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Understanding and easing the burden of poststroke depression

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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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  1. UW Medicine/Harborview Comprehensive Stroke Center, Harborview Medical Center, 325 9th Avenue, Box 359859, Seattle, 98104, WA, USA

    David L. Tirschwell

  2. University of Washington School of Nursing, Health Sciences Building, Room T-310, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, 98195, WA, USA

    Pamela H. Mitchell

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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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