2024
Use and Interest in Virtual Reality for Mental and Physical Health in a U.S. Population-Based Sample of Low-Income Veterans
Tsai J. Use and Interest in Virtual Reality for Mental and Physical Health in a U.S. Population-Based Sample of Low-Income Veterans. Cyberpsychology Behavior And Social Networking 2024, 27: 282-286. PMID: 38359391, DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2023.0091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-income veteransMental healthSubstance use problemsDeliver health interventionsU.S. population-based sampleMental health functioningPopulation-based sampleVR-based interventionsNationally representative sampleLevel of educationHealth interventionsExposure and educationHealth functioningRepresentative sampleUnited StatesVeteransHealthInterventionVirtual realityEducationMentalPredicting Homelessness Among Transitioning U.S. Army Soldiers
Tsai J, Szymkowiak D, Hooshyar D, Gildea S, Hwang I, Kennedy C, King A, Koh K, Luedtke A, Marx B, Montgomery A, O'Brien R, Petukhova M, Sampson N, Stein M, Ursano R, Kessler R. Predicting Homelessness Among Transitioning U.S. Army Soldiers. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2024, 66: 999-1007. PMID: 38311192, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2024.01.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreventive interventionsSTARRS-LSStage 2 modelTwelve-month prevalenceHigh riskSelf-reported survey dataU.S. Army soldiersRisk of homelessnessBaseline surveyTargeted outreachHigh-risk subsampleStage 1 modelOnline panel surveyInitial outreachHigh risk of homelessnessPanel SurveyAssess riskArmy soldiersStage 1Army STARRSHomelessnessStage 2Survey dataInterventionOutreach
2023
Evaluating Veterans Response Teams and Police Interventions on Veterans' Health Care Utilization
Tsai J, Gonzalez C, Szymkowiak D, Stewart K, Dillard D, Whittle T, Woodland P. Evaluating Veterans Response Teams and Police Interventions on Veterans' Health Care Utilization. Journal Of Public Health Management And Practice 2023, 29: 387-391. PMID: 36867527, DOI: 10.1097/phh.0000000000001718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care utilizationCare servicesCare utilizationVA health care servicesUse of outpatientSubstance abuse treatment servicesInpatient mental healthVA health careUrgent care servicesAncillary care servicesHealth care servicesResponse teamsTreatment servicesRehabilitation servicesMental healthHealth careHomeless ProgramSimilar increaseInterventionVeteransDepartmentOutpatientsMonthsCareDialectical Behavior Therapy for Justice-Involved Veterans: Changes in Treatment Targets in a Small, Pre-Post Design Clinical Trial
Edwards E, Epshteyn G, Snyder S, Gorman D, Coolidge B, Marcano E, Tsai J, Goodman M. Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Justice-Involved Veterans: Changes in Treatment Targets in a Small, Pre-Post Design Clinical Trial. Psychological Services 2023, 20: 98-107. PMID: 37053393, PMCID: PMC10570393, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDialectical behavior therapyJustice-involved veteransBehavioral therapySubstance usePre- to posttreatmentCase management needsTreatment targetIntegrative psychotherapyTherapeutic changePsychological distressCriminogenic riskMental healthVeteransLongitudinal changesPre-postQuality of lifeParticipantsPotential utilityPsychotherapyCase management interventionManagement interventionsInterventionDistressPosttreatmentSubstances
2020
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Video Psychoeducation for Electroconvulsive Therapy in the United States
Tsai J, Huang M, Rosenheck RA, Wilkinson S. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Video Psychoeducation for Electroconvulsive Therapy in the United States. Psychiatric Services 2020, 71: 562-569. PMID: 32151214, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201900448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectroconvulsive therapyProportion of participantsSeverity of depressionSubstance use disordersEffective psychiatric treatmentPatient psychoeducationControlled TrialsFemale genderBrief psychoeducationBrochure groupPsychiatric treatmentUse disordersU.S. adultsForms of psychoeducationPsychoeducationEducational interventionInformational brochureSignificant differencesTherapyTreatmentTrialsDepressionNational sampleInterventionPositive changes
2017
Trauma resiliency and posttraumatic growth.
Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak R, Southwick S. Trauma resiliency and posttraumatic growth. 2017, 89-113. DOI: 10.1037/0000020-005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic growthPositive psychological changesTrauma-related psychopathologyFace of traumaPrevalence of resilienceMeasurement of resilienceBrief case examplesTraumatic eventsPsychological changesField of traumatologyNew interventionsResilienceSynonymous conceptsCase exampleFuture directionsInterventionMore researchResearchCursory reviewPsychopathologyTraumaAdditional readingReadingHuman lifeResiliency