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 dysfunctionSuicide risk screening and evaluation among patients accessing VHA services and identified as being newly homeless
Holliday R, Hostetter T, Brenner L, Bahraini N, Tsai J. Suicide risk screening and evaluation among patients accessing VHA services and identified as being newly homeless. Health Services Research 2024, 59: e14301. PMID: 38590010, PMCID: PMC11366967, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.14301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComprehensive suicide risk evaluationsSuicide risk screeningRisk screeningPositive screenUniversal suicide risk screeningHomeless patientsHealth record dataMental health servicesEvidence-based interventionsSuicide risk identificationPrimary carePatient health record dataVHA servicesHealth servicesUrgent careHomeless veteransSuicide risk evaluationRecord dataCalendar yearSuicide riskPercentage of patientsCareVHASuicideScreening
2021
Mental health and suicidal ideation in US military veterans with histories of COVID-19 infection
Na P, Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak R. Mental health and suicidal ideation in US military veterans with histories of COVID-19 infection. BMJ Military Health 2021, 168: 15-19. PMID: 34035155, PMCID: PMC8154290, DOI: 10.1136/bmjmilitary-2021-001846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStrong independent predictorUS military veteransSuicidal ideationIndependent predictorsCOVID-19COVID-related stressorsInternalising disordersPsychiatric conditionsProtective factorsMilitary veteransCOVID-19 infectionLogistic regression analysisPsychiatric symptom severityLower household incomeCurrent suicidal ideationSubstance use problemsProspective cohortMultivariable analysisTrauma burdenPositive screenUS veteransNational HealthPsychiatric symptomsPsychiatric disordersVeterans Study