Post-stroke depression screening merits clinical consideration; extends cohort associations with poorer rehabilitation and mortality but requires trials.
Depression is common after stroke. It is therefore important to identify depression in stroke patients because it is a treatable condition that may have implications for poorer outcome in relation to rehabilitation and mortality.
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