Key Points
Submitted by admin on Wed, 05/19/2010 - 17:52
- Depression is a common consequence of SCI.
- Depression post SCI can interfere with function and adaptation.
- Cognitive behavioural interventions provided in a group setting appear helpful in reducing post-SCI depression and related difficulties.
- The benefits of drug treatment for post-SCI depression are largely extrapolated from studies in non-SCI populations.
- Programs to encourage regular exercise, reduce stress, and improve or maintain health appear to have benefits in reducing reports of depressive symptoms in persons with SCI.
Related Outcome Measures
- The Scaled General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28)
- Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
- Beck Depression Inventory
- Brief Symptom Inventory
- Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)
- Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21)
- Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS)
- The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
- The Symptom Checklist -90-Revised (SCL-90-R)
- Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS)
- The Appraisals of DisAbility: Primary and Secondary Scale (ADAPSS)
- Spinal Cord Lesion Emotional Wellbeing Questionnaire (SCL EWQ)
- Life Satisfaction Questionnaire (LISAT -9 -11)
- Quality of Life Index (QLI, Ferrans & Powers)
- Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS, Deiner Scale)
- The Short Form 36 (SF-36)