Jennie C.I. Tsao, PhD

Phone: 310.824.7667
Fax: 310.824.0012
E-mail: jtsao@mednet.ucla.edu

Pediatric Pain Research Program
University of California, Los Angeles
10940 Wilshire Blvd
Suite 1450
Los Angeles, CA 90024

Completed Projects

Impact of Bioterrorism on Rural Mental Health Needs, Lead researcher
Research center: ORHP-funded Individual Grantees
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Emergency preparedness, Mental health
This project aims to assess and improve the preparedness of rural primary care professionals to care for mental health conditions in the wake of bioterrorism and infectious disease outbreaks.

Publications

• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Rural Primary Care: Improving Care for Mental Health Following Bioterrorism
  Author(s): Jennie C. I. Tsao, Aram Dobalian, Brenda A. Wiens, Julius A. Gylys, Garret D. Evans
  Research center: ORHP-funded Individual Grantees
  Topics: Emergency preparedness, Mental health
  Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 22(1), 78-82
  Date: 2006
  Describes the need to educate rural primary care providers who will be the frontline providers of mental health services following bioterrorism, given the limited availability of tertiary mental health care in rural communities.
• PTSD and Substance Use: Unrecognized Sequelae of Bioterrorism in Primary Care Providers
  Author(s): Jennie C. I. Tsao, Aram Dobalian, Brenda A. Wiens, Julius A. Gylys, Art Clawson, Robert Brooks
  Research center: ORHP-funded Individual Grantees
  Topics: Emergency preparedness, Mental health, Public health, Substance abuse
  Citation: Southern Medical Journal, 99(8), 817-822
  Date: 2006
  Reports the results of a study that looked at rural primary care providers' knowledge of likely mental disorders, their risk factors, and preferred treatment options following a public health emergency.