Prevalence and predictors of new onset depression in the acute phase of stroke

CONCLUSION: More than one fourth of the patients suffered from PSD in the acute phase of stroke. Female gender, longer history of hypertension, physical dependence and temporal lobe strokes were predictive of PSD.PMID:33848806 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102636

Source: Asian Journal of Psychiatry - April 13, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Amila Isuru Aruni Hapangama Dileepa Ediriweera Lochana Samarasinghe Madhavi Fonseka Udaya Ranawaka Source Type: research