PubMed Health⌕ Search
Home/Archive/PubMed

PubMed · 17085365

Preventing depression after stroke.

Ellen M Whyte·Benoit H Mulsant·Barry W Rovner·Charles F Reynolds
View original source ↗Export metadata ↓

Abstract

Mental health prevention research is an emerging and intriguing field. Preventing mental disorders is attractive as successful prevention, as it could potentially avert both emotional suffering and illness related morbidity and mortality. Several studies have looked at preventing post-stroke depression, a common complication of stroke. In this review article, we will first provide a conceptual overview of mental health prevention research. Then, we will discuss recent research supporting the prevention of depression after stroke and the likely positive effect successful prevention may have on non-psychiatric outcomes.

Explore related subjects

DepressionDepressive DisorderHumansMental HealthSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsStrokeStroke RehabilitationJournal ArticleReview

Keep this discovery

Explore connections, maps & timelines

BibTeXRIS

Ellen M Whyte, Benoit H Mulsant, Barry W Rovner, Charles F Reynolds. 2006. Preventing depression after stroke.. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540260600935470

Cite the original work for its findings. Save a collection to share your selection of sources.

KEEP EXPLORING

Related citations

PubMed2007

Clinical presentation, diagnosis, and quality of life issues in restless legs syndrome.

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a generally underdiagnosed and undertreated condition. It is a common cause of sleep disturbance that can severely disrupt normal life functioning. However, because of the failure to recognize RLS as a distinct disorder, clinicians have minimized the significance of the morbidity experienced by some patients. A positive family history is present in >50% of patients with RLS. Indeed, a person with RLS is 3 to 6 times more likely to have a positive family history of RLS than is an individual who does not have the disease. The differential diagnosis of RLS includes both movement and sleep disorders. Establishing an accurate diagnosis is crucial because effective treatment is available. In 2002, RLS experts revised diagnostic criteria and established 4 essential criteria for the diagnosis. Assessing the most bothersome symptoms and quantifying the severity of RLS are important because not all patients require medical therapy. Moreover, therapy may vary according to which symptom represents the major problem.

Depression↗