2014
Asian American and Pacific Islander Military Veterans in the United States: Health Service Use and Perceived Barriers to Mental Health Services
Tsai J, Whealin JM, Pietrzak RH. Asian American and Pacific Islander Military Veterans in the United States: Health Service Use and Perceived Barriers to Mental Health Services. American Journal Of Public Health 2014, 104: s538-s547. PMID: 25100419, PMCID: PMC4151899, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2014.302124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health servicesHealth service useHealth servicesService useHealth careMental health careBetter mental healthHigher socioeconomic statusPopulation-weighted sampleVeteran populationPacific Islander veteransAA veteransEthnic groupsHealth differencesMental healthSocioeconomic statusPerceived BarriersMilitary veteransMultivariable statisticsVeteransVeteran statusNational surveyRecent veteransRandom sampleCare
2013
The Effects of Race and Other Socioeconomic Factors on Health Service Use Among American Military Veterans
Tsai J, Desai MU, Cheng AW, Chang J. The Effects of Race and Other Socioeconomic Factors on Health Service Use Among American Military Veterans. Psychiatric Quarterly 2013, 85: 35-47. PMID: 23949577, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-013-9268-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-VA health care systemsHealth service useHealth care systemCare systemService utilizationHealth insurancePrivate health insuranceService useVA health care systemGreater health care needsRacial disparitiesNative Americans/Alaskan NativesObservational study designHealth care needsLogistic regression modelsVA disability compensationDisability compensationCare needsPacific Islander veteransHealth statusSociodemographic characteristicsHealth disparitiesAmerican military veteransStudy designEffect of race
2012
Mental Health of Asian American and Pacific Islander Military Veterans: Brief Review of an Understudied Group
Tsai J, Kong G. Mental Health of Asian American and Pacific Islander Military Veterans: Brief Review of an Understudied Group. Military Medicine 2012, 177: 1438-1444. PMID: 23198528, DOI: 10.7205/milmed-d-12-00214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental healthSevere post-traumatic stress disorder symptomsPost-traumatic stress disorder symptomsMental health servicesHealth Literature databasesPost-traumatic stress disorderPoor mental healthPaucity of studiesHealth functioningPacific Islander veteransHealth servicesLiterature searchStress disorderLiterature databasesExhaustive literature searchDisorder symptomsMilitary veteransVeteransVietnam veteransRace-related stressorsHealthPrior reviewsAsian AmericansMore researchReview