Impact of acute phase depression on functional outcomes in stroke patients over 1 year

Stroke is a common disease that endangers human health including disabilities. As a result, an extensive amount of research has been conducted to identify predictors of stroke outcomes (Alonso  et al., 2015). Recently, it was shown that post-stroke depression (PSD) is associated with poor outcomes, such as mortality and disability (Ayerbe et al., 2013). However, to date, a majority of studies have assessed the associations between depression and functional outcomes using cross-section al designs (Turner-Stokes and Hassan, 2002).
Source: Psychiatry Research - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Short communication Source Type: research