Darnall BD, Ephraim P, Wegener ST, Dillingham T, Pezzin L, Rossbach P, MacKenzie EJ.
Depressive symptoms and mental health service utilization among persons with limb loss …

Objective We examined predictors of clinically significant levels of psychological distress
among individuals with upper limb loss (ULL). Design A multisite, cross‐sectional study …

Objective: To examine the time course of anxiety and depressive symptoms over a three
year period after amputation. Design and settings: A prospective study in inpatients admitted …

Ephraim PL, Wegener ST, MacKenzie EJ, Dillingham TR, Pezzin LE. Phantom pain, residual
limb pain, and back pain in amputees: results of a national survey. OBJECTIVES: To …

Objective: To ascertain the course of depressive and anxiety symptoms shortly after
amputation and again after a period of inpatient rehabilitation. Design and settings: A cohort …

Background: Amputation following trauma is emerging as a major health burden on the
medical services and on the families and the society as well. Loss of limbs causes inability to …

This study aimed at comparing the prevalence of depression among traumatic and surgical
amputees and examining the relationship between depression and sociodemographic …

Ehde DM, Smith DG, Czerniecki JM, Campbell KM, Malchow DM, Robinson LR. Back pain
as a secondary disability in persons with lower limb amputations. Arch Phys Med Rehabil …

Objective: To examine the long-term outcomes of persons undergoing trauma-related
amputations, and to explore factors affecting their physical, social, and mental health and the …

Psychological distress and postamputation pain were investigated in a sample of 582 males
with long-term limb amputations (mean time since amputation 639.3 months, standard …