Poststroke depression: prevalence, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment

The paper reviews the data available in the literature on the prevalence, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of poststroke depression. Depression develops in nearly one in every three patients, who have experienced stroke, and can negatively affect the rehabilitation process. The rol...

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Main Author: Vladimir Anatolyevich Parfenov
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: IMA-PRESS LLC 2012-12-01
Series:Неврология, нейропсихиатрия, психосоматика
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Online Access:https://nnp.ima-press.net/nnp/article/view/168
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description The paper reviews the data available in the literature on the prevalence, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of poststroke depression. Depression develops in nearly one in every three patients, who have experienced stroke, and can negatively affect the rehabilitation process. The role of psychological factors, genetic predisposition, brain lesion location, monoamine deficiency in the pathogenesis of depression is considered. Poststroke depression is frequently diagnosed although it is detected using simple studies (Beck depression inventory, Hamilton rating scale). Psychotherapy is effective in preventing poststroke depression; the efficacy of antidepressants is actively being investigated. When depression develops, there is a positive result of treatment with antidepressants; a combination of psychotherapy and antidepressants produces even a more pronounced effect. The long-term (6-month or more) use of tricyclic antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors is noted to have a positive effect; there are data on the high efficacy and good tolerability of escitalopram in poststroke depression. It is stressed that the prevention and treatment of depression may substantially improve the rehabilitation process and quality of life.
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spelling doaj.art-f6bf16b6f3514f238274e86e8f9b745f2024-10-17T16:15:20ZrusIMA-PRESS LLCНеврология, нейропсихиатрия, психосоматика2074-27112310-13422012-12-0144848810.14412/2074-2711-2012-428168Poststroke depression: prevalence, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatmentVladimir Anatolyevich ParfenovThe paper reviews the data available in the literature on the prevalence, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of poststroke depression. Depression develops in nearly one in every three patients, who have experienced stroke, and can negatively affect the rehabilitation process. The role of psychological factors, genetic predisposition, brain lesion location, monoamine deficiency in the pathogenesis of depression is considered. Poststroke depression is frequently diagnosed although it is detected using simple studies (Beck depression inventory, Hamilton rating scale). Psychotherapy is effective in preventing poststroke depression; the efficacy of antidepressants is actively being investigated. When depression develops, there is a positive result of treatment with antidepressants; a combination of psychotherapy and antidepressants produces even a more pronounced effect. The long-term (6-month or more) use of tricyclic antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors is noted to have a positive effect; there are data on the high efficacy and good tolerability of escitalopram in poststroke depression. It is stressed that the prevention and treatment of depression may substantially improve the rehabilitation process and quality of life.https://nnp.ima-press.net/nnp/article/view/168poststroke depressionantidepressantsescitaloparmpsychotherapy
spellingShingle Vladimir Anatolyevich Parfenov
Poststroke depression: prevalence, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment
Неврология, нейропсихиатрия, психосоматика
poststroke depression
antidepressants
escitaloparm
psychotherapy
title Poststroke depression: prevalence, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment
title_full Poststroke depression: prevalence, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment
title_fullStr Poststroke depression: prevalence, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment
title_full_unstemmed Poststroke depression: prevalence, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment
title_short Poststroke depression: prevalence, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment
title_sort poststroke depression prevalence pathogenesis diagnosis and treatment
topic poststroke depression
antidepressants
escitaloparm
psychotherapy
url https://nnp.ima-press.net/nnp/article/view/168
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