More than three-quarters of prescriptions were for a supply of more than seven days; 55 percent for 15 to 30 days
Evidence seen for dose-response association, with 33 percent increased risk for one-unit lower cognitive function
Individuals with consistently high loneliness patterns over time had significantly higher incident stroke risk
Most cases of poststroke depression occur within five years after stroke
Psychological distress commonly seen among family surrogates who made decisions about life-sustaining treatments
In some cases, cognitive impairment is reversible, but up to one-third of individuals with stroke develop dementia within five years
Odds of intracerebral hemorrhage and ischemic stroke increased in association with prestroke depressive symptoms
Locus of control appears to modify the effect size of work stress on stroke risk
Findings seen for all strokes, ischemic strokes, and hemorrhagic strokes
Individuals with stroke have increase in depressive symptoms compared with matched controls at the assessment before stroke