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PSYCHOSOMATICS
Volume 41, Issue 1, Pages 5-14Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3182(00)71168-6
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- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH [R01MH053592, R01MH052879, R01MH040355] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NIMH NIH HHS [MH52879, MH53592, MH40355] Funding Source: Medline
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Stroke represents a major public health problem in the United Stares, but relatively little work has been directed toward identifying and treating the common neuropsychiatric disorders occurring after stroke. This review discusses clinical and pathological correlates of depression, anxiety disorder catastrophic reactions, pathological affect, or psychosis after stroke, as well as their epidemiology. Depressive disorder and anxiety disorder have been shown to inhibit physical recovery from stroke. It seems likely that other psychiatric disorders also inhibit recovery and limit quality of life. There are very few controlled trials examining the effectiveness of treatments for these disorders after stroke. Both depression and pathological affect, however can be effectively treated with antidepressant medications.
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