2019
Homelessness among immigrants in the United States: rates, correlates, and differences compared with native-born adults
Tsai J, Gu X. Homelessness among immigrants in the United States: rates, correlates, and differences compared with native-born adults. Public Health 2019, 168: 107-116. PMID: 30739834, DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2018.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForeign-born adultsSubstance use disordersNative-born adultsMental healthHealthy immigrant effectNational Epidemiologic SurveyRelated Conditions-IIIRepresentative US samplePsychosocial evaluationUS adultsEpidemiologic SurveySociodemographic characteristicsLifetime incarcerationCross-sectional dataImmigrant effectHealth insuranceUse of welfareAdultsSocial functioningSignificant differencesRates of homelessnessConditions-IIIUnited StatesDisordersHealth
2013
Successful Aging Among Older Veterans in the United States
Pietrzak RH, Tsai J, Kirwin PD, Southwick SM. Successful Aging Among Older Veterans in the United States. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2013, 22: 551-563. PMID: 23567414, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2012.11.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtective psychosocial characteristicsPhysical health difficultiesSuccessful agingUnidimensional latent factorPsychosocial characteristicsPsychological distressHealth difficultiesLatent factorsSelf-rated successful agingAdditional positive predictorsCurrent psychological distressSelf-report measuresCorrelates of scoresAdditional negative predictorConfirmatory factor analysisCross-sectional web surveyOlder veteransSubstance abuse historyCognitive functioningPsychosocial correlatesSocial functioningPositive expectationsAbuse historyDimensional approachPositive predictor
2012
The Role of Coping, Resilience, and Social Support in Mediating the Relation Between PTSD and Social Functioning in Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan
Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak RH, Southwick SM. The Role of Coping, Resilience, and Social Support in Mediating the Relation Between PTSD and Social Functioning in Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Psychiatry 2012, 75: 135-149. PMID: 22642433, DOI: 10.1521/psyc.2012.75.2.135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-AfghanistanChildCross-Sectional StudiesData Interpretation, StatisticalFamily RelationsFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsIraqIraq War, 2003-2011MalePersonal SatisfactionResilience, PsychologicalSelf ReportSocial BehaviorSocial SupportStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesVeteransConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderTreatment-seeking veteransSocial functioningSocial supportSecure relationshipsLife satisfactionRole of copingPoor social functioningSeries of questionnairesLower life satisfactionAcceptance of changeRelationship satisfactionSocial avoidanceExcessive worryRomantic partnersFamily functioningStress disorderPsychotherapeutic interventionsCommon psychiatric disordersLess cohesionFunctioningPartner satisfactionMental health careVA primary careCoping
2010
Negative symptoms and concomitant attention deficits in schizophrenia: Associations with prospective assessments of anxiety, social dysfunction, and avoidant coping
Tsai J, Lysaker PH, Vohs JL. Negative symptoms and concomitant attention deficits in schizophrenia: Associations with prospective assessments of anxiety, social dysfunction, and avoidant coping. Journal Of Mental Health 2010, 19: 184-192. PMID: 20433326, PMCID: PMC2864941, DOI: 10.3109/09638230903469277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficitsNegative symptomsGreater internalized stigmaPoor social functioningAttentional functionsAttention groupAvoidant copingPsychosocial difficultiesLower appraisalsPsychological dysfunctionSocial dysfunctionSocial functioningPoor attentionInternalized stigmaEtiological rootsHigh levelsMeaningful subgroupsAnxietyDeficitsParticipantsSchizophreniaCopingAttentionHigher preferenceSymptoms
2009
Negative symptoms and concordant impairments in attention in schizophrenia: Associations with social functioning, hope, self-esteem and internalized stigma
Lysaker PH, Vohs JL, Tsai J. Negative symptoms and concordant impairments in attention in schizophrenia: Associations with social functioning, hope, self-esteem and internalized stigma. Schizophrenia Research 2009, 110: 165-172. PMID: 19230622, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2009.01.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention groupNegative symptomsPoor attentionPoor attention groupPositive symptomsContinuous performance taskBetter attentionPoor self esteemAttentional impairmentPerformance taskSocial functioningSelf-EsteemInternalized stigmaSchizoaffective disorderSocial functionSchizophreniaImpairmentStigmaGreater acceptanceAttentionResearchSymptomsHigh levelsFunctioningMANOVA