2023
Unconditional Cash Transfers and Association With Clinical Outcomes Among U.S. Veterans With Psychosis or Recent Homelessness
Tsai J, McCleery A, Wynn J, Green M. Unconditional Cash Transfers and Association With Clinical Outcomes Among U.S. Veterans With Psychosis or Recent Homelessness. Psychiatric Services 2023, 74: 1123-1131. PMID: 37161346, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and functional outcomes in Veterans with psychosis or recent homelessness: A 15-month longitudinal study
Wynn JK, McCleery A, Novacek DM, Reavis EA, Senturk D, Sugar CA, Tsai J, Green MF. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and functional outcomes in Veterans with psychosis or recent homelessness: A 15-month longitudinal study. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0273579. PMID: 36001641, PMCID: PMC9401176, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19HumansIll-Housed PersonsLongitudinal StudiesMental HealthPandemicsPsychotic DisordersRetrospective StudiesVeteransConceptsPsychotic disordersMental healthCOVID-19 pandemicVA mental healthLongitudinal studySymptoms of depressionCase management servicesPoor social connectionsFunctional outcomeVulnerable veteransBaseline levelsFaster returnRecent homelessnessVeteran controlsGroup differencesRHVAssessment periodVeteransHealthIndependent livingOutcomesPandemicRetrospective ratingsSignificant improvementCommunity functioningRacial Differences in the Psychosocial Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Veterans With Psychosis or Recent Homelessness
Novacek DM, Wynn JK, McCleery A, Reavis EA, Senturk D, Sugar CA, Tsai J, Green MF. Racial Differences in the Psychosocial Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Veterans With Psychosis or Recent Homelessness. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2022, 92: 590-598. PMID: 35737567, PMCID: PMC9958263, DOI: 10.1037/ort0000633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite veteransPsychosocial responsesControl groupBlack veteransRecent homelessnessSignificant differencesCOVID-19 pandemicVeterans Affairs (VA) healthcare servicesWorse psychosocial outcomesBaseline interviewClinical InterviewPsychosocial outcomesPsychosisRacial disparitiesTime pointsVulnerable populationsRacial differencesHealthcare servicesInitial responseVeteransSocial supportGlobal pandemic
2021
Socioeconomic challenges during the COVID‐19 pandemic for Veterans with psychosis or recent homelessness
McCleery A, Wynn JK, Novacek D, Reavis EA, Tsai J, Green MF. Socioeconomic challenges during the COVID‐19 pandemic for Veterans with psychosis or recent homelessness. Health & Social Care In The Community 2021, 30: e2169-e2178. PMID: 34806259, PMCID: PMC9011530, DOI: 10.1111/hsc.13655.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical and functional effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing on vulnerable veterans with psychosis or recent homelessness
Wynn JK, McCleery A, Novacek D, Reavis EA, Tsai J, Green MF. Clinical and functional effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing on vulnerable veterans with psychosis or recent homelessness. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2021, 138: 42-49. PMID: 33819876, PMCID: PMC9750189, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.03.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychotic disordersVulnerable veteransVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemWorse clinical outcomesCOVID-19 pandemicMental health problemsCommunity Integration MeasureMental health issuesClinical factorsClinical outcomesMental health resilienceVA servicesHealth problemsRecent homelessnessHealth issuesElevated levelsPhone interviewsHealthcare systemFunctional effectsCOVID-19Health resilienceRHVVeteransVulnerable individualsVulnerable groups
2016
Psychosis, Lack of Job Skills, and Criminal History: Associations With Employment in Two Samples of Homeless Men
Tsai J, Rosenheck RA. Psychosis, Lack of Job Skills, and Criminal History: Associations With Employment in Two Samples of Homeless Men. Psychiatric Services 2016, 67: 671-675. PMID: 26766756, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201500145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCriminal LawEmploymentHousingHumansIll-Housed PersonsMaleMiddle AgedPsychotic DisordersUnited StatesVeteransConceptsPublic support incomeHomeless menJob attainmentUrban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) programSupportive housing programCriminal justice involvementHousing programsEnd Chronic HomelessnessChronic homelessnessCriminal recordsUnskilled manual workersJustice involvementCriminal historyJob skillsCollaborative initiativesIncarceration historyEmploymentManual workersWhite participantsHomeless veteransIncomeEarningsAttainmentHomeless male veteransHomelessness
2012
Homeless Veterans Who Served in Iraq and Afghanistan: Gender Differences, Combat Exposure, and Comparisons with Previous Cohorts of Homeless Veterans
Tsai J, Pietrzak RH, Rosenheck RA. Homeless Veterans Who Served in Iraq and Afghanistan: Gender Differences, Combat Exposure, and Comparisons with Previous Cohorts of Homeless Veterans. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2012, 40: 400-405. PMID: 22824909, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-012-0431-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-AlcoholismBlack or African AmericanCohort StudiesCombat DisordersEthnicityFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansIll-Housed PersonsIraq War, 2003-2011MaleMarital StatusMental DisordersMood DisordersPsychotic DisordersSex DistributionStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransWhite PeopleYoung Adult
2008
Narrative accounts of illness in schizophrenia: Association of different forms of awareness with neurocognition and social function over time
Lysaker PH, Tsai J, Maulucci AM, Stanghellini G. Narrative accounts of illness in schizophrenia: Association of different forms of awareness with neurocognition and social function over time. Consciousness And Cognition 2008, 17: 1143-1151. PMID: 18952467, DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2008.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAwareness of illnessSocial functionEmotion recognition abilityBetter verbal memoryPoorer executive functionAwareness groupSocial cognitionVerbal memoryExecutive functionMore social contactsNarrative qualityRecognition abilitySocial relationshipsSocial contactNeurocognitionUnique linkCognitionNarrative accountsSchizophreniaSuperficial awarenessFull awarenessAwarenessMemoryFunctioningDifferent ways
2007
Associations of multiple domains of self-esteem with four dimensions of stigma in schizophrenia
Lysaker PH, Tsai J, Yanos P, Roe D. Associations of multiple domains of self-esteem with four dimensions of stigma in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 2007, 98: 194-200. PMID: 18029145, PMCID: PMC3208262, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2007.09.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDefense MechanismsDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPersonality InventoryPrejudicePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychotic DisordersRegression AnalysisSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySelf ConceptSelf EfficacySocial AlienationSocial DesirabilityStereotypingSurveys and Questionnaires