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
Decrements in Sustained Attention Across Trials in a Continuous Performance Test
Lysaker PH, Tsai J, Henninger LL, Vohs JL, Viverito K. Decrements in Sustained Attention Across Trials in a Continuous Performance Test. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2010, 198: 154-158. PMID: 20145492, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0b013e3181cc5215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalArousalAttentionCognition DisordersDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPsychomotor PerformanceSchizophreniaSeverity of Illness IndexSocial BehaviorSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsContinuous Performance Test IIContinuous Performance TestConners' Continuous Performance Test IIContinuous performance taskReaction timeOngoing outpatient treatmentSchizophrenia spectrum disordersAttentional dysfunctionSustained attentionPerformance taskPsychosocial deficitsSpectrum disorderInterpersonal problemsCoping QuestionnaireTest IIPerformance testsConcurrent assessmentSocial functionAnalysis of covarianceParticipantsTaskDeficitsStable featuresOutpatient treatmentVariable performance
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