2021
Drinking to Cope with Posttraumatic Stress: A Nationally Representative Study of Men with and without Military Combat Experience
Blakey SM, Tsai J, Elbogen EB. Drinking to Cope with Posttraumatic Stress: A Nationally Representative Study of Men with and without Military Combat Experience. Journal Of Dual Diagnosis 2021, 17: 101-112. PMID: 33730991, DOI: 10.1080/15504263.2021.1891360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMilitary combat experiencePosttraumatic stress disorderMilitary combat veteransPTSD symptomsPTSD symptom countCombat experienceHazardous alcohol useAlcohol abuse/dependenceTrauma survivorsAbuse/dependencePTSD diagnosisCombat veteransAlcohol useLifetime trauma exposureSymptom countsTrauma-exposed menLifetime PTSD severityLifetime alcohol abuse/dependenceLifetime PTSD diagnosisLifetime traumatic experiencesFace interview studyMultivariate analysisPosttraumatic stressTrauma exposurePTSD severity
2020
Can military trauma promote psychological growth in combat veterans? Results from the national health and resilience in veterans study
Greenberg J, Tsai J, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Can military trauma promote psychological growth in combat veterans? Results from the national health and resilience in veterans study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2020, 282: 732-739. PMID: 33601714, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.12.077.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Homeless Veterans Who Served in Iraq and Afghanistan: Gender Differences, Combat Exposure, and Comparisons with Previous Cohorts of Homeless Veterans
Tsai J, Pietrzak RH, Rosenheck RA. Homeless Veterans Who Served in Iraq and Afghanistan: Gender Differences, Combat Exposure, and Comparisons with Previous Cohorts of Homeless Veterans. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2012, 40: 400-405. PMID: 22824909, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-012-0431-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-AlcoholismBlack or African AmericanCohort StudiesCombat DisordersEthnicityFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansIll-Housed PersonsIraq War, 2003-2011MaleMarital StatusMental DisordersMood DisordersPsychotic DisordersSex DistributionStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransWhite PeopleYoung AdultExamining the relation between combat-related concussion, a novel 5-factor model of posttraumatic stress symptoms, and health-related quality of life in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.
Tsai J, Whealin JM, Scott JC, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak RH. Examining the relation between combat-related concussion, a novel 5-factor model of posttraumatic stress symptoms, and health-related quality of life in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2012, 73: 1110-8. PMID: 22781019, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.11m07587.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health-related qualityHealth-related qualityPersistent postconcussive symptomsCombat-related concussionPostconcussive symptomsAlcohol use problemsPTSD symptomsAfghanistan veteransPhysical health-related qualityForm Health SurveyDysphoric arousal symptomsUse problemsIraq/Afghanistan veteransStrongest predictorPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsClinical characteristicsProgram registryHealth SurveyPsychiatric cliniciansPosttraumatic stress symptomsMultivariate analysisSymptomsConcussionBivariate analysisSymptomatic veterans