2012
The Role of Coping, Resilience, and Social Support in Mediating the Relation Between PTSD and Social Functioning in Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan
Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak RH, Southwick SM. The Role of Coping, Resilience, and Social Support in Mediating the Relation Between PTSD and Social Functioning in Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Psychiatry 2012, 75: 135-149. PMID: 22642433, DOI: 10.1521/psyc.2012.75.2.135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-AfghanistanChildCross-Sectional StudiesData Interpretation, StatisticalFamily RelationsFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsIraqIraq War, 2003-2011MalePersonal SatisfactionResilience, PsychologicalSelf ReportSocial BehaviorSocial SupportStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesVeteransConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderTreatment-seeking veteransSocial functioningSocial supportSecure relationshipsLife satisfactionRole of copingPoor social functioningSeries of questionnairesLower life satisfactionAcceptance of changeRelationship satisfactionSocial avoidanceExcessive worryRomantic partnersFamily functioningStress disorderPsychotherapeutic interventionsCommon psychiatric disordersLess cohesionFunctioningPartner satisfactionMental health careVA primary careCoping
2010
Negative symptoms and concomitant attention deficits in schizophrenia: Associations with prospective assessments of anxiety, social dysfunction, and avoidant coping
Tsai J, Lysaker PH, Vohs JL. Negative symptoms and concomitant attention deficits in schizophrenia: Associations with prospective assessments of anxiety, social dysfunction, and avoidant coping. Journal Of Mental Health 2010, 19: 184-192. PMID: 20433326, PMCID: PMC2864941, DOI: 10.3109/09638230903469277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficitsNegative symptomsGreater internalized stigmaPoor social functioningAttentional functionsAttention groupAvoidant copingPsychosocial difficultiesLower appraisalsPsychological dysfunctionSocial dysfunctionSocial functioningPoor attentionInternalized stigmaEtiological rootsHigh levelsMeaningful subgroupsAnxietyDeficitsParticipantsSchizophreniaCopingAttentionHigher preferenceSymptoms