Psychiatric Hospitalization Increases Short-Term Risk of Stroke
Author(s) -
Jonah P. Zuflacht,
Yuefan Shao,
Ian M. Kronish,
Donald Edmondson,
Mitchell S.V. Elkind,
Hooman Kamel,
Amelia K. Boehme,
Joshua Z. Willey
Publication year - 2017
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.116.016371
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , odds ratio , stroke (engine) , logistic regression , conditional logistic regression , distress , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , clinical psychology , engineering
Recent evidence suggests that psychological distress, including the symptoms of psychiatric illness, may acutely increase the risk of stroke. However, existing studies are limited by small sample sizes, inherent recall bias, and poorly defined criteria for what constitutes psychological distress.
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