2022
Racial 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
2016
Accuracy of screening for posttraumatic stress disorder in specialty mental health clinics in the U.S. Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
Tsai J, Pietrzak RH, Hoff RA, Harpaz-Rotem I. Accuracy of screening for posttraumatic stress disorder in specialty mental health clinics in the U.S. Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. Psychiatry Research 2016, 240: 157-162. PMID: 27107669, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.04.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOEF/OIF/OND veteransPTSD diagnosisU.S. Veterans Affairs healthcare systemSpecialty mental health clinicsVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemElectronic medical record dataOptimal screening criteriaMedical record dataStructured Clinical InterviewMental health clinicsPositive PTSD screenCharacteristic curve analysisPosttraumatic stress disorderUseful screening toolPCL-M scoresVersion criteriaPTSD screenSpecialty clinicHealth clinicsMale veteransClinical InterviewFemale veteransVeteran subgroupsYouden indexProbable PTSD