Nearly 1 in 4 stroke survivors develop PTSD, study shows

Nearly 1 in 4 stroke survivors develop PTSD, study shows
USA TODAY
Cathy Payne
June 19, 2013

About one in nine stroke or mini-stroke patients have chronic PTSD more than a year later, a new study finds.

A stroke may leave some survivors with post-traumatic stress disorder, which may hinder their recovery, according to a study released today.

About 23% of patients who survive a stroke or transient ischemic attack, a brief interruption of blood flow to the brain, have PTSD symptoms within a year, the study finds. About 11% have chronic PTSD, in which symptoms last three months or longer, more than a year later. The study, led by Columbia University Medical Center researchers, was published online today in the journal PLOS ONE.

"Strokes are among the most terrifying life-threatening events," says lead author Donald Edmondson.
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