Citation

Perkes S, Bowman J, Penkala S. J. Health Psychol. 2013; 19(12): 1597-1612.

Affiliation

Mount Druitt Community Health Centre, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105313496445

PMID

23988680

Abstract

The evidence about psychological therapies used to manage co-morbid depression after a spinal cord injury is presented here. A comprehensive search of five electronic databases identified nine studies (participants, n = 591) meeting inclusion criteria. Pooled statistical analyses were conducted in combination with narrative synthesis. Overall, multimodal cognitive behavioural therapy was found to be moderately effective (standardised mean difference = -0.52; 95% confidence interval = -0.85, -0.19). Activity scheduling, psychoeducation, problem solving and cognitive therapy may be particularly beneficial therapies within cognitive behavioural therapy. Further high-quality randomised controlled trials are needed to better substantiate these findings.

Language: en