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Modified cognitive-behavior therapy improves post-stroke anxiety symptoms with benefits maintained at 3 months.
Case Report (n=2)
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Anxiety disorders are common after stroke. However, information on how to treat them with psychotherapy in this population is highly limited. Modified cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) has the potential to assist. Two cases of individuals treated with modified CBT for anxiety after stroke are presented. The modification was required in light of deficits in executive and memory function in one individual and in the context of communication difficulties in the other. The anxiety symptoms were treated over seven and nine sessions, respectively. Both participants improved following the intervention, and these improvements were maintained at 3 month follow-ups. Further case-series and randomised controlled designs are required to support and develop modified CBT for those with anxiety after stroke.
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Kneebone et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Anxiety after stroke (n=2). Modified cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) was evaluated on Anxiety symptoms. Modified cognitive-behaviour therapy successfully improved anxiety symptoms in two individuals after stroke, with improvements maintained at 3-month follow-up.
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