This document provides health professionals with a plan to work with patients who have acquired a SCI. Change after a SCI is so traumatic it is so important for health care professionals be well equipped to help that patient who is trying to recover both physically and mentally, and adjust to their new way of living. The document provides strategies for meeting the patient for the first time and psychology of those with a recent SCI. It is up to the health care professional to be aware of any changes in mood and determining whether the patient is experiencing grieving vs depression. For those working with SCI patients, this is a very helpful piece of information.
This document provides health professionals with a plan to work with patients who have acquired a SCI. Change after a SCI is so traumatic it is so important for health care professionals be well equipped to help that patient who is trying to recover both physically and mentally, and adjust to their new way of living. The document provides strategies for meeting the patient for the first time and psychology of those with a recent SCI. It is up to the health care professional to be aware of any changes in mood and determining whether the patient is experiencing grieving vs depression. For those working with SCI patients, this is a very helpful piece of information.