2023
Co-occurring Medical Multimorbidity, Mental Illness, and Substance Use Disorders Among Older Criminal Legal System-Involved Veterans
Han B, Bronson J, Washington L, Yu M, Kelton K, Tsai J, Finlay A. Co-occurring Medical Multimorbidity, Mental Illness, and Substance Use Disorders Among Older Criminal Legal System-Involved Veterans. Medical Care 2023, 61: 477-483. PMID: 37204150, PMCID: PMC10330246, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001864.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical multimorbidityMental illnessOlder veteransCLS involvementCo-occurring mental illnessVeterans Health Administration facilitiesMultivariable logistic regression modelConcurrent mental illnessPatterns of multimorbidityDisease-specific carePoor health outcomesSubstance use disordersLogistic regression modelsHigh prevalenceHigh riskLow prevalenceMultimorbidityAppropriate careUse disordersHealth outcomesIllnessAdministration facilitiesPrevalenceHealth recordsVeterans
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 populations
2016
Late-life exacerbation of PTSD symptoms in US veterans: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.
Mota N, Tsai J, Kirwin PD, Harpaz-Rotem I, Krystal JH, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Late-life exacerbation of PTSD symptoms in US veterans: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2016, 77: 348-54. PMID: 27046308, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.15m10101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder US veteransPosttraumatic stress disorderUS veteransPTSD symptomsNational HealthVeterans StudyMultivariable logistic regression modelWorst traumaDelayed-onset posttraumatic stress disorderExecutive dysfunctionWave 2Population-based dataUS military veteransLogistic regression modelsWave 1Cohort studySignificant exacerbationGreater severitySymptomsOlder ageStress disorderSelf-reported cognitive difficultiesPotential targetMilitary veteransLater life