2024
Correlates of six-month housing instability among U.S. adults by veteran status: Exploratory study using data from the All of Us Program
Beydoun H, Vieytes C, Beydoun M, Lampros A, Tsai J. Correlates of six-month housing instability among U.S. adults by veteran status: Exploratory study using data from the All of Us Program. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0314339. PMID: 39576824, PMCID: PMC11584138, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0314339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousing instabilityVeteran statusNon-veteran populationsNon-veteransSocial determinants of healthHealth insurance availabilityU.S. adultsRate of HIDeterminants of healthHomeless servicesUs Research ProgramAssociated with lower likelihoodLifetime cigarette smokingAssociation of HICross-sectional dataWorse healthSix-month prevalenceSocial determinantsLogistic regression modelsLifetime alcohol consumptionInsurance availabilitySubstance useHealth characteristicsHigher incomeRacial disparities
2022
Disentangling Associations Between Military Service, Race, and Incarceration in the U.S. Population
Tsai J, Edwards E, Cao X, Finlay AK. Disentangling Associations Between Military Service, Race, and Incarceration in the U.S. Population. Psychological Services 2022, 19: 431-442. PMID: 35878068, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLifetime incarcerationPsychosocial characteristicsSubstance abuse factorsSubstance use disordersU.S. adult populationVeteran statusBorderline personality disorderRisk adultsMale genderUse disordersHistory of homelessnessAdult populationU.S. adultsBehavioral healthMental healthCivilian settingsPersonality disorderU.S. populationSociodemographic backgroundAdultsIncarceration historyAbuse factorsVeteransPrevalence of incarcerationStructured interviews
2018
Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders Among Homeless Veterans
Gabrielian S, Gores A, Gelberg L, Tsai J. Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders Among Homeless Veterans. 2018, 35-60. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190695132.003.0003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersMental illnessHomeless veteransPsychiatric disordersInfluence of psychiatric disordersVeterans with mental illnessFactors associated with homelessnessAbstract Mental illnessMental health problemsHousing outcomesUse disorderVeteran statusVeteransHealth problemsUnited States Armed ForcesDisordersRisk factorsIllnessEpidemiological dataHomelessnessCo-occurrenceStates Armed ForcesQuantitative dataOutcomesArmed forces
2014
Asian American and Pacific Islander Military Veterans in the United States: Health Service Use and Perceived Barriers to Mental Health Services
Tsai J, Whealin JM, Pietrzak RH. Asian American and Pacific Islander Military Veterans in the United States: Health Service Use and Perceived Barriers to Mental Health Services. American Journal Of Public Health 2014, 104: s538-s547. PMID: 25100419, PMCID: PMC4151899, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2014.302124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health servicesHealth service useHealth servicesService useHealth careMental health careBetter mental healthHigher socioeconomic statusPopulation-weighted sampleVeteran populationPacific Islander veteransAA veteransEthnic groupsHealth differencesMental healthSocioeconomic statusPerceived BarriersMilitary veteransMultivariable statisticsVeteransVeteran statusNational surveyRecent veteransRandom sampleCare
2013
Risk of incarceration and clinical characteristics of incarcerated veterans by race/ethnicity
Tsai J, Rosenheck RA, Kasprow WJ, McGuire JF. Risk of incarceration and clinical characteristics of incarcerated veterans by race/ethnicity. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2013, 48: 1777-1786. PMID: 23508369, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-013-0677-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical characteristicsAfrican American veteransRace/ethnicityRisk of incarcerationAge groupsAfrican AmericansConclusionsRacial/ethnic differencesMental health servicesVeteran statusSubstance abuse treatmentAmerican veteransIncarcerated veteransCertain age groupsGeneral populationHispanic veteransHealth servicesMultivariate analysisRe-entry programWhite veteransAbuse treatmentEthnic minoritiesEthnic differencesVeteransNational dataNational survey