Advances in clinical research of post-stroke depression

Post-stroke depression (PSD) is a serious complication affecting the survival and functional recovery of stroke patients. The prevalence rate of PSD is about 30% . PSD happens mostly within one year after stroke, and especially within 3 months after stroke. The main risk factors of PSD were disability, past history of depression, stroke severity, cognitive dysfunction and anxiety symptoms. The treatment principles of PSD include drug treatment, psychological therapy, rehabilitation therapy, physical therapy and others. Especially, rehabilitation therapy can significantly reduce the incidence of PSD and improve the prognosis. Further study on the mechanism of PSD and optimization of PSD rehabilitation therapy can improve PSD prognosis. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-6731.2017.04.003