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Depression and stroke: an up-to-date review
- Source :
- Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. 15:284-294
- Publication Year :
- 2006
- Publisher :
- Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2006.
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Abstract
- SummaryAims – To define the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of Post Stroke Depression (PSD) and to evaluate treatment options. Methods – Systematic search using Medline electronic database limited to studies published from year 2000 to 2004, was carried out. Manual search was also performed. Results – Depression after stroke is a common event. The same, stroke incidence in depressed patients is more frequent than by chance. Risk of underdiagnosing a patient with former stroke is high. Disability after stroke is frequent, with compromission of quality of life of patients and relatives. Antidepressants are efficacious in PSD treatment, even if complete remission is difficult to obtain. Conclusions – There is enough evidence concerning epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical and therapy to justify psychiatrists' interest on relationship between stroke and depression.Declaration of Interest: in the past two years PP, GSL, PS have received no fees or other financial support from pharmaceutical companies, GM has received speaker fees from Sanofi-Aventis, Lundbeck, Bayer Health Care, Boehringer Ingelheim, Novo Mordisk.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
genetic structures
Epidemiology
MEDLINE
behavioral disciplines and activities
Quality of life
Health care
Prevalence
Humans
Medicine
Post-stroke depression
Intensive care medicine
Stroke
Depression (differential diagnoses)
Depressive Disorder, Major
business.industry
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
medicine.disease
Psychiatry and Mental health
nervous system
Quality of Life
Electronic database
business
psychological phenomena and processes
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20457979 and 20457960
- Volume :
- 15
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....94f1596363bd593ef77d7d3764109359