2024
Disproportionate Increases in Numbers and Rates of Homelessness Among Women in the United States, 2018-2022.
Tsai J, Lampros A. Disproportionate Increases in Numbers and Rates of Homelessness Among Women in the United States, 2018-2022. Public Health Reports 2024, 333549241255805. PMID: 38899732, PMCID: PMC11569733, DOI: 10.1177/00333549241255805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRates of homelessnessHousing and Urban DevelopmentUnsheltered homelessnessUS Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHomelessnessUrban developmentBirth rateVeterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans AffairsUS DepartmentPopulation groupsPrevention effortsUS Department of Veterans AffairsUnited StatesPopulation dataProportion of femalesVeteran populationYears of population dataGeneral populationAffairsWomenVeteransPopulationPeople
2023
Firearm Ownership Among a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Veterans
Fischer I, Aunon F, Nichter B, Hill M, Panza K, Kline A, Na P, Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak R. Firearm Ownership Among a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Veterans. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 65: 1129-1133. PMID: 37354925, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU.S. veteransMultivariable logistic regression analysisLogistic regression analysisAlcohol use disorderSuicide prevention effortsU.S. military veteransNationally Representative SampleMale sexTrauma burdenNational HealthRepresentative sampleFirearm ownershipChi-square analysisUse disordersFirearm safetyIndependent sample t-testLifetime historyVeterans StudyPrevention effortsPsychiatric variablesMilitary veteransVeteransRegression analysisT-testSignificant main effect
2022
Homelessness and Contact with the Criminal Legal System among U.S. Combat Veterans: An Exploration of Potential Mediating Factors
Orak U, Kelton K, Vaughn M, Tsai J, Pietrzak R. Homelessness and Contact with the Criminal Legal System among U.S. Combat Veterans: An Exploration of Potential Mediating Factors. Criminal Justice And Behavior 2022, 50: 392-409. DOI: 10.1177/00938548221140352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCombat veteransUse disordersCLS involvementU.S. combat veteransDrug use disordersAlcohol use disorderPotential mediating factorsRisk factorsNational HealthModifiable mechanismsHistory of homelessnessVeterans StudyDescriptive studyPrevention effortsPotential mechanismsNotable proportionVeteransInvolvementDisordersAssociationMoral injuryMediating factorsIndirect associationsLarge proportionDispositional gratitude predicts the development of psychopathology and suicidal behaviors: Results from a 7-year population-based study of U.S. military veterans
McGuire AP, Fagan JG, Tsai J, Merians AN, Nichter B, Norman SB, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Dispositional gratitude predicts the development of psychopathology and suicidal behaviors: Results from a 7-year population-based study of U.S. military veterans. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2022, 149: 168-176. PMID: 35278781, PMCID: PMC9017955, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.02.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderU.S. military veteransSuicidal ideationMental health outcomesSuicide attemptsSuicidal behaviorDevelopment of psychopathologyHealth outcomesMilitary veteransAdverse mental health outcomesPopulation-based studyPopulation-based samplePrimary prevention effortsMultivariable analysisDepressive disorderHigh riskBaseline levelsU.S. veteransStress disorderAnxiety disordersPrevention effortsIncident outcomesService membersVeterans