2024
Role of homelessness and psychiatric disorders in suicide deaths among veterans: A four-way decomposition analysis
Beydoun H, Szymkowiak D, Pietrzak R, Beydoun M, Treadwell R, Tsai J. Role of homelessness and psychiatric disorders in suicide deaths among veterans: A four-way decomposition analysis. Psychiatry Research 2024, 340: 116120. PMID: 39121758, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health disordersFour-way decomposition analysisSubstance useHealth disordersPsychiatric disordersMortality riskSuicide deathsHomeless veteransVeterans AffairsSubstance use disordersU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans AffairsPredictors of suicide deathVA healthcare systemFully-adjusted modelsMental health characteristicsEffects of homelessnessProportion of suicide deathsSuicide riskUse disorderHealth characteristicsRetrospective cohort studySuicideHealthcare systemDisordersIs the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Among U.S. Veterans Influenced by the Intersectionality of Housing Status, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and Psychiatric Disorders?
Beydoun H, Szymkowiak D, Kinney R, Beydoun M, Zonderman A, Tsai J. Is the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Among U.S. Veterans Influenced by the Intersectionality of Housing Status, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and Psychiatric Disorders? The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2024, 79: glae153. PMID: 38869510, PMCID: PMC11519038, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glae153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchADRD riskU.S. veteransHousing statusPsychiatric disordersRisk of Alzheimer's diseaseStably housed veteransMental health disordersStatistically significant mediatorCausal mediation analysisYears of follow-upADRD diagnosisADRD casesOlder veteransEligible veteransADRDHealthcare servicesRetrospective cohort studyHealth disordersYears of ageHousing instabilityCohort studyHIV/AIDSVeteransAlzheimer's diseaseSubstance use
2023
Food Insecurity and Suicidal Ideation: Results from a National Longitudinal Study of Military Veterans
Elbogen E, Graziano R, LaRue G, Cohen A, Hooshyar D, Wagner H, Tsai J. Food Insecurity and Suicidal Ideation: Results from a National Longitudinal Study of Military Veterans. Archives Of Suicide Research 2023, 28: 644-659. PMID: 37165670, PMCID: PMC10636240, DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2023.2200795.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health disordersSubsequent suicidal ideationHealth disordersSuicidal ideationOne-yearMilitary veteransSuicide riskIndependent risk markerSubsequent suicide riskU.S. military service membersPost-9/11 veteransMilitary service membersFood insecurityMultivariable analysisOdds of suicideRisk markersClinical covariatesHigher oddsElevated riskMental disordersSocial determinantsRepresentative longitudinal surveyDisordersService membersNational Longitudinal Study
2021
Mental Health and Substance Use Patterns Associated With Lifetime Suicide Attempt, Incarceration, and Homelessness: A Latent Class Analysis of a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Veterans
Edwards ER, Barnes S, Govindarajulu U, Geraci J, Tsai J. Mental Health and Substance Use Patterns Associated With Lifetime Suicide Attempt, Incarceration, and Homelessness: A Latent Class Analysis of a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Veterans. Psychological Services 2021, 18: 619-631. PMID: 32852993, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersUse disordersSuicide attemptsMental healthLatent class analysisBehavioral health disordersSubstance use patternsLifetime suicide attemptsHigh-risk eventsU.S. military veteransNationally Representative SampleNeeds of veteransDepressive disorderRepresentative sampleHealth disordersU.S. veteransClass analysisClinical resourcesBehavioral healthHealth patternsDisordersDisorder classesHealth careMilitary veteransSubstantial proportion
2015
Technology Use and Interest in Computerized Psychotherapy: A Survey of Veterans in Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
Hermes ED, Tsai J, Rosenheck R. Technology Use and Interest in Computerized Psychotherapy: A Survey of Veterans in Treatment for Substance Use Disorders. Telemedicine Journal And E-Health 2015, 21: 721-728. PMID: 25919453, DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2014.0215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance useUse disordersOutpatient substance use treatmentDisorders outpatient clinicDrug use disordersMental health disordersSubstance use disordersSubstance use treatmentOutpatient clinicOutpatient treatmentVeteran dataSelf-report questionnairesPsychiatric disordersHealth disordersSurvey of VeteransUse treatmentMajority of respondentsComputerized psychotherapyFunctional problemsDisordersVeteransTreatmentAfrican AmericansNational surveyPsychotherapy