Poststroke depression (PSD) shows an association with long-term disability and quality of life in stroke survivors, two new reports confirm. Effective treatments for PSD exist and should be standards of care. More research is required to investigate a causal relationship between PSD and functional outcomes after stroke.
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Tirschwell, D., Mitchell, P. Understanding and easing the burden of poststroke depression. Nat Rev Neurol 7, 12–13 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2010.183
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