Depression in Individuals With Traumatic and Nontraumatic Spinal Cord Injury Living in the Community.

Objective: To assess depression in a sample of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) living in the community, and to determine the prevalence of probable major depressive disorder (PMDD) among those with traumatic spinal cord injury (T-SCI) and those with nontraumatic spinal cord injury (NT-SCI).

Design: Cross-sectional.

Setting: Data were collected on individuals with SCI now living in the community, who completed a comprehensive follow-up assessment at the hospital.