Browse the latest research summaries in the field of mental health for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 2021 • September 1, 2020
The study screened 295 prosthetic eye wearers for anxiety and depression using standardized psychometric instruments. Results indicated a potential underdiagnosis of anxiety and depression in this pop...
KEY FINDING: A significant underdiagnosing for both depression and anxiety disorders was observed in prosthetic eye wearers.
J Head Trauma Rehabil, 2021 • January 1, 2021
The study evaluated the relationship between cognitive test performance and functional disability in veterans with mTBI and/or PTSD compared to a deployed control group. Results indicated that cogniti...
KEY FINDING: Cognitive test performances generally did not predict functioning in clinical groups (mTBI, PTSD, or both) when accounting for other factors.
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 • August 27, 2020
The study investigated verb-related morphosyntactic production in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS), focusing on subject-verb agreement, time reference/tense, and grammatical aspect in Greek. T...
KEY FINDING: Overall, the RRMS and SPMS groups performed significantly worse than their matched control groups.
BMC Psychology, 2020 • September 28, 2020
This study investigated the inter-relationships between four self-efficacy scales designed to measure different aspects of self-efficacy (general, domain-specific, and task-specific) in individuals wi...
KEY FINDING: Scales measuring similar aspects of self-efficacy (general, domain-specific, or task-specific) showed strong inter-correlations, supporting the initial hypotheses.
Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging, 2021 • March 1, 2021
This study investigated the relationship between regional brain volumes, measured by MRI at 2 weeks post-mTBI, and PTSD outcomes at 3 and 6 months post-injury. Smaller volumes in the insula, superior ...
KEY FINDING: Smaller volumes of the superior frontal, rostral, and caudal anterior cingulate regions were individually predictive of PTSD at 3 months post-injury.
Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 2020 • January 1, 2020
This study evaluated the use of a mental health screening protocol for individuals with spinal cord injury in a primary care setting, combining quantitative screening tools with qualitative interviews...
KEY FINDING: Screening identified that 11 of 15 individuals had a chronic pain condition; 1 screened positive for depression, 1 for anxiety, 3 for potential substance abuse, and 1 for social isolation.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2021 • January 1, 2021
This case report details the psychological adjustment intervention provided to an inpatient during SCI rehabilitation with psychological formulation from Duff and Kennedy. CET was applied as direct in...
KEY FINDING: Psychological treatment, specifically CET, enabled resolution of post-trauma symptoms and promoted positive coping strategies after SCI.
Healthcare, 2021 • February 24, 2021
This study compared cognitive function in subacute and chronic SCI patients, revealing that chronic SCI patients had significantly lower scores in neuropsychological assessments. The differences in co...
KEY FINDING: Chronic SCI patients showed worse performance in short-term memory, long-term memory, and recognition memory compared to subacute SCI patients.
AJOB Neurosci., 2021 • January 1, 2021
The authors identify four dimensions of ethical inquiry—responsibility, privacy, authenticity, and trust—as dimensions of agency that may be impacted by the use of neurotechnologies. They present an A...
KEY FINDING: The dimension of responsibility is linked to the agential competency of exercising control over BCI-mediated movement.
International Journal of Yoga, 2021 • February 5, 2021
This study investigated the effect of Easy Raja Yoga on psychological and functional outcomes in patients with SCI. The results showed significant improvements in anxiety, depression, stress, pain, fu...
KEY FINDING: One-month of Easy Raja Yoga practice significantly decreased anxiety and depression scores (HADS) in the experimental group compared to the control group.