Demand for psychosocial counselling of young wheelchair users

Young persons tied to wheelchairs increasingly report fears and inhibitions in romantic attachments, irrespective of whether they are paraplegic or no t. More frequently they complain about being gaped at and being pitied by h ealthy persons more than they would like. Being tied to the wheelchair had a significant relation to these results, but not gender, age and illness va riables. A high demand for psychosocial counselling during rehabilitation i s deduced from these results, in particular also for young people without p araplegia.