Insurers should think twice about providing longterm mental healthcare to spinal cord injury victims. Typically mental health services are available only in a limited capacity under many insurance programs, capping our earlier, and with a different payment schedule than standard medical treatment. However, a study sponsored by Informa healthcare indicates that nearly half (48.5%) of the population with spinal cord injury suffered mental health problems of depression (37%), anxiety (30%), clinical-level stress (25%) or post-traumatic stress disorder (8.4%).