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Differences in Satisfaction with Life and Health-Related Quality of Life Between Minority and Caucasian Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury
Sonya R. Miller, MD; Reece O. Rahman, PhD; Pamela Dixon, PhD; Martin Forchheimer, MPP; Denise G. Tate, PhD; and Tanya Yacynych
Psychological Treatments for Pain and Depression After […]
Sonya R. Miller, MD; Reece O. Rahman, PhD; Pamela Dixon, PhD; Martin Forchheimer, MMP; Denise G. Tate, PhD; and Tanya Yacynych
Abstract
Objective: To analyze differences in, and correlates of, global quality of life (QOL) and health related QOL (HRQOL) between minority and Caucasian individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) as measured by the Satisfaction with […]
Phil Ullrich, PhD; Marylou Guihan, PhD; and Frances M. Weaver, PhD
Abstract
Pain and depression are common conditions among persons with SCI so it is surprising that very little is known regarding best practices for treating these conditions in this population. Various psychological treatment modalities have been shown to be efficacious for treating pain and depression […]
Phillip M. Kleespies, PhD; and Stacey C. Conroy, MSW
The goal of this article is to describe a process-oriented approach to advance care planning and the development of an advance care planning workbook based on that approach for individuals with spinal cord injury or dysfunction (SCI/D). Some of the difficulties that have arisen with advance care […]
Dear Colleagues;
Happy New Year and very best wishes for a peaceful and productive 2007! This is my first opportunity to reflect on our 2006 SCI Conference in Las Vegas, celebrating our 20th anniversary. A summary of your comments indicates that the programs were very well received. The AASCIPSW Program Committee is already actively […]
Irmo Marini, PhD
J.D. Power Award to Microtel for Access Initiatives
Microtel Inns & Suites has raised the bar on accessibility at public accommodations and consistently won the J.D. Power and Associates Award for providing the best service and facilities in an economy budget motel. Microtel Inns & Suites CEO Michael Leven had spent 45 years […]
Todd Mayer, LCSW
As a clinical social worker on a spinal cord injury rehabilitation unit, I repeatedly hear the same questions from newly injured patients: Who will provide care for me? What will my income now consist of? How is my home going to meet my accessibility needs? In past articles, I […]
Samuel T. Gontkovsky, PsyD; and Rochelle Busby, BS
In its broadest sense, assistive technology (AT) refers to a range of devices, services, strategies, and practices conceived and applied to ameliorate the difficulties confronted by persons with disabilities (Cook & Hussey, 2002). More narrowly, AT may be thought of as equipment utilized for the purpose of […]
Lauri Yablick, PhD
”Scott Richards typed his dissertation by a river,” Kris Hagglund told me. “If I remember correctly, he took an old Volkswagen camping van and spent his days alternately fly fishing and writing.” Hagglund suggested I confirm this with Richards, but threatening a perfectly good psychological truth with the possibility of […]
Support Group and Individual Psychotherapy Equally Effective in Reducing Depression During Rehabilition
Jennifer Duchnick, PhD; Sarah Asmussen, MS; and Nancy Cuevas-Soto, MSN, RN
Objectives:
Increased awareness of types of psychological treatment for depression availalable to rehabilition participants.
Increased familiarity with research design to evaluate group difference in treatment effectiveness.
Increased awareness of applications of research findings to clinical practice.
Introduction: Depression […]