Open AccessLACK OF EMPHASIS ON PSYCHOLOGICAL REHABILITATION FOR STROKE PATIENTS
Author(s) -
Samina Masood Haider
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pakistan journal of rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2311-3863
pISSN - 2309-7833
DOI - 10.36283/pjr.zu.1.1/009
Subject(s) - anger , rehabilitation , stroke (engine) , feeling , depression (economics) , anxiety , sadness , grief , psychology , clinical psychology , mental health , psychotherapist , psychiatry , physical therapy , medicine , social psychology , macroeconomics , mechanical engineering , engineering , economics
It has been observed that most of the patients are not aware of the dilapidating affects of post stroke depression on theirrecovery, survival and a return to normal activities of life. The lack of emphasis on psychological rehabilitation for strokepatients is a source of concern for me and I would like to bring to your attention about the facts regarding the implications ofproper psychological rehabilitation is not undertaken.Stroke survivors report a range of emotional difficulties, most common being fear, anxiety, frustration, anger, sadness and asense of grief for their physical and mental losses.Usually these feelings may fade over time however, some patients may struggle with adjusting to the many changes followingstroke. When this happens these feelings can develop into depression. It is estimated that approximately one-third of stroke1survivors develop post-stroke depression (PSD)