Perceived injustice after spinal cord injury: evidence for a distinct psychological construct

Cross-sectional study. To identify unique predictors of perceived injustice compared with depression symptoms within the first year after SCI. Inpatient rehabilitation program in a large urban region in the Southwestern United States. A sample of 74 participants with median time since injury of 52 days completed measures of perceived injustice, depression symptoms, posttraumatic stress symptoms, expected disability, pain intensity, and anger....