Psychoemotional status of parents of teenagers and young people rehabilitated after spinal cord injury

Abstract

A spinal cord injury in adolescence and young age has a significant impact on the psychoemotional status of all family of the victim, and especially on his parents, because they have to adapt to the heavy disease of the child. Besides, they have to help him in solving the same problem. The group of 39 parents of teenagers and young people was divided into two smaller groups.

Keywords

• injury of a spinal cord
• psychological rehabilitation
• psychosocial aftertreatment
• family dysfunctions
• emotional disadaptation
• depression and anxiety symptoms
• the interdisciplinary cooperation