Joao P. De Aquino, M.D.
@jpdeaquinomd.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Yale | 🧠 mechanisms of pain and reward | neuropsychopharmacology | developing novel therapeutics for pain and addiction
https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/pain/
https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/pain/
Reposted by Joao P. De Aquino, M.D.
🎤 Call for Symposia Proposals topics related to clinical practice, basic science or mechanisms, and translational research related to pain. Ideally, presentations include multiple disciplines.
The deadline to submit proposals is October 15, 2025
The deadline to submit proposals is October 15, 2025
October 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
🎤 Call for Symposia Proposals topics related to clinical practice, basic science or mechanisms, and translational research related to pain. Ideally, presentations include multiple disciplines.
The deadline to submit proposals is October 15, 2025
The deadline to submit proposals is October 15, 2025
Reposted by Joao P. De Aquino, M.D.
We are now accepting applications for the third annual USASP Leadership Academy (LA), which aims to develop the next generation of leaders in the pain field. We aim to recruit pain scholars with high potential to accelerate the development of leaders in pain research, practice, policy, and education
September 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
We are now accepting applications for the third annual USASP Leadership Academy (LA), which aims to develop the next generation of leaders in the pain field. We aim to recruit pain scholars with high potential to accelerate the development of leaders in pain research, practice, policy, and education
Reposted by Joao P. De Aquino, M.D.
Join us in Congratulating the 2025 ACNP Travel Award Class! 🙌🎉
August 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Join us in Congratulating the 2025 ACNP Travel Award Class! 🙌🎉
Applying psychophysiological measures during an emotion reappraisal task, we show that emotion regulation capacity predicts #Cannabis use frequency more than #Pain severity among #ChronicPain patients on long-term #Opioid therapy.
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August 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Applying psychophysiological measures during an emotion reappraisal task, we show that emotion regulation capacity predicts #Cannabis use frequency more than #Pain severity among #ChronicPain patients on long-term #Opioid therapy.
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Thrilled to share our new Journal of #Addiction Medicine paper!
We found that childhood #trauma correlates with worse #pain, higher #alcohol use & earlier #cannabis initiation, highlighting the need for trauma‑informed care in #OpioidUseDisorder treatment. 👇
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We found that childhood #trauma correlates with worse #pain, higher #alcohol use & earlier #cannabis initiation, highlighting the need for trauma‑informed care in #OpioidUseDisorder treatment. 👇
shorturl.at/2KXa2
The Role of Childhood Trauma in Chronic Pain and Substance... : Journal of Addiction Medicine
and substance use compared with those without such history.
Methods:
We conducted a cross-sectional study of 82 individuals receiving methadone for OUD. Participants completed the Childhood Trauma ...
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July 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Thrilled to share our new Journal of #Addiction Medicine paper!
We found that childhood #trauma correlates with worse #pain, higher #alcohol use & earlier #cannabis initiation, highlighting the need for trauma‑informed care in #OpioidUseDisorder treatment. 👇
shorturl.at/2KXa2
We found that childhood #trauma correlates with worse #pain, higher #alcohol use & earlier #cannabis initiation, highlighting the need for trauma‑informed care in #OpioidUseDisorder treatment. 👇
shorturl.at/2KXa2
Pain, addiction, and metabolism are fundamentally intertwined.
Our new work in @acerjournal.bsky.social quantifies how heavy #drinking and #obesity additively worsen #pain, while each extra hour of #sleep and higher physical activity are protective.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Our new work in @acerjournal.bsky.social quantifies how heavy #drinking and #obesity additively worsen #pain, while each extra hour of #sleep and higher physical activity are protective.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Pain interference, alcohol use, and metabolic health: Insights from a nationally representative study
This nationwide study found that heavy alcohol consumption and obesity each magnify the impact of chronic pain on daily life—by approximately 34% and 50%, respectively—and that their effects are addi...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Pain, addiction, and metabolism are fundamentally intertwined.
Our new work in @acerjournal.bsky.social quantifies how heavy #drinking and #obesity additively worsen #pain, while each extra hour of #sleep and higher physical activity are protective.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Our new work in @acerjournal.bsky.social quantifies how heavy #drinking and #obesity additively worsen #pain, while each extra hour of #sleep and higher physical activity are protective.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...