2022
Erectile Dysfunction in a U.S. National Sample of Male Military Veterans
Way BM, Griffin KR, Kraus SW, Tsai J, Pietrzak RH. Erectile Dysfunction in a U.S. National Sample of Male Military Veterans. Military Medicine 2022, 188: 2837-2843. PMID: 35792506, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usac187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProbable post-traumatic stress disorderMajor depressive disorderPhysical health conditionsWeighted lifetime prevalenceErectile dysfunctionMental health issuesHealth conditionsHealth burdenLifetime prevalenceSelf-report assessmentsOdds of MDDProbable PTSDU.S. veteransSuicidal ideationAnxiety disordersHealth issuesPrevalent sexual dysfunctionHigh blood pressureMental health burdenMale U.S. veteransMilitary veteransU.S. veteran populationMental health conditionsPost-traumatic stress disorderRepresentative sample
2021
Prospective association between receipt of the economic impact payment and mental health outcomes
Tsai J, Huang M, Rajan SS, Elbogen EB. Prospective association between receipt of the economic impact payment and mental health outcomes. Journal Of Epidemiology & Community Health 2021, 76: 285-292. PMID: 34389662, PMCID: PMC8366281, DOI: 10.1136/jech-2021-216661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health outcomesHealth outcomesUS adultsProspective associationsSuicidal ideationLow-income US adultsPositive COVID-19 testAlcohol use disorderPost-traumatic stress disorderIllicit drug useRecent suicidal ideationCOVID-19 testAlcohol use problemsAnnual personal incomePositive mental health outcomesHigher oddsMedical conditionsUse disordersBaseline assessmentDrug useSociodemographic characteristicsPast monthStress disorderAnxiety disordersMental healthIncidence of Homelessness among Veterans Newly Diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias.
Jutkowitz E, DeVone F, Halladay C, Hooshyar D, Tsai J, Rudolph JL. Incidence of Homelessness among Veterans Newly Diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias. Rhode Island Medical Journal 2021, 104: 20-25. PMID: 33926154, PMCID: PMC8514122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsADRD diagnosisUse disordersAlzheimer's diseaseAdjusted hazard ratioYears of ageSubstance use disordersAlcohol use disorderPost-traumatic stress disorderVeterans Affairs administrative recordsHazard ratioLiver diseaseLung diseaseIncidence rateRelated dementiaYounger ageGreater riskDiseaseStress disorderIncidenceVeteransDisordersDementiaDiagnosisADRDAge
2020
The National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study: A Narrative Review and Future Directions
Fogle BM, Tsai J, Mota N, Harpaz-Rotem I, Krystal JH, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. The National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study: A Narrative Review and Future Directions. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2020, 11: 538218. PMID: 33362593, PMCID: PMC7755975, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.538218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational HealthVeterans StudyMental disordersNarrative reviewVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemPopulation-based dataUnique health needsUnited States veteransPost-traumatic stress disorderNon-veteran counterpartsPost-traumatic growthProtective psychosocial characteristicsProspective studyStates veteransIndependent cohortHealth outcomesHealth needsU.S. veteransCare deliveryClinical implicationsLongitudinal changesPsychosocial characteristicsProtective factorsStress disorderTreatment efforts
2014
Post-traumatic growth among veterans in the USA: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Tsai J, El-Gabalawy R, Sledge WH, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Post-traumatic growth among veterans in the USA: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Psychological Medicine 2014, 45: 165-179. PMID: 25065450, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291714001202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderPost-traumatic growthRe-experiencing symptomsPosttraumatic Growth Inventory-Short FormGreater post-traumatic growthVeterans StudyWorst traumatic eventNegative psychological consequencesIntrinsic religiosityBetter mental functioningGreater social connectednessGreater social connectionSense of purposePTSD symptomsPsychological consequencesTraumatic eventsStress disorderSocial connectednessMental functioningPsychosocial characteristicsSocial connectionsSuch experiencesUS veteransPositive legacyVeterans
2012
Mental Health of Asian American and Pacific Islander Military Veterans: Brief Review of an Understudied Group
Tsai J, Kong G. Mental Health of Asian American and Pacific Islander Military Veterans: Brief Review of an Understudied Group. Military Medicine 2012, 177: 1438-1444. PMID: 23198528, DOI: 10.7205/milmed-d-12-00214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental healthSevere post-traumatic stress disorder symptomsPost-traumatic stress disorder symptomsMental health servicesHealth Literature databasesPost-traumatic stress disorderPoor mental healthPaucity of studiesHealth functioningPacific Islander veteransHealth servicesLiterature searchStress disorderLiterature databasesExhaustive literature searchDisorder symptomsMilitary veteransVeteransVietnam veteransRace-related stressorsHealthPrior reviewsAsian AmericansMore researchReview