2023
Risk of dementia among veterans experiencing homelessness and housing instability
Roncarati J, DeVone F, Halladay C, Tsai J, Jutkowitz E. Risk of dementia among veterans experiencing homelessness and housing instability. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2023, 72: 382-389. PMID: 38053404, PMCID: PMC10922215, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchADRD diagnosisCox proportional hazards modelHousing instabilityRisk of dementiaProportional hazards modelSubstance use disordersAge-related disordersHigh riskHazards modelUse disordersAlzheimer's diseaseGreater riskOlder ageHealth systemCohortSupportive housing programPermanent supportive housing programNine-year periodVeteransWraparound servicesHigher hazardDementiaSignificant proportionDiseaseDiagnosis
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 increaseCohortActuarial Prediction Versus Clinical Prediction of Exits From a National Supported Housing Program
Byrne T, Tsai J. Actuarial Prediction Versus Clinical Prediction of Exits From a National Supported Housing Program. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2022, 92: 217-223. PMID: 35025573, PMCID: PMC10687831, DOI: 10.1037/ort0000603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical judgmentLogistic regressionClinical predictionService utilization historiesBehavioral health diagnosesMultivariable prediction modelPositive predictive valueHUD-VASHSupported housing programsDevelopment cohortValidation cohortPredictive valueSociodemographic characteristicsClinician ratingsHealth diagnosisCohortSupportive housing programCase managersPermanent supportive housingCharacteristic curveVeteransSupportive housingPresent studyPremature exitUtilization history
2021
Understanding risk in younger Veterans: Risk and protective factors associated with suicide attempt, homelessness, and arrest in a nationally representative Veteran sample
Edwards E, Dichiara A, Gromatsky M, Tsai J, Goodman M, Pietrzak R. Understanding risk in younger Veterans: Risk and protective factors associated with suicide attempt, homelessness, and arrest in a nationally representative Veteran sample. Military Psychology 2021, 34: 175-186. PMID: 38536330, PMCID: PMC10013446, DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2021.1982632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder veteransYounger veteransProtective factorsPrior suicidal behaviorMental health servicesUS military veteransHistory of suicideAdverse eventsRisk factorsCriminal justice involvementProtective correlationHealth servicesSuicide attemptsSuicidal behaviorSuicide riskMilitary veteransVeteran sampleVeteransOlder cohortHomelessnessRiskCohortSocial supportAge cohortsRepresentative sample