2024
Gambling and Substance Use Disorders in U.S. Military Veterans: Prevalence, Clinical Characteristics, and Suicide Risk
Stefanovics E, Potenza M, Tsai J, Pietrzak R. Gambling and Substance Use Disorders in U.S. Military Veterans: Prevalence, Clinical Characteristics, and Suicide Risk. Journal Of Gambling Studies 2024, 40: 2119-2139. PMID: 39342537, DOI: 10.1007/s10899-024-10359-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersU.S. military veteransMental health treatmentGambling groupSUD-onlySuicide riskHealth treatmentMilitary veteransNon-suicidal self-injuryLifetime substance use disorderNational Health and ResilienceRisk of substance use disordersSUD-only groupSelf-report measuresMental health difficultiesAdverse childhood experiencesMental health burdenPast-year gamblingSelf-injurySuicidality/self-harmVeterans StudyUse disorderNicotine dependenceTrauma variablesBehavioral correlatesRole 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 systemDisordersPatterns of Psychiatric Medication Prescriptions for Veterans in Treatment Courts and Other Specialty Courts
Tsai J, Christian N, Szymkowiak D. Patterns of Psychiatric Medication Prescriptions for Veterans in Treatment Courts and Other Specialty Courts. Journal Of Psychiatric Practice 2024, 30: 119-129. PMID: 38526399, DOI: 10.1097/pra.0000000000000769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCriminal justice-involvedVeterans Treatment CourtsSubstance use disordersPsychiatric medicationsPrescribed psychiatric medicationsTreatment courtsPsychiatric medication prescriptionSpecialty courtsClasses of psychiatric medicationsService-connected disability ratingVA health care servicesBehavioral health issuesJustice-involvedPsychiatric diagnosisUse disorderCourtPsychiatric prescribingPsychiatric prescriptionsClasses of medicationsVeteransService engagementMedication prescriptionsDisordersMedicationHealth care servicesSystematic Review of Financial Interventions for Adults Experiencing Behavioral Health Conditions
Tsai J, Kinney R, Elbogen E, Gluff J. Systematic Review of Financial Interventions for Adults Experiencing Behavioral Health Conditions. Psychiatric Services 2024, 75: 570-579. PMID: 38321921, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBehavioral health conditionsSubstance use disordersRandomized controlled trialsHealth conditionsPsychosocial outcomesImprove health care utilizationMental disordersSystematic reviewHealth outcome domainsHealth care utilizationRepresentative payee programQuality assessment toolObjectively measured outcomesImpact of interventionsFindings of randomized controlled trialsReduce substance usePeer-reviewed literatureCare utilizationOutcome domainsRepresentative payeeshipSecondary analysisUse disorderAssessment toolControlled trialsSubstance use
2023
Clients’ Self-reported Legal Issues in a Medical-Legal Partnership: Accuracy, Prevalence, and the Role of Mental Health
Griesemer I, Carter S, Weir A, Tsai J. Clients’ Self-reported Legal Issues in a Medical-Legal Partnership: Accuracy, Prevalence, and the Role of Mental Health. Psychological Injury And Law 2023, 16: 408-415. DOI: 10.1007/s12207-023-09484-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical-legal partnershipMental health diagnosesLegal issuesHealth diagnosisLegal needsMental health challengesPoisson regression modelsPosttraumatic stress disorderAlcohol use disorderVeterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare SystemCivil legal needsComplex legal issuesNeeds screeningClient intakeMental healthHealthcare systemHealthcare facilitiesAdministrative dataStress disorderHealth challengesUse disorderMedical-legalLegal clinicsLegal centerRegression models
2018
Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders Among Homeless Veterans
Gabrielian S, Gores A, Gelberg L, Tsai J. Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders Among Homeless Veterans. 2018, 35-60. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190695132.003.0003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersMental illnessHomeless veteransPsychiatric disordersInfluence of psychiatric disordersVeterans with mental illnessFactors associated with homelessnessAbstract Mental illnessMental health problemsHousing outcomesUse disorderVeteran statusVeteransHealth problemsUnited States Armed ForcesDisordersRisk factorsIllnessEpidemiological dataHomelessnessCo-occurrenceStates Armed ForcesQuantitative dataOutcomesArmed forces