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Depression and Women with Spinal Cord Injury

Year: 2001

Type: article

Abstract: This study examines the phenomenon of depression among 64 women living with SCI for at least two years who were interviewed in a clinic setting. The high prevalence (59.4%) of clinically significant depressive symptomatology as measured by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) was associated primarily with perceived stress. Other correlates included social support, vitality, social isolation, mobility, pain, unemployment, and current abuse. Findings suggest that women with SCI may be at elevated risk for depression, especially those women who perceive their lives as highly stressful and who lack social support.

Source: Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

DOI: 10.1310/hpkx-d0pv-mnfv-n349

Authors: Rosemary Hughes, Nancy Swedlund, Nancy Petersen, Margaret Nosek

Institutions: Baylor College of Medicine, United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Language: English

Topic: Spinal Cord Injury Research

Subfield: Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention