2025
Characteristics of injury deaths among homeless and non-homeless US veterans (2017–2021)
Beydoun H, Szymkowiak D, Ng T, Tsai J. Characteristics of injury deaths among homeless and non-homeless US veterans (2017–2021). Injury Prevention 2025, ip-2024-045366. PMID: 39870508, DOI: 10.1136/ip-2024-045366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInjury deathsVeterans AffairsHomeless statusUS Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans AffairsVA Corporate Data WarehouseVA healthcare servicesInjury death ratesAssociated with future riskInjury prevention effortsMortality Data RepositoryInjury-related risksMental health characteristicsCorporate Data WarehouseRisk of deathHealth characteristicsVA healthcareEstimate HRsHealthcare servicesRetrospective cohort studyHomeless veteransUS veteransInjury typePrevention effortsCox regression models
2024
Drug overdose deaths among homeless veterans in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare system
Tsai J, Szymkowiak D, Beydoun H. Drug overdose deaths among homeless veterans in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare system. Addiction 2024, 120: 306-315. PMID: 39415621, DOI: 10.1111/add.16689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-homeless veteransDrug overdose deathsOverdose deathsDepartment of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare systemVeterans Affairs (VA) healthcare systemHealthcare systemDepartment of Veterans Affairs healthcare systemNational Death Index dataHazard ratioVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemConfidence intervalsDeath Index dataEstimate hazard ratiosMental health characteristicsAssociated with greater riskEpidemic of drug overdoseHealth characteristicsHomeless veteransUS veteransCox regression modelsVeteransGreater riskHomeless populationSubstance useMultivariate Cox regression modelNeurodevelopmental subtypes of functional brain organization in the ABCD study using a rigorous analytic framework
DeRosa J, Friedman N, Calhoun V, Banich M. Neurodevelopmental subtypes of functional brain organization in the ABCD study using a rigorous analytic framework. NeuroImage 2024, 299: 120827. PMID: 39245397, PMCID: PMC11779700, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2024.120827.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityAdolescent Brain Cognitive DevelopmentIndividual’s resting-state functional connectivityAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development StudyFunctional brain organizationMental health profilesMental health characteristicsRSFC dataBrain organizationFunctional connectivityDevelopmental trajectoriesChildren Aged 9Emotional functioningCognitive developmentLate childhoodAged 9SubtypesAdolescentsHealth characteristicsHealth profileChildhoodRole of homelessness and psychiatric disorders in suicide deaths among veterans: A four-way decomposition analysis
Beydoun H, Szymkowiak D, Pietrzak R, Beydoun M, Treadwell R, Tsai J. Role of homelessness and psychiatric disorders in suicide deaths among veterans: A four-way decomposition analysis. Psychiatry Research 2024, 340: 116120. PMID: 39121758, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health disordersFour-way decomposition analysisSubstance useHealth disordersPsychiatric disordersMortality riskSuicide deathsHomeless veteransVeterans AffairsSubstance use disordersU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans AffairsPredictors of suicide deathVA healthcare systemFully-adjusted modelsMental health characteristicsEffects of homelessnessProportion of suicide deathsSuicide riskUse disorderHealth characteristicsRetrospective cohort studySuicideHealthcare systemDisorders
2022
Prevalence and characteristics associated with firearm ownership among low-income U.S. veterans
Tsai J, Testa A, Pietrzak R, Elbogen E. Prevalence and characteristics associated with firearm ownership among low-income U.S. veterans. Military Psychology 2022, 35: 132-141. PMID: 37133491, PMCID: PMC10013543, DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2022.2086415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU.S. veteransMental health characteristicsLogistic regression analysisU.S. veteran populationMental health correlatesHierarchical logistic regression analysisU.S. military veteransClinical characteristicsAssociated sociodemographicFirearm ownershipHealth characteristicsVeteran populationSignificant associationTrauma exposureHealth correlatesPrevalenceMilitary veteransVeteransRegression analysisFirearm misuseRepresentative studyFirearm ownersSociodemographicsTrauma
2021
Mental Health and Psychosocial Characteristics Associated With COVID-19 Among U.S. Adults
Tsai J, Huang M, Elbogen E. Mental Health and Psychosocial Characteristics Associated With COVID-19 Among U.S. Adults. Psychiatric Services 2021, 72: 444-447. PMID: 33530731, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 infectionMental healthCOVID-19Positive COVID-19 testCOVID-19 statusMental health characteristicsMiddle-income adultsCOVID-19 testSocial supportClinical riskHealth characteristicsPsychiatric historyNegative testHistory of homelessnessMedical needPsychosocial characteristicsU.S. adultsCurrent social supportInfectionHealthNational sampleAdultsVeterans
2020
Psychosocial and Mental Health Characteristics of RePresent Game Users.
Tsai J, Huang M, Huang B, Daniels K, Harteveld C, Jackson D. Psychosocial and Mental Health Characteristics of RePresent Game Users. The Journal Of The American Academy Of Psychiatry And The Law 2020, 48: 335-344. PMID: 32404361, DOI: 10.29158/jaapl.003922-19.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Assessing the risk of marijuana use disorder among adolescents and adults who use marijuana
Richter L, Pugh BS, Ball SA. Assessing the risk of marijuana use disorder among adolescents and adults who use marijuana. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2016, 43: 247-260. PMID: 27292878, DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2016.1164711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMarijuana use disorderUse disordersBlack race/ethnicityTobacco/nicotine useSubstance useDrug use disordersMental health characteristicsDSM-IV criteriaRegression analysisRecent national estimatesComprehensive prevalence estimateMental health variablesRace/ethnicityMarijuana usersMultinomial regression analysisHealth characteristicsDisorder prevalenceNicotine usePrevalence estimatesDrug useYounger ageNational estimatesHealth variablesDisordersAge
2012
The Impact of Sexual Functioning Problems on Mental Well-Being In U.S. Veterans from the Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Conflicts
Nunnink S, Fink D, Baker D. The Impact of Sexual Functioning Problems on Mental Well-Being In U.S. Veterans from the Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Conflicts. International Journal Of Sexual Health 2012, 24: 14-25. DOI: 10.1080/19317611.2011.639441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental component summaryVeterans Health AdministrationSexual function problemsSF-36 Mental Component SummaryMental component summary scalesHealth Related Quality of LifeIraqi FreedomRelated Quality of LifeOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi FreedomPhysical component scoreSexual health needsHealth Related QualityHealth-related diagnosesMental health characteristicsMental Well-BeingFunctional problemsQuality of lifeOperation Enduring FreedomOperation Iraqi FreedomProvider screeningComponent summaryHealth characteristicsHealth needsSF-36Healthcare model
2009
Adolescent suicidal ideation: a comparison of incarcerated and school-based samples
Suk E, van Mill J, Vermeiren R, Ruchkin V, Schwab-Stone M, Doreleijers T, Deboutte D. Adolescent suicidal ideation: a comparison of incarcerated and school-based samples. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2009, 18: 377-383. PMID: 19219647, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-009-0740-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral populationSuicidal ideatorsSuicidal ideationSchool-based sampleMain clinical predictorsMental health characteristicsNon-suicidal youthMethodsThe study sampleGeneral population sampleClinical predictorsLevels of psychopathologyHealth characteristicsAssociated psychopathologySuicidal thoughtsGroup of adolescentsInternalizing problemsPast yearStudy sampleSelf-report surveyHealth assessmentPopulation sampleFrequent problemIdeationPosttraumatic stressAdolescents
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