Monday, January 21, 2013

The depression risk to stroke victims studied

When I looked at  this a long time ago  fatigue and general lethargy were a major component of getting a depression diagnosis. Which would skew the questionaire for strokies.
http://www.bps.org.uk/news/depression-risk-stroke-victims
Dr Mary Leung, a Chartered Psychologist, comments:
"It is imperative to screen for depression for person who had suffered a stroke as depression could hinder the realisation of their remaining potentials. However, it is crucial for professional to be able to differentiate physical symptoms purely resulting from a stroke to those physical criteria used to identify depression in the general population."

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