Topics
- Adult Injuries
- Spinal Cord Injury 101
- The Basics of SCI Rehabilitation
- Preventing Pressure Sores
- Transition from Hospital to Home
- Spasticity, Physical Therapy-Lokomat
- Sex and Fertility After SCI
- Coping with a New Injury
- Adjusting to Social Life in a Wheelchair
- Substance Abuse and SCI
Coping with a New Injury
What emotions are common in patients with new spinal cord injuries?
Robin Dorman, PsyDClinical Health Psychologist Northwestern University Medical Center
What emotions do family members commonly experience after a spinal cord injury?
Robin Dorman, PsyDClinical Health Psychologist Northwestern University Medical Center
What are family members going through after a spinal cord injury?
Robin Dorman, PsyDClinical Health Psychologist Northwestern University Medical Center
What's the most important thing for families to know right away?
Robin Dorman, PsyDClinical Health Psychologist Northwestern University Medical Center
What factors make adjustment to a spinal cord injury so difficult at first?
Robin Dorman, PsyDClinical Health Psychologist Northwestern University Medical Center
What coping mechanism is most helpful immediately after a spinal cord injury?
Robin Dorman, PsyDClinical Health Psychologist Northwestern University Medical Center
What problem-solving strategies are effective after a new spinal cord injury?
Robin Dorman, PsyDClinical Health Psychologist Northwestern University Medical Center
Can you expect feelings of depression and anxiety to get better as time goes on?
Robin Dorman, PsyDClinical Health Psychologist Northwestern University Medical Center
How do relationships change after a spinal cord injury?
Robin Dorman, PsyDClinical Health Psychologist Northwestern University Medical Center
What's the best way to avoid "caregiver burnout"?
Robin Dorman, PsyDClinical Health Psychologist Northwestern University Medical Center
What basic lifestyle needs of their own do caregivers often ignore?
Robin Dorman, PsyDClinical Health Psychologist Northwestern University Medical Center
What should caregivers do when they feel overwhelmed?
Robin Dorman, PsyDClinical Health Psychologist Northwestern University Medical Center