2023
The impact of psychological strengths on Veteran populations’ mental health trajectories during the COVID-19 pandemic
McCleery A, Wynn J, Novacek D, Reavis E, Senturk D, Sugar C, Tsai J, Green M. The impact of psychological strengths on Veteran populations’ mental health trajectories during the COVID-19 pandemic. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2023, 59: 111-120. PMID: 37314492, PMCID: PMC10719422, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-023-02518-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological strengthsControl veteransPsychotic disordersSocio-emotional challengesMental health symptomsMental health outcomesMental health trajectoriesHealth trajectoriesPsychological factorsAnxious symptomsContamination concernsHealth symptomsSocial connectionsCOVID-19 pandemicDepressive symptomsAmeliorate changesTime-varying effectsVeteransLonelinessVeteran populationHealth outcomesInitial assessmentAnxietyEarly effectsLate effects
2022
Provision of social support and mental health in U.S. military veterans
Na P, Tsai J, Southwick S, Pietrzak R. Provision of social support and mental health in U.S. military veterans. Npj Mental Health Research 2022, 1: 4. PMID: 38609471, PMCID: PMC10938859, DOI: 10.1038/s44184-022-00004-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental healthAdverse mental health outcomesSocial supportMental health outcomesMajority of veteransU.S. military veteransUS veteransLower oddsPsychiatric disordersRepresentative cohortHealth outcomesSuicidal ideationGood healthMilitary veteransStandard deviation increaseVeteransProvision of supportHealthOddsOutcomesDeviation increaseCohortMental Health Burden in Enlisted and Commissioned U.S. Military Veterans: Importance of Indirect Trauma Exposure in Commissioned Veterans
Merians AN, Na PJ, Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak RH. Mental Health Burden in Enlisted and Commissioned U.S. Military Veterans: Importance of Indirect Trauma Exposure in Commissioned Veterans. Psychiatry 2022, 85: 418-432. PMID: 35532217, DOI: 10.1080/00332747.2022.2068301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderMajor depressive disorderU.S. military veteransSuicidal ideationMilitary veteransTrauma exposureMost mental health outcomesMental health burdenPast-year suicidal ideationDrug use disordersU.S. veteran populationMental health historyHigh exposureMental health outcomesMultivariable analysisDepressive disorderNational HealthHealth burdenPost-stratification weightsUse disordersVeteran populationHealth historyHealth outcomesIndirect trauma exposureVeterans StudyDispositional 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
2021
Prospective association between receipt of the economic impact payment and mental health outcomes
Tsai J, Huang M, Rajan SS, Elbogen EB. Prospective association between receipt of the economic impact payment and mental health outcomes. Journal Of Epidemiology & Community Health 2021, 76: 285-292. PMID: 34389662, PMCID: PMC8366281, DOI: 10.1136/jech-2021-216661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health outcomesHealth outcomesUS adultsProspective associationsSuicidal ideationLow-income US adultsPositive COVID-19 testAlcohol use disorderPost-traumatic stress disorderIllicit drug useRecent suicidal ideationCOVID-19 testAlcohol use problemsAnnual personal incomePositive mental health outcomesHigher oddsMedical conditionsUse disordersBaseline assessmentDrug useSociodemographic characteristicsPast monthStress disorderAnxiety disordersMental healthMindfulness 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 eventsDispositional gratitude and mental health in the U.S. veteran population: Results from the National Health and Resilience Veterans Study
McGuire AP, Fogle BM, Tsai J, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Dispositional gratitude and mental health in the U.S. veteran population: Results from the National Health and Resilience Veterans Study. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2021, 135: 279-288. PMID: 33516080, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.01.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderDispositional gratitudePositive mental health outcomesMental healthCurrent posttraumatic stress disorderMajor depressive disorderMental health outcomesU.S. veteransReligiosity/spiritualityPsychological resilienceHigh gratitudeSocial phobiaStress disorderLow gratitudePsychiatric morbidityPsychosocial variablesAnxiety disordersSocial supportPsychosocial factorsMilitary veteransGratitudeNicotine dependenceSuicidal ideationPopulation-based dataVeterans
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 studyDisordersBaselineDissociative Symptoms in a Nationally Representative Sample of Trauma-Exposed U.S. Military Veterans: Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Suicidality
Herzog S, Fogle BM, Harpaz-Rotem I, Tsai J, Pietrzak RH. Dissociative Symptoms in a Nationally Representative Sample of Trauma-Exposed U.S. Military Veterans: Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Suicidality. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2020, 272: 138-145. PMID: 32379605, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeU.S. veteransDissociative symptomsPsychiatric comorbidityGreater likelihoodPoor mental health outcomesCurrent suicidal ideationNon-veteran populationsMental health outcomesPTSD diagnostic statusDirectionality of findingsLevel of functioningU.S. military veteransNationally Representative SampleClinical correlatesTrauma-exposed populationsRepresentative sampleRisk factorsSevere dissociative symptomsLifetime suicide attempt historySuicide attempt historyPsychiatric characteristicsComorbiditiesHealth outcomesSuicidal ideation
2011
Does Active Substance Use at Housing Entry Impair Outcomes in Supported Housing for Chronically Homeless Persons?
Edens EL, Mares AS, Tsai J, Rosenheck RA. Does Active Substance Use at Housing Entry Impair Outcomes in Supported Housing for Chronically Homeless Persons? Psychiatric Services 2011, 62: 171-178. PMID: 21285095, DOI: 10.1176/ps.62.2.pss6202_0171.Peer-Reviewed Original Research