Open AccessPOST-STROKE DEPRESION AND ANXIETY
Author(s) -
D. Komsiyska,
Y. Petkov
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
trakia journal of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1313-3551
pISSN - 1312-1723
DOI - 10.15547/tjs.2019.01.009
Subject(s) - anxiety , generalized anxiety disorder , depression (economics) , comorbidity , mood disorders , stroke (engine) , psychiatry , anxiety disorder , mood , psychology , major depressive disorder , insomnia , medicine , clinical psychology , mechanical engineering , engineering , economics , macroeconomics
The aim of the study was to investigate the clinical features of depression and the relationship between depression and generalized anxiety disorder.Material and methods: 93 patients with stroke were examined, of whom 59 men (39-83 years) and 34 women (56-87 years), mean age 66.8 years. We used Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and GAD-7.Results: Depressive disorder in the acute phase after stroke was found in approximately 2/3 (64.5%) of patients with stroke, with mild to moderate depressive disorders with low mood, increased mental and somatic anxiety, insomnia , somatic complaints, with extravagant hypochondriac thoughts. In our study we found significant positive correlation between depressive disorders and generalized anxiety disorders – and increase of severity of depressive disorders was followed by increase of severity of generalized anxiety disorders. We found high comorbidity between depression and generalized anxiety disorder.