A multidisciplinary approach to assessment and management of long COVID cognitive concerns.

Cognitive dysfunction is a commonly reported feature of Long COVID (LC). With the overlap of assessment and treatment for cognitive concerns across multiple disciplines, coupled with current guidelines supporting interdisciplinary care, the aim of this clinically focused article is to provide a review of current guidelines and research related to assessment and interventions to address LC-related cognitive concerns within clinical practice from a multidisciplinary perspective, incorporating best practices for collaboration among Clinical Neuropsychologists, Rehabilitation Psychologists, and Speech-Language Pathologists. Current guidelines for assessment and interventions for cognitive functioning are provided, with clinical suggestions for best practices offered.

Mental Health and Spinal Cord Injury: Clinical Considerations for Rehabilitation Providers.

Purpose Of Review: Assessing and addressing the mental and behavioral health concerns of individuals with SCI during rehabilitation is crucial, as untreated mental health distress can lead to reduced gains in rehabilitation and poor overall health. This review provides an overview of the latest research on prevalence rates of common mental and behavioral health concerns in the SCI population, highlighting disability-specific factors that may impact traditional assessment and treatment of mental health concerns.

Recent Findings: While those with SCI are at a heightened risk for experiencing mental health distress, overall, the majority of those with SCI adapt well, and live a full and meaningful life.

Health care providers' perspectives on resilience and positive adjustment within the spinal cord injury population.

Purpose/objective: Spinal cord injury (SCI) often represents a significant life change, yet most individuals with SCI show resilience and positive adjustment after injury. Social support, including support from health care providers, has been associated with increased resilience among the SCI population. This study aimed to further understand health care providers' perceptions of resilience in their SCI patients, as patient-provider relationships can impact health care outcomes and overall health and well-being.

Associations Between Autonomic and Orthostatic Self-report and Physician Ratings of Orthostatic Intolerance in Youth.

Purpose: There is no known biological marker or physical assessment to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), leaving physicians to heavily rely on self-report measures regarding the symptoms associated with CFS. Common symptoms of CFS include difficulty sleeping, joint pain, headaches, sore throat, cognitive dysfunction, physical exhaustion, dizziness, and nausea. Because of the overlap among CFS symptoms and autonomic functioning, we examined the association between 2 self-report measures of orthostatic and autonomic symptoms and a physician's report of autonomic functioning (measures of changes in blood pressure and pulse) to further understand the association among autonomic functioning within individuals with symptoms of CFS.