As if the "normal" recover from a stroke weren't difficult enough, stroke victims show an increased risk of developing depression. In the U.S., more than 700,000 people experience stroke annually. More than half of these patients experience depression following the stroke.
A study in the May 28 issue of JAMA reports that in the year following a stroke, patients who received the medication escitalopram (Lexapro) or participated in a problem-solving therapy group had a lower risk of...
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Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Fibromyalgia
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