2023
Identifying significant correlates of purpose in life in older US military veterans: results from the national health and resilience in veterans study.
Fischer I, Feldman D, Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Lucas K, Schulenberg S, Pietrzak R. Identifying significant correlates of purpose in life in older US military veterans: results from the national health and resilience in veterans study. International Psychogeriatrics 2023, 35: 560-565. PMID: 36715004, DOI: 10.1017/s1041610222001223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS military veteransNational HealthMilitary veteransSignificant correlatesOlder US veteransAdverse health outcomesModifiable psychosocial factorsAdverse outcomesElastic net analysisUS veteransDepressive symptomsPsychosocial factorsHealth outcomesVeterans StudyPsychosocial variablesTreatment effortsCognitive outcomesCross-sectional dataVeteransOutcomesSocial supportCommunity integrationImportant correlatesHealthCorrelates
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
2021
Dispositional gratitude and mental health in the U.S. veteran population: Results from the National Health and Resilience Veterans Study
McGuire AP, Fogle BM, Tsai J, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Dispositional gratitude and mental health in the U.S. veteran population: Results from the National Health and Resilience Veterans Study. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2021, 135: 279-288. PMID: 33516080, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.01.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderDispositional gratitudePositive mental health outcomesMental healthCurrent posttraumatic stress disorderMajor depressive disorderMental health outcomesU.S. veteransReligiosity/spiritualityPsychological resilienceHigh gratitudeSocial phobiaStress disorderLow gratitudePsychiatric morbidityPsychosocial variablesAnxiety disordersSocial supportPsychosocial factorsMilitary veteransGratitudeNicotine dependenceSuicidal ideationPopulation-based dataVeterans
2020
Successful Aging in Older US Veterans: Results From the 2019–2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Pietrzak RH, Levy BR, Tsai J, Southwick SM. Successful Aging in Older US Veterans: Results From the 2019–2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2020, 29: 251-256. PMID: 32917477, PMCID: PMC10697787, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder US veteransUS veteransMental health difficultiesNational HealthPsychosocial factorsVeterans StudyHealth difficultiesSuccessful agingProtective psychosocial factorsOlder veteransCurrent prevalenceTreatment effortsPsychosocial correlatesSuccessful agersVeteransStrongest correlateHealthRepresentative sampleCorrelatesAging
2017
Trajectories of posttraumatic growth among US military veterans: a 4‐year nationally representative, prospective cohort study
Tsai J, Pietrzak RH. Trajectories of posttraumatic growth among US military veterans: a 4‐year nationally representative, prospective cohort study. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2017, 136: 483-492. PMID: 28846800, DOI: 10.1111/acps.12800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProspective cohort studyPTG trajectoriesUS military veteransCertain psychosocial factorsPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsCohort studyUS veteransPsychosocial factorsGreater severityPosttraumatic growthPsychosocial variablesPredominant trajectoriesBaseline measuresDisorder symptomsMilitary veteransModerate posttraumatic growthAvoidance symptomsSymptomsSocial supportLatent growth mixtureVeteransRepresentative surveyGrowth mixtureCharacteristics of urban male homeless veterans and non-veterans in Omaha, Nebraska
Ramaswamy S, Driscoll D, Tsai J, Rose J, Smith L, Rosenheck R. Characteristics of urban male homeless veterans and non-veterans in Omaha, Nebraska. Journal Of Social Distress And The Homeless 2017, 26: 51-57. DOI: 10.1080/10530789.2017.1304185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHomeless veteransMajor depressionMale homeless veteransProportion of veteransClinical characteristicsNon-adult childrenHigh prevalenceMultivariable modelPsychosocial factorsMedical problemsVeteransResearch staffStructured interviewsHomeless menDepressionCurrent studyHigher numberPrevious studiesPrevalenceSociodemographicsStudy
2016
Purpose in Life is Associated with a Reduced Risk of Incident Physical Disability in Aging U.S. Military Veterans
Mota NP, Tsai J, Kirwin PD, Sareen J, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Purpose in Life is Associated with a Reduced Risk of Incident Physical Disability in Aging U.S. Military Veterans. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2016, 24: 706-714. PMID: 27160984, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2016.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident IADL disabilityIncident physical disabilityIADL disabilityPhysical disabilityU.S. military veteransDaily livingGreater medical burdenIncident ADL disabilityProspective cohort studyTwo-year incidenceMilitary veteransProtective psychosocial factorsWave 1Incident disabilityCohort studyADL disabilityChronic painNational HealthMedical burdenInstrumental activitiesMedical conditionsReduced riskPsychosocial factorsU.S. veteransVeterans Study
2015
LONGITUDINAL COURSE OF POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH AMONG U.S. MILITARY VETERANS: RESULTS FROM THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCE IN VETERANS STUDY
Tsai J, Sippel LM, Mota N, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. LONGITUDINAL COURSE OF POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH AMONG U.S. MILITARY VETERANS: RESULTS FROM THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCE IN VETERANS STUDY. Depression And Anxiety 2015, 33: 9-18. PMID: 25914061, DOI: 10.1002/da.22371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic growthU.S. military veteransPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsMilitary veteransLongitudinal courseCertain psychosocial factorsPosttraumatic stressHalf of veteransTrauma survivorsTraumatic eventsDisorder symptomsPsychosocial predictorsPsychosocial phenomenonPersonal growthPsychosocial factorsVeterans StudyRepresentative sampleU.S. veteransVeteransWeb-based survey