TY - JOUR
T1 - Posttraumatic stress disorder in violence-induced spinal cord injury
AU - Nabors, N. A.
AU - Meadows, E. A.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Violence-induced spinal cord injury (SCI) has increased significantly in recent years. Little information is available, however, regarding the incidence and effects of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after violence- induced SCI. Issues related to incidence rates, psychological consequences, and mediating factors of PTSD after violence-induced SCI are reviewed. Recommendations for future research include the need for epidemiologic studies on the prevalence rates of violence-induced SCI, clinical controlled studies regarding the most effective PTSD treatments for violence-induced SCI, and the effects of PTSD on spinal cord rehabilitation units.
AB - Violence-induced spinal cord injury (SCI) has increased significantly in recent years. Little information is available, however, regarding the incidence and effects of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after violence- induced SCI. Issues related to incidence rates, psychological consequences, and mediating factors of PTSD after violence-induced SCI are reviewed. Recommendations for future research include the need for epidemiologic studies on the prevalence rates of violence-induced SCI, clinical controlled studies regarding the most effective PTSD treatments for violence-induced SCI, and the effects of PTSD on spinal cord rehabilitation units.
KW - Injury
KW - Posttraumatic stress disorder
KW - Spinal cord injury
KW - Violence
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0032956735&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1310/00J0-GL5B-6Y8W-FTX2
DO - 10.1310/00J0-GL5B-6Y8W-FTX2
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:0032956735
SN - 1082-0744
VL - 4
SP - 62
EP - 69
JO - Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
JF - Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
IS - 3
ER -
