Mental Health Problems in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Patients: An Umbrella Systematic Review

This umbrella systematic review synthesized 20 systematic reviews to assess the prevalence and correlates of mental illness in traumatic spinal cord injury patients, finding depression (up to 43%), PTSD (up to 62%), anxiety (27%), and hazardous alcohol use (≥50%) as major concerns. Common risk factors included pain, injury severity, low social support, and maladaptive coping, though evidence for effective interventions was limited.