Jack Tsai

..This study examined internet use among veterans in general and particularly use of online health information among VA patients and specifically mental health service users...

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..001). Trauma reported at baseline, however, was not predictive of 1-year outcomes, suggesting type and frequency of trauma does not negatively affect the housing gains homeless women veterans can achieve through homeless services...

..Group meetings led by case managers are the default mode of case management support, and individual intensive case management is provided only when clinically necessary...

..This study examined childhood problems among homeless veterans and its relation to severity of homelessness and outcomes in supported housing...

..These results suggest homeless female veterans have different characteristics than male veterans, but benefit equally from transitional housing...

..These findings suggest religious-oriented programs have little influence on clients' religious faith, but more religiously oriented clients have somewhat superior outcomes...

..More research is needed on where and under what circumstances health disparities exist...

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..Cigarette smoking is one of the leading preventable causes of death, and adults who are chronically homeless have among the highest death rates. This study examined the prevalence and correlates of smoking in this population...

..These results suggest that psychotherapeutic interventions that address these mediating variables may help improve social functioning in treatment-seeking veterans with PTSD...

..Supported housing programs have been successful in helping homeless adults obtain housing. This study examined whether improvements in social integration occur after clients obtain supported housing...

..While becoming housed is a significant gain for chronically homeless people, their satisfaction with housing did not predict functional outcomes...

..These findings suggest the social integration of male clients with severe mental illness may include being more connected to mental health providers even as they develop increasing natural supports...

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..Special attention may also be needed for some clients who travel long distances between residences...

..The current study examined whether recovery-related trainings in community mental health centers is associated with differences in staff attitudes and reported organizational practices...

..These results suggest state hospitals are incorporating recovery-oriented staff trainings, but more specific trainings may be needed and all staff involved in different levels of care need to be included...

..Prevention of homelessness should focus, to the extent possible, on individuals with extensive childhood problems...

..Lastly, HUD-VASH clients whose case managers reported good therapeutic alliances stayed in the program longer. These findings have implications for the continued expansion of the HUD-VASH program...

..This study examined changes in religious faith among homeless people enrolled in a supported housing program and their association with clinical and psychosocial outcomes...

..We examined the prevalence of nicotine dependence and its associated risk factors among veterans who used health services in the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) system...

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..Clinical prevention efforts could focus on these factors. ..

..This study compared housing, clinical, and service use outcomes of participants with high levels of substance use at time of housing entry and those who reported no substance use...

..However, little research has evaluated the best-fitting representation of PTSD symptoms in veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars...

..These findings suggest that the greater risk of homelessness among veterans does not translate into more severe problems or treatment outcomes. Supported housing programs are similarly effective for veterans and non-veterans...

..We evaluated the impact of a diagnosis of serious mental illness on use of a primary care provider (vs the emergency department [ED]) as a source of care by people who were chronically homeless...

..However, these findings were limited by the paucity of studies on AAPI veterans and suggest a need for more research on this subpopulation...

..These results suggest assessing the narrative qualities of awareness of illness may reveal unique links with cognition and function, and this may have implications for interventions...