Response to Psychosocial Treatment in Poststroke Depression Is Associated With Serotonin Transporter Polymorphisms
Author(s) -
Ruth Kohen,
Kevin C. Cain,
Ann Buzaitis,
Vicki Johnson,
Kyra J. Becker,
Linda Teri,
David Tirschwell,
Richard C. Veith,
Pamela H. Mitchell
Publication year - 2011
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/strokeaha.110.611434
Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , rating scale , antidepressant , serotonin transporter , depression (economics) , hamilton rating scale for depression , reuptake inhibitor , psychiatry , serotonin reuptake inhibitor , psychology , serotonin , major depressive disorder , macroeconomics , developmental psychology , anxiety , receptor , cognition , economics
The Living Well With Stroke study has demonstrated effectiveness of a brief psychosocial treatment in reducing depressive symptoms after stroke. The purpose of this analysis was to determine whether key variables associated with prevalence of poststroke depression also predicted treatment response.
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