2023
Pandemic-related posttraumatic psychological growth in U.S. military veterans: A 3-year, nationally representative, longitudinal study
Kang H, Na P, Fischer I, Tsai J, Tedeschi R, Pietrzak R. Pandemic-related posttraumatic psychological growth in U.S. military veterans: A 3-year, nationally representative, longitudinal study. Psychiatry Research 2023, 326: 115370. PMID: 37499281, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic growthU.S. military veteransPost-pandemic onsetDomains of PTGPositive psychological changesMilitary veteransPosttraumatic stress symptomsLongitudinal studyEarly life traumaPsychological growthPsychological changesPsychosocial interventionsStress symptomsLife traumaCOVID-19 vaccineVeterans StudyGreater worryMental healthStrongest correlateFull sampleNational HealthVeteransSignificant decreaseOnsetPrevalenceA Small Randomized Controlled Trial of Three Remote Methods to Collect Mental Health Data from Migrant Farmworker Adults
Tsai J, Rodriguez A, Solis V. A Small Randomized Controlled Trial of Three Remote Methods to Collect Mental Health Data from Migrant Farmworker Adults. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2023, 25: 1025-1032. PMID: 36710300, PMCID: PMC9885063, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-023-01452-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTelephone interview groupMigrant farmworkersMental health problemsMental health dataMigrant farmworker familiesControlled TrialsAlcohol use problemsHealth problemsApp groupTelephone interviewsBaseline surveyFarmworker familiesLongitudinal studyUse problemsFurther studiesDifferential attritionInterview groupHealth dataTrialsAdultsGroupFarmworkersSurvey groupOnline survey
2022
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and functional outcomes in Veterans with psychosis or recent homelessness: A 15-month longitudinal study
Wynn JK, McCleery A, Novacek DM, Reavis EA, Senturk D, Sugar CA, Tsai J, Green MF. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and functional outcomes in Veterans with psychosis or recent homelessness: A 15-month longitudinal study. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0273579. PMID: 36001641, PMCID: PMC9401176, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychotic disordersMental healthCOVID-19 pandemicVA mental healthLongitudinal studySymptoms of depressionCase management servicesPoor social connectionsFunctional outcomeVulnerable veteransBaseline levelsFaster returnRecent homelessnessVeteran controlsGroup differencesRHVAssessment periodVeteransHealthIndependent livingOutcomesPandemicRetrospective ratingsSignificant improvementCommunity functioning
2021
Factors associated with post-traumatic growth in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from a national sample of U.S. military veterans
Na PJ, Tsai J, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Factors associated with post-traumatic growth in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from a national sample of U.S. military veterans. Social Science & Medicine 2021, 289: 114409. PMID: 34537394, PMCID: PMC8445520, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic growthPosttraumatic stress disorderPTSD symptomsU.S. military veteransPositive psychological changesNegative psychological outcomesMilitary veteransU.S. veteransNational samplePrior traumatic eventsAvoidance symptomsTrauma survivorsPsychological outcomesTraumatic eventsPsychological changesPsychosocial interventionsStress disorderPsychological distressPsychological impactCOVID-19 pandemicMajority of researchVeterans StudyMental healthLongitudinal studyFunctional correlatesFinancial Strain, Mental Illness, and Homelessness: Results From a National Longitudinal Study.
Elbogen EB, Lanier M, Wagner HR, Tsai J. Financial Strain, Mental Illness, and Homelessness: Results From a National Longitudinal Study. Medical Care 2021, 59: s132-s138. PMID: 33710085, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere mental illnessMental illnessFinancial strainWave 1Subsequent homelessnessNational Epidemiologic SurveyLow incomeContext of treatmentMultivariable analysisRisk factorsEpidemiologic SurveyIllnessPast homelessnessRelated conditionsGreater financial strainNational Longitudinal StudyLongitudinal studyFuture homelessnessDirect effect
2020
Longitudinal study of the housing and mental health outcomes of tenants appearing in eviction court
Tsai J, Jones N, Szymkowiak D, Rosenheck RA. Longitudinal study of the housing and mental health outcomes of tenants appearing in eviction court. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2020, 56: 1679-1686. PMID: 32926182, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-020-01953-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health outcomesHealth outcomesMental healthMajor depressive disorderMental health treatmentMental health symptomsGeneralized anxiety disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderMental health issuesHousing instabilityResultsAt baselineMethodsOne hundredDepressive disorderPsychosocial statusInverse probability weightingHealth treatmentHealth symptomsSuicidal ideationSizable subgroupStress disorderAnxiety disordersHealth issuesLongitudinal studyDisordersBaselineDynamic interplay between PTSD symptoms and posttraumatic growth in older military veterans
Whealin JM, Pitts B, Tsai J, Rivera C, Fogle BM, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Dynamic interplay between PTSD symptoms and posttraumatic growth in older military veterans. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2020, 269: 185-191. PMID: 32339132, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGreater posttraumatic growthPosttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic growthPTSD symptomsActive copingReligious copingOlder military veteransPositive psychological changesSubsequent posttraumatic growthMilitary veteransChronic PTSD symptomsWave 2Self-report natureSpecific symptom clustersAnxious arousalDysphoric arousalGreater severityHyperarousal symptomsTraumatic eventsPsychological changesStress disorderCopingSymptom clustersLongitudinal studyWave 3