Depression in acute stroke: prevalence, dominant symptoms and associated factors. A systematic literature review
Disability and RehabilitationPublished 7 August 2010
Siren E. Kouwenhoven, Marit Kirkevold, Knut Engedal, Hesook S. Kim
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Depressive symptoms are common in the acute phase after stroke and associated with persistency of depression and mortality after 12 months, and a gold standard for the measurement of depressive symptoms in relation to stroke is missing.
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Depressive symptoms are common in the acute phase after stroke and associated with persistency of depression and mortality after 12 months. A gold standard for the measurement of depressive symptoms in relation to stroke is missing. The knowledge of PSD in the acute phase is still limited, and there is a need for continued empirical research on its profile and patterns.
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