Depression was identified by means of questionnaire in a group of stroke patients who had been admitted to hospital and were between one and two years after onset. A high proportion (42%) of patients were found to be depressed but there were no differences between depressed and nondepressed patients in age, sex distribution, hemisphere affected, number of previous strokes or time in hospital.
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