Abstract
Poststroke depression (PSD) is common, affects recovery, and increases mortality. Antidepressants are effective, but only in some patients. An effective nonpharmacological treatment for PSD would be useful. Researchers randomized 101 patients with depression within 4 months of an ischemic stroke (mean age, 57; 60% men) to receive a brief psychosocial–behavioral intervention (9 sessions for 8 weeks) or usual care. Primary care providers could prescribe antidepressants, which was …
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