Browse the latest research summaries in the field of mental health for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports, 2022 • April 28, 2022
This review highlights the importance of addressing mental health concerns during SCI rehabilitation. Untreated distress can negatively impact rehabilitation outcomes and overall quality of life. The ...
KEY FINDING: Individuals with SCI are at a heightened risk for mental health distress, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD, compared to the general population.
Rehabil Psychol, 2022 • August 1, 2022
This study examined the relationships among pain, mental health symptom severity, life satisfaction, and understanding from others in veterans with SCI. The findings indicated that pain and understand...
KEY FINDING: Pain was significantly associated with increased mental health symptom severity in veterans with SCI.
Eur J Transl Myol, 2022 • May 5, 2022
This systematic review aimed to evaluate the biopsychosocial effects of the Mulligan Concept (MC) of manual therapy (MT) on patients with low back pain (LBP). The review included six studies and found...
KEY FINDING: Studies applying the Mulligan Concept of Manual Therapy to treat Low Back Pain often lacked concern for the intervention's effect on cognitive and behavioral parameters.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023 • April 1, 2023
This study examined the prevalence of depression, PTSD, and suicidal ideation (SI) in individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI), also evaluating predictors and clinical correlates of current...
KEY FINDING: 33% of the participants experienced suicidal ideation (SI) in the two weeks prior to assessment.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2022 • May 16, 2022
The study aimed to determine if the severity and level of spinal cord injury (SCI) are associated with the degree of anxiety and depression in chronic SCI. The research involved 49 participants with v...
KEY FINDING: There were no statistically significant differences in depression and anxiety scores among the groups tested, including those with different levels of injury completeness or injury type.
Cureus, 2022 • April 29, 2022
This case report details a 44-year-old male who developed thoracic spinal cord myelopathy and cognitive decline due to nitrous oxide abuse from whipped cream canisters (whippits). Despite normal serum...
KEY FINDING: The patient presented with sub-acute onset upper and lower extremity rigidity and memory loss due to whippit abuse.
PLOS ONE, 2022 • June 16, 2022
This scoping review aims to explore what constitutes a meaningful life for adults who have experienced acquired neurological impairments due to injury or disease. The review will use a systematic appr...
KEY FINDING: The scoping review aims to identify how a meaningful life is perceived by adults with acquired neurological impairments.
Neuropsychopharmacology, 2022 • June 18, 2022
This study examined the association between day-of-injury blood biomarkers (GFAP and hsCRP) and the development of PTSD in patients with mild TBI. The results indicated that higher levels of GFAP were...
KEY FINDING: Elevated day-of-injury plasma GFAP levels were associated with a reduced risk of PTSD after mTBI.
Am J Psychiatry, 2022 • September 1, 2022
This study investigated the predictive capacity of persistent derealization, a type of dissociation, for adverse psychiatric outcomes following acute trauma. The research found that derealization, mea...
KEY FINDING: Derealization was associated with increased activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) during an emotion reactivity task.
J. Pers. Med., 2022 • July 20, 2022
This review explores the psychosocial consequences of spinal cord injury (SCI) through a biopsychosocial lens, emphasizing the impact of ableism and stigma. It highlights the importance of relationshi...
KEY FINDING: Stigma and ableism significantly affect psychosocial outcomes like social disconnection, feelings of injustice, depressive symptoms, reduced self-efficacy, and decreased quality of life.