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World J Psychiatry. Oct 19, 2026; 16(10): 120364
Published online Oct 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.120364
Published online Oct 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.120364
Letter to the editor: Integrating psychological care into postoperative spinal cord injury rehabilitation: An imperative based on recent evidence
Yang Ang, Department of Anesthesiology, Surgery, and Pain Management, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing 210001, Jiangsu Province, China
Wei-Wei Cai, Qian Li, Department of Pain, Jiangning Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210001, Jiangsu Province, China
Co-first authors: Yang Ang and Wei-Wei Cai.
Author contributions: Ang Y performed the literature retrieval and sentence revision; Cai WW conducted the manuscript formatting; Ang Y and Cai WW contributed equally to this article, they are the co-first authors of this manuscript; Li Q was responsible for study design and manuscript writing; and all authors reviewed the manuscript and approved the submitted version.
AI contribution statement: AI tools (DeepSeek and DeepL) was solely employed to assist with formatting and to translate our original ideas into semantically accurate English expressions. The core research findings, response arguments, supporting evidence, and academic insights in the “Answering-Reviewers” document and manuscript were all independently authored by researchers.
Supported by Nanjing Medical Science and Technology Development Project, No. YKK23221; and Nanjing Postdoctoral Outstanding Research Project Funding (2024).
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Corresponding author: Qian Li, PhD, Department of Pain, Jiangning Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, No. 169 Hushan Road, Jiangning District, Nanjing 210001, Jiangsu Province, China. a162033973@163.com
Received: February 26, 2026
Revised: April 11, 2026
Accepted: May 18, 2026
Published online: October 19, 2026
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Revised: April 11, 2026
Accepted: May 18, 2026
Published online: October 19, 2026
Processing time: 228 Days and 1.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: (1) Highlight the clinical significance of the study’s findings within the broader context of spinal cord injury rehabilitation; (2) Emphasize the importance of integrating psychological assessment into routine postoperative care; (3) Discuss the potential of sleep quality as a modifiable therapeutic target; (4) Propose stratified intervention strategies based on the identified risk factors; and (5) Offer perspectives on future research directions, including mechanistic studies and longitudinal designs.