Featured Publications
The discovery of autism: Indian parents’ experiences of caring for their child with an autism spectrum disorder
Desai MU, Divan G, Wertz FJ, Patel V. The discovery of autism: Indian parents’ experiences of caring for their child with an autism spectrum disorder. Transcultural Psychiatry 2012, 49: 613-637. PMID: 22722980, PMCID: PMC3472559, DOI: 10.1177/1363461512447139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSpectrum disorderParents' experiencesEveryday social orderChildren's basic needsParents of childrenPhenomenological psychologyChildren's capacityChild behaviorParents' observationsBasic needsPublic situationsSocial worldChild's lifeQualitative shiftParentsCultural contextCurrent studyRelative normalcySocial cohesionSensitive researchChildrenSocial orderFundamental concernLocal society
2015
“I Want to Come Home”: Vietnam-Era Veterans’ Presenting for Mental Health Care, Roughly 40 Years After Vietnam
Desai MU, Pavlo AJ, Davidson L, Harpaz-Rotem I, Rosenheck R. “I Want to Come Home”: Vietnam-Era Veterans’ Presenting for Mental Health Care, Roughly 40 Years After Vietnam. Psychiatric Quarterly 2015, 87: 229-239. PMID: 26156261, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-015-9382-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhenomenological qualitative methodMental health clinicsExperiences of rejectionEveryday waysGovernmental institutionsPervasive stigmatizationVietnam-era veteransHealth clinicsQualitative methodsLongstanding experienceStrong bridgesSocial rejectionVeterans Health AdministrationVA Medical CenterMental health careOwn preferencesProblematic patternsExperienceVietnamMeaningLong processDiagnosis of PTSDCare seekingMedical CenterVeterans Home
2013
The Effects of Race and Other Socioeconomic Factors on Health Service Use Among American Military Veterans
Tsai J, Desai MU, Cheng AW, Chang J. The Effects of Race and Other Socioeconomic Factors on Health Service Use Among American Military Veterans. Psychiatric Quarterly 2013, 85: 35-47. PMID: 23949577, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-013-9268-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-VA health care systemsHealth service useHealth care systemCare systemService utilizationHealth insurancePrivate health insuranceService useVA health care systemGreater health care needsRacial disparitiesNative Americans/Alaskan NativesObservational study designHealth care needsLogistic regression modelsVA disability compensationDisability compensationCare needsPacific Islander veteransHealth statusSociodemographic characteristicsHealth disparitiesAmerican military veteransStudy designEffect of race