Mental Health Research

KEY FINDING: Individuals with SCI are at a heightened risk for mental health distress, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD, compared to the general population.

KEY FINDING: Pain was significantly associated with increased mental health symptom severity in veterans with SCI.

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.

KEY FINDING: 33% of the participants experienced suicidal ideation (SI) in the two weeks prior to assessment.

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.

KEY FINDING: The patient presented with sub-acute onset upper and lower extremity rigidity and memory loss due to whippit abuse.

KEY FINDING: The scoping review aims to identify how a meaningful life is perceived by adults with acquired neurological impairments.

KEY FINDING: Elevated day-of-injury plasma GFAP levels were associated with a reduced risk of PTSD after mTBI.

KEY FINDING: Derealization was associated with increased activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) during an emotion reactivity task.

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.