2024
Family Member Incarceration and Loneliness Among Low-Income U.S. Veterans
Testa A, Tsai J. Family Member Incarceration and Loneliness Among Low-Income U.S. Veterans. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2024, 94: 352-361. PMID: 38421747, DOI: 10.1037/ort0000736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily member incarcerationU.S. military veteransLoneliness indexU.S. veteransExposure to incarcerationMilitary veteransVeteran homelessnessPerception of lonelinessFeelings of lonelinessMultinomial logistic regressionLack companionshipIncarcerationConsequences of lonelinessReport feelingLow-incomeVeteran communityPotential adverse consequencesLogistic regressionVeteransSocial relationshipsWell-beingFamily membersIncreased riskLonelinessMultiple Poisson
2023
The impact of psychological strengths on Veteran populations’ mental health trajectories during the COVID-19 pandemic
McCleery A, Wynn J, Novacek D, Reavis E, Senturk D, Sugar C, Tsai J, Green M. The impact of psychological strengths on Veteran populations’ mental health trajectories during the COVID-19 pandemic. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2023, 59: 111-120. PMID: 37314492, PMCID: PMC10719422, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-023-02518-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological strengthsControl veteransPsychotic disordersSocio-emotional challengesMental health symptomsMental health outcomesMental health trajectoriesHealth trajectoriesPsychological factorsAnxious symptomsContamination concernsHealth symptomsSocial connectionsCOVID-19 pandemicDepressive symptomsAmeliorate changesTime-varying effectsVeteransLonelinessVeteran populationHealth outcomesInitial assessmentAnxietyEarly effectsLate effects