Jack Tsai, PhD

Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Department of Management, Policy and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas; National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC

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About

Jack Tsai, PhD, is affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, the Department of Management, Policy and Community Health at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and the National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Tsai has contributed 13 articles to Psychiatrist.com from 2012 to 2026, focusing on topics such as veterans and military issues, posttraumatic stress disorder, patient care, cognition, COVID, and neurology. Frequent collaborators include Robert H. Pietrzak, Ilan Harpaz-Rotem, Steven M. Southwick, John H. Krystal, and Corey E. Pilver.

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Primary Users of the VA Health Care System
Original Research

Primary Users of the VA Health Care System

June 18, 2026

Sociodemographic and clinical profiles of veterans who primarily rely on the VA for health care reveal a vulnerable group who tend to have more complex psychiatric and medical needs.
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Actualizing and Sustaining Recovery-Oriented Care
Commentary

Actualizing and Sustaining Recovery-Oriented Care

January 16, 2023

Jack Tsai, PhD, comments on intensity of therapy and scalability issues in a recent study of the Opening Doors to Recovery program for SMI.
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Brief Report

Resilience in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic

November 11, 2021

COVID-19 has presented significant mental health challenges, especially among vulnerable populations. Here, the authors quantify resilience to pandemic-related distress and identify factors associated with greater resilience in a cohort...
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Original Research

ECT and Emergency Department Use in Homeless Veterans

October 26, 2021

Homeless veterans are 4 times as likely to use ED services compared to veterans who are not homeless. This study of VA data looked at the effect of electroconvulsive...
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Original Research

Antipsychotics for Homeless and Unstably Housed Veterans

December 8, 2020

Many homeless and unstably housed (HUH) adults have severe mental illness managed with antipsychotic medications. This study examined antipsychotic medication use and correlates of antipsychotic medication prescriptions among HUH...
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PTSD Symptoms, Functioning, and Suicidal Ideation in Military Veterans

April 25, 2019

How would you use a symptom-focused approach to provide a more nuanced method for the assessment, monitoring, and treatment of PTSD? Read on to answer this question and gain...
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Mental and Physical Health Conditions in Combat Veterans

June 22, 2017

Combat exposure has been linked to PTSD and other mental health conditions, but is it also linked to physical health conditions? Read this CME article to learn about how...
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Article

Late-Life PTSD Exacerbation

March 23, 2016

Do you see patients who are older military veterans? Did you know that some experience exacerbated posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, possibly decades after their trauma? Read this journal...
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Original Research

Dimensional Structure of DSM-5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study

November 11, 2014

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Original Research

Military Sexual Trauma in US Veterans: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study

October 28, 2014

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Original Research

Potential Mental Health Needs of US Adult Residents Under Different Provisions of the Affordable Care Act

September 30, 2014

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Original Research

Latent Class Analysis of Personality Disorders in Adults With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Results From the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

December 10, 2013

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