Depression following spinal cord injury. Academic Article

abstract

• Although depression has been widely studied among persons with spinal cord injury, the ubiquitous and unsophisticated use of the term and presumptions about its manifestations in the rehabilitation setting have needlessly encumbered the understanding and treatment of depression. Major themes and issues in the study, measurement, and treatment of depression among persons with spinal cord injury are reviewed. Greater precision is recommended in distinguishing diagnosable depression from displays of negative affect, anxiety, distress, and dysphoria. Correlates of depressive behavior among persons with SCI are surveyed, and guidelines for research and practice in the SCI setting are explicated.

authors

• Elliott, Timothy

published proceedings

• Arch Phys Med Rehabil

author list (cited authors)

• Elliott, T. R., & Frank, R. G.

citation count

• 236

complete list of authors

• Elliott, TR||Frank, RG

publication date

• January 1996

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation  Journal

keywords

• Depression
• Humans
• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Stress, Psychological

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/s0003-9993(96)90263-4

start page

• 816

end page

• 823

volume

• 77

issue

• 8

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0003-9993(96)90263-4

user-defined tag

• 3 Good Health and Well-Being