Open AccessFrequency and Clinical Determinants of Poststroke Depression
Author(s) -
Tarja Pohjasvaara,
Antero Leppävuori,
Irina Siira,
Risto Vataja,
Markku Kaste,
Timo Erkinjuntti
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.29.11.2311
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , stroke (engine) , psychiatry , physical medicine and rehabilitation , mechanical engineering , engineering , economics , macroeconomics
Previous studies have shown a large variation concerning the frequency of poststroke depression. This variation is caused by differences in patient populations, psychiatric assessment methods, and diagnostic criteria. In this study, we evaluated the frequency and clinical correlates of poststroke depression in a large well-defined stroke cohort.
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