2023
A 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
2021
Prospective association between receipt of the economic impact payment and mental health outcomes
Tsai J, Huang M, Rajan SS, Elbogen EB. Prospective association between receipt of the economic impact payment and mental health outcomes. Journal Of Epidemiology & Community Health 2021, 76: 285-292. PMID: 34389662, PMCID: PMC8366281, DOI: 10.1136/jech-2021-216661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health outcomesHealth outcomesUS adultsProspective associationsSuicidal ideationLow-income US adultsPositive COVID-19 testAlcohol use disorderPost-traumatic stress disorderIllicit drug useRecent suicidal ideationCOVID-19 testAlcohol use problemsAnnual personal incomePositive mental health outcomesHigher oddsMedical conditionsUse disordersBaseline assessmentDrug useSociodemographic characteristicsPast monthStress disorderAnxiety disordersMental healthReceipt, Spending, and Clinical Correlates of the Economic Impact Payment Among Middle- and Low-Income U.S. Adults
Tsai J, Huang M, Montgomery AE, Elbogen EB. Receipt, Spending, and Clinical Correlates of the Economic Impact Payment Among Middle- and Low-Income U.S. Adults. Psychiatric Services 2021, 72: 1377-1384. PMID: 34074140, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-income U.S. adultsU.S. adultsMental healthUse problemsRecent suicidal ideationDrug use problemsPosttraumatic stress disorderSchizophrenia spectrum disordersSubstance abuse problemsClinical characteristicsEligible adultsAlcohol use problemsClinical correlatesLow-income populationsSuicidal ideationStress disorderAbuse problemsAdultsCOVID-19 pandemic
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
S04-3 Assessing the dissociative ptsd subtype in a representative sample of us military veterans
Armour C, Tsai J, Pietrzak R. S04-3 Assessing the dissociative ptsd subtype in a representative sample of us military veterans. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2016, 73: a100. DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2016-103951.269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderDissociative subtypeU.S. veteransDSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorderQuality of lifeAnonymous web-based surveyInitial screening questionsUS military veteransTrauma-exposed controlsDSM-5 versionSevere PTSD symptomsDissociative PTSD subtypeClinical characteristicsAlcohol use problemsCurrent study sampleNational HealthRepresentative sampleScreening questionsResponse rateWeb-based surveyMental disordersVeterans StudyPTSD subtypesU.S. adultsPTSD Checklist
2015
Dissociative subtype of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder in U.S. veterans
Tsai J, Armour C, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Dissociative subtype of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder in U.S. veterans. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2015, 66: 67-74. PMID: 25969340, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2015.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderDissociative subtypeAlcohol use problemsU.S. veteransStress disorderDissociative symptomsUse problemsQuality of lifeTrauma-exposed controlsSevere PTSD symptomsClinical characteristicsMultivariable analysisPTSD symptom severityNational HealthVeterans StudyMental disordersSymptom severitySubtypesSymptomsMore depressionImportance of assessingPTSD symptomsStatistical ManualAnxiety symptoms
2012
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.
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