![]() | Assistant Professor Main Office Address Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Phone: 410-550-2282 E-mail: jjoo1@jhmi.edu |
Education
1991 | BA | University of Chicago |
1997 | MA | Tufts University |
2004 | MD | University of Pittsburgh |
2004-2008 | Residency in Psychiatry | University of Pennsylvania |
2008-2011 | Fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry | University of Pennsylvania |
Professional Interests
- Development of mental health service interventions for late-life depression in the community
- Cultural influences in expression, diagnosis and treatment late-life depression
- Evaluation and management of behavioral disturbances in dementia
Selected Publications
Joo J, Lenze EJ, Mulsant BH, et al. Risk factors for falls during treatment of late-life depression. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. Oct 2002;63(10):936-941.
Joo J, Solano FX, Mulsant BH, Reynolds CF, Lenze EJ. Predictors of adequacy of depression management in the primary care setting. Psychiatric Services. Dec 2005;56(12):1524-1528.
Wittink MN, Joo J, Lewis LM, Barg FK. Losing faith and using faith: older African Americans discuss spirituality, religious activities, and depression. Journal of General Internal Medicine. Mar 2009;24(3):402-407.
Joo J, Morales KH, de Vries HF, Gallo JJ. Disparity in use of psychotherapy offered in primary care between older African-American and white adults: results from a practice-based depression intervention trial. Journal of American Geriatric Society. Jan 2010;58(1):154-160.
Bogner HR, O'Donnell AJ, de Vries HF, Northington GM, Joo J. The temporal relationship between anxiety disorders and urinary incontinence among community-dwelling adults. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. Mar 2011;25(2):203-208.
Joo JH, Wittink M, Dahlberg B. Shared Conceptualizations and Divergent Experiences of Counseling Among African American and White Older Adults. Qualitative Health Research. Aug 2011;21(8):1065-1074.






