Psychiatric aspects of spinal cord injury
The nature of behavioural and emotional reactions displayed by persons with spinal cord injury are described and the value of psychiatric involvement in the routine management is discussed. The importance of emotional care of spinal cord injured patients is emphasized with reference to certain gener...
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1986-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | The nature of behavioural and emotional reactions displayed by persons with spinal cord injury are described and the value of psychiatric involvement in the routine management is discussed. The importance of emotional care of spinal cord injured patients is emphasized with reference to certain general principles. The psychiatrist should be accessible to both staff and patients for ventilation of feelings. |
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| Item Description: | 0379-6175 2410-8219 10.4102/sajp.v42i4.1384 |