Picart, Beverley2008-12-112008-12-112008-12-11https://hdl.handle.net/2139/2467enPlease contact the West Indiana Division at the University of the West Indies,St.Augustine in order to view the full thesis. Contact: wimail@sta.uwi.eduSpinal cord -- Diseases -- Treatment -- JamaicaSpinal cord -- Diseases -- Patients -- Hospital care -- JamaicaSpinal cord -- Diseases -- Patients -- Jamaica -- Social conditionsPatient compliance -- JamaicaAdjustment (Psychology) -- JamaicaCoping mechanisms in tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP)Thesis