2023
The use of hotels/motels to address homelessness among veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from the supportive services for veteran families program
Montgomery A, Zickmund S, Byrne T, Galyean P, Suo Y, Pettey W, Velasquez T, Gelberg L, Kertesz S, Tsai J, Nelson R. The use of hotels/motels to address homelessness among veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from the supportive services for veteran families program. Journal Of Social Distress And The Homeless 2023, 33: 305-315. DOI: 10.1080/10530789.2023.2187522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHotels/motelsQualitative interviewsCOVID-19 pandemicSupportive servicesHousing instabilityProgrammatic responsesVeteran householdsFinancial assistanceHomelessnessFamilies ProgramService leadershipVulnerable groupsOngoing public health concernProgram providersPoor health outcomesMethods studyVulnerable populationsCOVID-19InterviewsMotelsQuantitative dataAssistanceServicesPandemicPolicy
2022
Loneliness in U.S. military veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationally representative, prospective cohort study
Na PJ, Straus E, Tsai J, Norman SB, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Loneliness in U.S. military veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationally representative, prospective cohort study. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2022, 151: 546-553. PMID: 35636030, PMCID: PMC9126310, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.05.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of lonelinessPersistent lonelinessPandemic-related social restrictionsMultivariable logistic regression modelProtective factorsCOVID-19 pandemicPre-existing psychiatric conditionsProspective cohort studyMilitary veteransPre-pandemic measuresLogistic regression modelsProtective psychosocial factorsU.S. military veteransProspective cohortCohort studyUS veteransNational HealthHigh riskPsychiatric disordersPsychosocial factorsCOVID-related stressorsPsychiatric conditionsVeterans StudyLongitudinal changesVulnerable populationsRacial 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
2020
Clients of VA-Housed Legal Clinics: Legal and Psychosocial Needs When Seeking Services and Two Months Later
Timko C, Tsai J, Taylor E, Smelson D, Blonigen D, Nash A, Finlay A. Clients of VA-Housed Legal Clinics: Legal and Psychosocial Needs When Seeking Services and Two Months Later. Journal Of Veterans Studies 2020, 6: 239-249. PMID: 34466762, PMCID: PMC8404205, DOI: 10.21061/jvs.v6i1.167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple health care needsHealth care needsBaseline appointmentVeterans' useCare needsHealth statusPsychosocial needsPsychological symptomsClinicPsychosocial characteristicsTwo monthsSubstance useVulnerable populationsVA benefitsLonger durationBaseline dataMost participantsBaselineMonthsClient improvementVeteransVAAdditional help
2016
Partnerships Between Health Care and Legal Providers in the Veterans Health Administration
Tsai J, Middleton M, Retkin R, Johnson C, Kenneally K, Sherman S, Rosenheck RA. Partnerships Between Health Care and Legal Providers in the Veterans Health Administration. Psychiatric Services 2016, 68: 321-323. PMID: 27903138, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201600486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationMedical-legal partnershipsLarge safety net health care systemHealth AdministrationSafety net health care systemVHA medical centersSerious mental illnessHealth care teamHealth care systemCare teamMedical CenterMental illnessSocial determinantsCare systemVulnerable populationsHealth careVeteransAdministrationCareInnovative service modelIllness
2012
Impact of health insurance status and a diagnosis of serious mental illness on whether chronically homeless individuals engage in primary care.
Chwastiak L, Tsai J, Rosenheck R. Impact of health insurance status and a diagnosis of serious mental illness on whether chronically homeless individuals engage in primary care. American Journal Of Public Health 2012, 102: e83-9. PMID: 23078477, PMCID: PMC3519338, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2012.301025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious mental illnessPrimary care providersMental illnessCare providersChronic medical illnessHealth insuranceSource of careHealth insurance statusHealth care costsClinical characteristicsMedical illnessInsurance statusPrimary carePsychiatric symptomsMedicaid coverageCare costsHealth outcomesMedical careIllnessRegular sourceEnd Chronic HomelessnessVulnerable populationsHomeless adultsCareDiagnosis