical Psychology.

Their research topics predominantly cover Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Musculoskeletal Pain and Rehabilitation, Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study, and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments.

Joseph W. Ditre has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Pain, nicotine, and tobacco smoking: current state of the science (2020), published in Pain
  • Association of opioid misuse with anxiety and depression: A systematic review of the literature (2021), published in Clinical Psychology Review
  • CANUE: A Theoretical Model of Pain as an Antecedent for Substance Use (2020), published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine
  • Pain Status as a Predictor of Smoking Cessation Initiation, Lapse, and Relapse (2020), published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research
  • Pain as a causal motivator of alcohol consumption: Associations with gender and race. (2022), published in Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science

Their frequent co-authors include Michael J. Zvolensky, Lisa R. LaRowe, Jessica M. Powers, Lorra Garey, and Andrew H. Rogers.

Joseph W. Ditre's work is regularly published in several venues, with multiple publications in:

  • Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology
  • Journal of Behavioral Medicine
  • Nicotine & Tobacco Research
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Behavioral Medicine

Best Publications

  • Pain, Nicotine, and Smoking: Research Findings and Mechanistic Considerations.

    Joseph W. Ditre;Thomas H. Brandon;Emily L. Zale;Mary M. Meagher

  • The Relation Between Pain-Related Fear and Disability: A Meta-Analysis

    Emily L. Zale;Krista L. Lange;Sherecce A. Fields;Joseph W. Ditre

  • Cannabis and Pain: A Clinical Review.

    Kevin P. Hill;Kevin P. Hill;Matthew D. Palastro;Brian Johnson;Joseph W. Ditre

  • Interrelations between Pain and Alcohol: An Integrative Review

    Emily L. Zale;Stephen A. Maisto;Joseph W. Ditre

  • The early time course of smoking withdrawal effects

    Peter S. Hendricks;Joseph W. Ditre;David J. Drobes;Thomas H. Brandon;Thomas H. Brandon

  • Patient-reported use of medical cannabis for pain, anxiety, and depression symptoms: Systematic review and meta-analysis

    Jesse D. Kosiba;Stephen A. Maisto;Joseph W. Ditre

  • A Reciprocal Model of Pain and Substance Use: Transdiagnostic Considerations, Clinical Implications, and Future Directions

    Joseph W Ditre;Emily L Zale;Lisa R LaRowe

  • Pain-related fear, disability, and the fear-avoidance model of chronic pain

    Emily L Zale;Joseph W Ditre

  • Pain as a Motivator of Smoking: Effects of Pain Induction on Smoking Urge and Behavior

    Joseph W. Ditre;Thomas H. Brandon

  • Acute analgesic effects of nicotine and tobacco in humans: a meta-analysis.

    Joseph W. Ditre;Bryan W. Heckman;Emily L. Zale;Jesse D. Kosiba

  • Effects of Expectancies and Coping on Pain-Induced Motivation to Smoke

    Joseph W. Ditre;Bryan W. Heckman;Emily A. Butts;Thomas H. Brandon

  • Pain, nicotine, and tobacco smoking: current state of the science.

    Lisa R LaRowe;Joseph W Ditre

  • Associations between Neuroticism and Depression in Relation to Catastrophizing and Pain-Related Anxiety in Chronic Pain Patients.

    Sandeep Kadimpati;Emily L. Zale;W Michael Hooten;Joseph W. Ditre

  • Associations between pain and current smoking status among cancer patients

    Joseph W. Ditre;Brian D. Gonzalez;Vani N. Simmons;Leigh Anne Faul

  • Anxiety and Depression in Bidirectional Relations Between Pain and Smoking: Implications for Smoking Cessation.

    Emily L. Zale;Stephen A. Maisto;Joseph W. Ditre

  • Association of opioid misuse with anxiety and depression: A systematic review of the literature.

    Andrew H. Rogers;Michael J. Zvolensky;Michael J. Zvolensky;Joseph W. Ditre;Julia D. Buckner

  • The restorative effects of smoking upon self-control resources: a negative reinforcement pathway.

    Bryan W. Heckman;Joseph W. Ditre;Thomas H. Brandon

  • Opioid and Cannabis Co-Use among Adults With Chronic Pain: Relations to Substance Misuse, Mental Health, and Pain Experience.

    Andrew H Rogers;Jafar Bakhshaie;Julia D Buckner;Michael F Orr

  • Nicotine deprivation increases pain intensity, neurogenic inflammation, and mechanical hyperalgesia among daily tobacco smokers.

    Joseph W Ditre;Emily L Zale;Lisa R LaRowe;Jesse D Kosiba

  • Effects of experimental pain induction on alcohol urge, intention to consume alcohol, and alcohol demand.

    Dezarie Moskal;Stephen A. Maisto;Martin De Vita;Joseph W. Ditre

  • Tobacco Smoking, Nicotine Dependence, and Patterns of Prescription Opioid Misuse: Results from a Nationally Representative Sample

    Emily L. Zale;Michelle L. Dorfman;W. Michael Hooten;David O. Warner

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Zvolensky
Michael J. Zvolensky University of Houston
Lorra Garey
Lorra Garey University of Houston
Thomas H. Brandon
Thomas H. Brandon University of South Florida
Stephen A. Maisto
Stephen A. Maisto Syracuse University
Julia D. Buckner
Julia D. Buckner Louisiana State University
Norman B. Schmidt
Norman B. Schmidt Florida State University
David J. Drobes
David J. Drobes University of South Florida
Peter A. Vanable
Peter A. Vanable Syracuse University
Peter S. Hendricks
Peter S. Hendricks University of Alabama at Birmingham
Adam M. Leventhal
Adam M. Leventhal University of Southern California

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