Depression in stroke patients; a cross sectional study highlighting the association of stroke on age and gender basis.

Authors

Saira Abbas, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
Naila Naeem Shahbaz, Civil Hospital Karachi
Muhammad Amir Umer, Civil Hospital Karachi
Sumera Rafat Umer, Civil Hospital Karachi
Asfia Irfan, National Medical Center Karachi
Adnan Anwar, Altibri medical college

Document Type

Original Article

Abstract

Stroke is the second leading cause of death. Depressive disorder is characterized by period of sad mood and anhedonia occurring for two consecutive weeks. Among stroke survivors, the consequence of physical and psychological changes can be devastating. One of those psychological changes is post-stroke depression (PSD). Stroke itself has debilitating morbidity and superimposed PSD further decreases the quality of life of patients and impairs recovery. This study leads us to know the magnitude of post stroke depression.

Recommended Citation

Abbas, Saira; Shahbaz, Naila Naeem; Umer, Muhammad Amir; Umer, Sumera Rafat; Irfan, Asfia; and Anwar, Adnan (2017) "Depression in stroke patients; a cross sectional study highlighting the association of stroke on age and gender basis.," Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS): Vol. 12: Iss. 4, Article 7.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pjns/vol12/iss4/7