2023
Tenants Who Delayed Rent Payments During 2020–2021 Eviction Moratoria: Spending Patterns and Associations with Psychiatric Characteristics
Tsai J, Fish K, Schick V. Tenants Who Delayed Rent Payments During 2020–2021 Eviction Moratoria: Spending Patterns and Associations with Psychiatric Characteristics. Journal Of Housing Research 2023, 33: 17-24. DOI: 10.1080/10527001.2023.2190448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDialectical Behavior Therapy for Justice-Involved Veterans: Changes in Treatment Targets in a Small, Pre-Post Design Clinical Trial
Edwards E, Epshteyn G, Snyder S, Gorman D, Coolidge B, Marcano E, Tsai J, Goodman M. Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Justice-Involved Veterans: Changes in Treatment Targets in a Small, Pre-Post Design Clinical Trial. Psychological Services 2023, 20: 98-107. PMID: 37053393, PMCID: PMC10570393, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDialectical behavior therapyJustice-involved veteransBehavioral therapySubstance usePre- to posttreatmentCase management needsTreatment targetIntegrative psychotherapyTherapeutic changePsychological distressCriminogenic riskMental healthVeteransLongitudinal changesPre-postQuality of lifeParticipantsPotential utilityPsychotherapyCase management interventionManagement interventionsInterventionDistressPosttreatmentSubstances
2021
Factors associated with post-traumatic growth in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from a national sample of U.S. military veterans
Na PJ, Tsai J, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Factors associated with post-traumatic growth in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from a national sample of U.S. military veterans. Social Science & Medicine 2021, 289: 114409. PMID: 34537394, PMCID: PMC8445520, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic growthPosttraumatic stress disorderPTSD symptomsU.S. military veteransPositive psychological changesNegative psychological outcomesMilitary veteransU.S. veteransNational samplePrior traumatic eventsAvoidance symptomsTrauma survivorsPsychological outcomesTraumatic eventsPsychological changesPsychosocial interventionsStress disorderPsychological distressPsychological impactCOVID-19 pandemicMajority of researchVeterans StudyMental healthLongitudinal studyFunctional correlatesPsychological distress and alcohol use disorder during the COVID-19 era among middle- and low-income U.S. adults
Tsai J, Elbogen EB, Huang M, North CS, Pietrzak RH. Psychological distress and alcohol use disorder during the COVID-19 era among middle- and low-income U.S. adults. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2021, 288: 41-49. PMID: 33839557, PMCID: PMC9754659, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.03.085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderAlcohol use disorderCOVID-19 infectionSuicidal ideationUse disordersPatient Health Questionnaire-2Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2Anxiety disordersHistory of AUDPopulation-based preventionPsychological distressCurrent alcohol use disorderCOVID-19 statusLow-income U.S. adultsMultivariable analysisU.S adultsDepressive disorderDisorder-2Psychiatric problemsYounger ageU.S. adultsPTSD ChecklistQuestionnaire-2Alcohol useTreatment efforts
2016
Psychological resilience in U.S. military veterans: A 2-year, nationally representative prospective cohort study
Isaacs K, Mota NP, Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Cook JM, Kirwin PD, Krystal JH, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Psychological resilience in U.S. military veterans: A 2-year, nationally representative prospective cohort study. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2016, 84: 301-309. PMID: 27814502, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.10.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU.S. military veteransTrauma-exposed veteransPsychological resilienceTrauma exposureMilitary veteransResilient groupTrauma-related psychological symptomsDistressed groupHigh trauma exposureCurrent psychological distressLifetime trauma exposurePhysical health difficultiesSense of purposeProspective cohort studyDispositional gratitudePosttraumatic stressTraumatic eventsEmotional stabilityPsychological distressCurrent distressLifetime traumaAnxiety disordersDistress symptomsHealth difficultiesPsychological symptoms
2013
Military Sexual Assault and Homeless Women Veterans: Clinical Correlates and Treatment Preferences
Decker SE, Rosenheck RA, Tsai J, Hoff R, Harpaz-Rotem I. Military Sexual Assault and Homeless Women Veterans: Clinical Correlates and Treatment Preferences. Women's Health Issues 2013, 23: e373-e380. PMID: 24183412, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2013.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCrime VictimsFemaleHumansIll-Housed PersonsMental HealthMiddle AgedMilitary PersonnelMultivariate AnalysisPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient PreferencePrevalenceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSelf ReportSex OffensesSocioeconomic FactorsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsMilitary sexual assaultHomeless female veteransFemale veteransSexual assaultGreater mental health symptomsMental health symptomsSerious psychological sequelaePsychological distressPsychological sequelaeHomeless women veteransHealth symptomsThird of participantsTreatment preferencesPsychiatric symptomsCurrent homelessnessVeteransWomen veteransAssaultGreater severityClinical correlatesPTSDClinical symptomsHomeless womenObservational studyHigh riskSuccessful Aging Among Older Veterans in the United States
Pietrzak RH, Tsai J, Kirwin PD, Southwick SM. Successful Aging Among Older Veterans in the United States. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2013, 22: 551-563. PMID: 23567414, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2012.11.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtective psychosocial characteristicsPhysical health difficultiesSuccessful agingUnidimensional latent factorPsychosocial characteristicsPsychological distressHealth difficultiesLatent factorsSelf-rated successful agingAdditional positive predictorsCurrent psychological distressSelf-report measuresCorrelates of scoresAdditional negative predictorConfirmatory factor analysisCross-sectional web surveyOlder veteransSubstance abuse historyCognitive functioningPsychosocial correlatesSocial functioningPositive expectationsAbuse historyDimensional approachPositive predictor