2024
Prevalence of Four Types of Social Support and Their Relation to Mental Health among low-income U.S. Veterans: Implications for Community Health
Tsai J, Li Y, Maroufy V. Prevalence of Four Types of Social Support and Their Relation to Mental Health among low-income U.S. Veterans: Implications for Community Health. Community Mental Health Journal 2024, 60: 1652-1662. PMID: 38990446, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-024-01318-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial supportMental healthU.S. veteransPositive social interactionsAffectionate social supportCommunity health interventionsImprove mental healthLow social supportMental health functioningMental health correlatesNationally representative sampleAssociated with income levelU.S. military veteransSocial interactionAffectionate supportCommunity healthHealth interventionsHealth correlatesCommunity integrationPositive screenHealth functioningMilitary veteransRepresentative samplePsychiatric disordersPsychosocial dysfunctionUse and Interest in Virtual Reality for Mental and Physical Health in a U.S. Population-Based Sample of Low-Income Veterans
Tsai J. Use and Interest in Virtual Reality for Mental and Physical Health in a U.S. Population-Based Sample of Low-Income Veterans. Cyberpsychology Behavior And Social Networking 2024, 27: 282-286. PMID: 38359391, DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2023.0091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-income veteransMental healthSubstance use problemsDeliver health interventionsU.S. population-based sampleMental health functioningPopulation-based sampleVR-based interventionsNationally representative sampleLevel of educationHealth interventionsExposure and educationHealth functioningRepresentative sampleUnited StatesVeteransHealthInterventionVirtual realityEducationMental
2021
The hidden burden of social anxiety disorder in U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Byrne SP, Fogle BM, Asch R, Esterlis I, Harpaz-Rotem I, Tsai J, Pietrzak RH. The hidden burden of social anxiety disorder in U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2021, 291: 9-14. PMID: 34022553, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.04.088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU.S. military veteransPsychiatric comorbidityPsychiatric disordersSuicidal ideationU.S. veteransAnxiety disordersComorbid psychiatric disordersMilitary veteransLifetime major depressionImportance of screeningPrevalent mental disordersSocial anxiety disorderMental health functioningCurrent suicidal ideationMeasures of functioningPosttraumatic stress disorderLifetime social anxiety disorderIncremental burdenMultivariable analysisPsychiatric morbidityNational HealthRepresentative sampleMajor depressionFunctional impairmentPsychiatric history
2016
Model Minority Stereotype: Influence on Perceived Mental Health Needs of Asian Americans
Cheng AW, Chang J, O’Brien J, Budgazad MS, Tsai J. Model Minority Stereotype: Influence on Perceived Mental Health Needs of Asian Americans. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2016, 19: 572-581. PMID: 27246287, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-016-0440-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research