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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Eva Miller, PhD
     Over the past 20 years, research has begun to demonstrate support for comprehensive services for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and has become increasingly inclusive of sexuality concerns as legitimate components of the rehabilitation process (Fronek, Booth, Kendall, Miller, & Geraghty, 2005; Leibowitz, 2005; Tepper, Whipple, Richards, & Komisaruk, 2001). Unfortunately, […]

Michelle A. Meade, PhD
ABSTRACTS
Krause, J. (1996). Secondary conditions and spinal cord injury: A model for prediction and prevention. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 2(2). 58-70.
Rehabilitation professionals are becoming increasingly concerned about the long-term consequences of spinal cord injury. After SCI, individuals are vulnerable to a wide array of secondary conditions, including skin sores, urinary […]

Kimberly Walters
     Spinal cord injury (SCI) is easily one of the most expensive injuries for an individual to sustain. It is also one of the most shocking and devastating. Like most accidents, SCI occurs within a matter of seconds; with an individual’s independence suddenly at the threshold of the injury. All too often, in every population […]