Browse the latest research summaries in the field of mental health for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Medicine, 2019 • March 1, 2019
This study aimed to investigate the knowledge and attitudes of nonpsychiatric physicians regarding suicide in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients and the necessity of structured psychiatric education fo...
KEY FINDING: Significant differences were found between surgical and nonsurgical clinicians regarding awareness and attitude toward suicide and psychiatric consultation.
Spinal Cord, 2011 • May 1, 2011
This study assessed risk factors, including personality and socio-economic indicators, associated with alcohol use after SCI. The study found that impulsive sensation seeking, aggression-hostility, an...
KEY FINDING: Impulsive sensation seeking, neuroticism/anxiety, and aggression/hostility were associated with increased odds of heavy drinking among individuals with SCI.
Der Nervenarzt, 2024 • October 12, 2023
Henry Head's name is primarily associated with Head zones, even though he likely did not create the initial depictions. His groundbreaking work lies in the regeneration of peripheral nerve lesions and...
KEY FINDING: The drawings considered depictions of the Head zones in today’s medical textbooks were actually not created by Head.
Journal of Pain Research, 2017 • May 3, 2017
This pilot randomized controlled study evaluated a 6-week specialized Iyengar yoga program for improving psychological factors, pain and related variables, and mindfulness in individuals with SCI. The...
KEY FINDING: Participants in the Iyengar yoga group had significantly lower T2 scores on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression.
J Vis Exp, null • June 24, 2022
This study describes methods to quantify swim endurance and swim behavior in adult zebrafish using a swim tunnel. Zebrafish are subjected to increasing water current velocities to measure swim enduran...
KEY FINDING: Wild-type zebrafish swam for 41 minutes before exhaustion, establishing a baseline for motor function.
Exp Neurol, 2009 • November 1, 2009
The Forelimb Locomotor Assessment Scale (FLAS) is introduced to assess forelimb use during locomotion in rats with cervical spinal cord injuries, focusing on movements, coordination, and compensatory ...
KEY FINDING: Recovery of shoulder and elbow joint movement occurred rapidly within 1–7 days post-injury, whereas recovery of wrist joint movement was slower and more variable.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2019 • May 1, 2019
The study details the development of a hospital-based Parent Forum, an in-person intervention for caregivers of youth with spinal cord injury (SCI). The intervention was refined over two cycles based ...
KEY FINDING: Caregivers initially reported increased positive problem-solving orientation after the first Parent Forum but also felt an increase in impulsivity, possibly due to information overload.
Behav Brain Res, 2007 • February 27, 2007
The study introduces a modified horizontal ladder beam task and scoring system for assessing hindlimb recovery in mice following spinal cord injury. The ladder beam task allows for standard parametric...
KEY FINDING: The horizontal ladder beam task can be reliably administered and scored in mice with high inter-rater reliability.
J Spinal Cord Med, 2009 • February 1, 2009
This systematic review examined the psychometric properties of depression measures used in spinal cord injury (SCI) populations. The review found a lack of psychometric data, particularly regarding va...
KEY FINDING: There is a lack of psychometric data on depression measures used with the SCI population.
Clinics, 2008 • January 1, 2008
This study aimed to evaluate the sensitivity and reproducibility of the Basso, Beattie, Bresnahan (BBB) scale in assessing locomotor capacity of rats after spinal cord injury. Thirty male Wistar rats ...
KEY FINDING: The Basso, Beattie, Bresnahan scale showed high reproducibility and satisfactory sensitivity for identifying mild injuries.