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Systematic Review Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2024

Effectiveness of Behavioral and Pharmacologic Interventions for Depressive Symptoms After Spinal Cord Injury: Findings From a Systematic Review.

Cotter R, Burns J, Kaufman K, Kudla A, Ehrlich-Jones L, Wafford QE, et al. — Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2024

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers conducted a systematic review to evaluate the effectiveness of behavioral and pharmacologic interventions for depressive symptoms in adults living with spinal cord injury.

What They Found

Out of 2780 screened articles, eight met the selection criteria for this review. Pharmacotherapy with venlafaxine XR and several behavioral interventions appeared promising for reducing depressive symptoms in this population.

Canadian Relevance

This systematic review did not include any studies specifically conducted in Canada or with a Canadian population.

Study Limitations

A key limitation is the small number of eligible studies, with only eight articles meeting the selection criteria from a large initial search.

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Study Details

Study Type Systematic Review
Category Neurological
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 38266762
Year Published 2024
Journal Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
MeSH Terms Humans; Spinal Cord Injuries; Depression; Major Depressive Disorder; Antidepressive Agents; Behavior Therapy

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