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Poststroke depression is independently associated with poor health outcomes

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Depression immediately after stroke onset is associated with increased mortality and disability up to 5 years later, a 10-year follow up study of 3,240 patients has shown. Furthermore, poststroke depression was associated with anxiety and decreased quality of life. Recovery from depression at the 1-year follow-up did not improve health outcomes. The results argue for the importance of immediate recognition and treatment of poststroke depression.

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  1. Ayerbe, L. et al. The long-term outcomes of depression up to 10 years after stroke; the South London Stroke Register. J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry doi:10.1136/jnnp-2013-306448

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Poststroke depression is independently associated with poor health outcomes. Nat Rev Neurol 9, 660 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2013.241

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