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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Adherence to Medications in Survivors of Strokes and Transient Ischemic Attacks

Authors :
Kronish, Ian M.
Edmondson, Donald
Goldfinger, Judith Z.
Fei, Kezhen
Horowitz, Carol R.
Source :
Stroke (Ovid); August 2012, Vol. 43 Issue: 8 p2192-2197, 6p
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be triggered by life-threatening medical events such as strokes and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). Little is known regarding how PTSD triggered by medical events affects patients' adherence to medications.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00392499 and 15244628
Volume :
43
Issue :
8
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Stroke (Ovid)
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs48322466
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.112.655209