2024
Longitudinal change and association between four types of social support and mental health among low-income U.S. veterans.
Tsai J, Lin H, Maroufy V. Longitudinal change and association between four types of social support and mental health among low-income U.S. veterans. International Journal Of Social Psychiatry 2024, 207640241299321. PMID: 39540431, DOI: 10.1177/00207640241299321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial supportU.S. veteransMental healthLevels of perceived social supportLow socioeconomic statusMental health issuesPerceived social supportSocial support changesNationally representative sampleLogistic mixed modelsSociodemographic characteristicsSocioeconomic statusHealth issuesRepresentative sampleVeteransPerceived levelSupport changeLongitudinal changesHealthMixed modelsSupportAssociationDepressionStatusNational
2022
Erectile Dysfunction in a U.S. National Sample of Male Military Veterans
Way BM, Griffin KR, Kraus SW, Tsai J, Pietrzak RH. Erectile Dysfunction in a U.S. National Sample of Male Military Veterans. Military Medicine 2022, 188: 2837-2843. PMID: 35792506, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usac187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProbable post-traumatic stress disorderMajor depressive disorderPhysical health conditionsWeighted lifetime prevalenceErectile dysfunctionMental health issuesHealth conditionsHealth burdenLifetime prevalenceSelf-report assessmentsOdds of MDDProbable PTSDU.S. veteransSuicidal ideationAnxiety disordersHealth issuesPrevalent sexual dysfunctionHigh blood pressureMental health burdenMale U.S. veteransMilitary veteransU.S. veteran populationMental health conditionsPost-traumatic stress disorderRepresentative sample
2021
Clinical and functional effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing on vulnerable veterans with psychosis or recent homelessness
Wynn JK, McCleery A, Novacek D, Reavis EA, Tsai J, Green MF. Clinical and functional effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing on vulnerable veterans with psychosis or recent homelessness. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2021, 138: 42-49. PMID: 33819876, PMCID: PMC9750189, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.03.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychotic disordersVulnerable veteransVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemWorse clinical outcomesCOVID-19 pandemicMental health problemsCommunity Integration MeasureMental health issuesClinical factorsClinical outcomesMental health resilienceVA servicesHealth problemsRecent homelessnessHealth issuesElevated levelsPhone interviewsHealthcare systemFunctional effectsCOVID-19Health resilienceRHVVeteransVulnerable individualsVulnerable groupsMindfulness as a Mediator Between Trauma Exposure and Mental Health Outcomes: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Kachadourian LK, Harpaz-Rotem I, Tsai J, Southwick S, Pietrzak RH. Mindfulness as a Mediator Between Trauma Exposure and Mental Health Outcomes: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2021, 13: 223-230. PMID: 33475404, PMCID: PMC8500672, DOI: 10.1037/tra0000995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderAlcohol use disorderLifetime traumaTrauma-related negative affectPresent momentVeterans StudyU.S. veteransTrauma-related experiencesSuicidal ideationTraumatic life eventsLifetime trauma burdenMental health outcomesQuality of lifeMental health problemsTrauma remindersNegative affectMindful attentionTrauma exposurePTSD symptomsMental health issuesTraumatic eventsCumulative traumaStress disorderNoncombat veteransLife events
2020
Longitudinal study of the housing and mental health outcomes of tenants appearing in eviction court
Tsai J, Jones N, Szymkowiak D, Rosenheck RA. Longitudinal study of the housing and mental health outcomes of tenants appearing in eviction court. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2020, 56: 1679-1686. PMID: 32926182, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-020-01953-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health outcomesHealth outcomesMental healthMajor depressive disorderMental health treatmentMental health symptomsGeneralized anxiety disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderMental health issuesHousing instabilityResultsAt baselineMethodsOne hundredDepressive disorderPsychosocial statusInverse probability weightingHealth treatmentHealth symptomsSuicidal ideationSizable subgroupStress disorderAnxiety disordersHealth issuesLongitudinal studyDisordersBaseline