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Depression is a sufficiently common sequela of a completed stroke to warrant intervention to improve mood, social, and functional outcome. Pharmacologic trials suggest short-term mood improvement from antidepressant treatment but no studies to date have determined whether these short-term gains can be enhanced and extended by a brief psychosocial/behavioral intervention delivered by advanced practice nurses. In addition, drug trials have not reported on functional outcomes such as limitations in ability, limitations in participation, and overall quality of survival. This randomized controlled trial was designed to evaluate the short- and long-term efficacy of a new brief psychosocial/behavioral intervention adjunctive to antidepressant treatment in reducing poststroke depression and improving functional outcomes.
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