Table 1.
Disorders | Prevalence/ frequency, % | Main clinical manifestations | Screening tools | Identification | Management and treatment |
Depressive disorders after stroke | 5-84 | Depressed mood; marked reduction in interest or pleasure in activities; decreased/increased appetite/weight; insomnia or hypersomnia; psychomotor agitation/retardation; loss of energy/fatigue; feelings of worthlessness/inappropriate guilt; loss of concentration; appear pessimistic about health issues/recurrent thoughts of death or suicide | Center for epidemiological studies-depression scale; hospital anxiety depression scale; Hamilton depression rating scale; beck depression inventory; geriatric depression scale; PHQ-9 | According to the DSM-5 classification, PSD is defined as a depressive disorder due to TIA or stroke. | SSRIs and SNRIs; psychological intervention; mental and physical exercise; neuromodulation |
Anxiety disorders after stroke | 20-24 | Prominent anxiety; excessive fear, worry, and concern about health issues; intense dread or uneasiness; panic attacks, or obsessions or compulsions predominate | Hamilton anxiety scale; hospital anxiety and depression scale-anxiety subscale | According to the DSM-5 classification, PSA is defined as an anxiety disorder due to TIA or stroke. | SSRIs; Tricyclic antidepressant; benzodiazepines; “Z-drugs" (zolpidem, zaleplon and eszopiclone); psychological interventions; mind-body interventions |
PTSD after stroke | 8.3-29.6 | Intrusive memories; alterations in physical reactions and arousal; avoidance; negative alterations in cognition and mood | PTSD checklist for a stressor, TIA or stroke as stressor; clinician administered PTSD scale; impact of events scale-revised; posttraumatic stress diagnostic scale; structured clinical interview for DSM | PTSD is related to TIA or stroke which creates psychological trauma in response to actual or threatened death, serious injury, and adverse life events. | Psychotherapeutic approach procedures; antidepressants, anxiolytics sympathetic inhibitor, antipsychotics, anticonvulsants, and sedative drugs |
Psychosis and psychotic disorders after stroke | 4.67-5.05 | Hallucinations or delusions; disorganized speech; catatonic or inappropriate motor behavior | Neuropsychiatric inventory | According to the DSM-5 classification post-stroke psychotic disorders are defined as psychotic disorders due to TIA or stroke. | Antipsychotic drugs; neuromodulation and psychosocial therapy; psychological intervention |
TIA: Transient ischemic attacks; SSRIs: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors; SNRIs: Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors; PSD: Post-stroke depressive; PSA: Post-stroke anxiety; PTSD: Post-traumatic stress disorder; PHQ-9: 9-item patient health questionnaire; DSM-5: Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders.