A prospective longitudinal study employing repeated measures was used to isolate factors
which might predispose a person to depression two years after sustaining spinal cord injury …

van Koppenhagen CF, Post MW, van der Woude LH, de Witte LP, van Asbeck FW, de Groot
S, van den Heuvel W, Lindeman E. Changes and determinants of life satisfaction after spinal …

Objective: To search for a simple, practical and appropriate instrument for the assessment of
depression among Thai SCI patients: comparison between two self-rating instruments …

Kennedy P, Rogers BA. Anxiety and depression after spinal cord injury: a longitudinal
analysis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2000; 81: 932-7. Objective: To examine the prevalence of …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is believed to place the individual at a high risk of psychological
disorder. The objective of this paper was to examine the relationship between SCI and …

Spinal cord injury is a high-cost disability requiring numerous personal life-style changes. As
a result of advanced medical and nursing care, life expectancy of the spinal cord-injured …

Reports based on clinical impressions have suggested that depression after spinal cord
injury (SCI) is a near-universal phenomenon; however, studies using objective methods and …

Objective: Although there are many anecdotal reports that psychological intervention is
effective in enhancing adjustment to spinal cord injury (SCI), there are little data to support …

Study design: Longitudinal. Objective: We identified changes in the association of somatic
and non-somatic symptoms (as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, PHQ-9) …

Background Chronic depression and posttraumatic stress have been frequently observed in
populations of accident victims with spinal cord injuries. Studies suggest that various risk …