Table 1.

Search strategy for the Cochrane Library

ID	Search
#1	MeSH descriptor: [Stroke] explode all trees
#2	poststroke or post-stroke. ti, ab, kw
#3	MeSH descriptor: [Cerebral Infarction] explode all trees
#4	MeSH descriptor: [Cerebral Hemorrhage] explode all trees
#5	#1 or #2 or #3 or #4
#6	MeSH descriptor: [Depression] explode all trees
#7	depress* or affective disorder or affective symptoms. ti, ab, kw
#8	#6 or #7
#9	MeSH descriptor: [Acupuncture] explode all trees
#10	acupunctur* or acupoint* or needl*. ti, ab, kw
#11	#9 or #10
#12	#5 and #8 and #11