Dr. Siobh?n McHale:

To add to that, the evidence we have from stroke literature is that for patients who, for example, have a devastating loss of power down one side of their body, and who had previously been very active and independent and are now wheelchair-bound and so on, there is a process in regard to the understandability of their response in terms of distress. However, what we also know from the research evidence is that treatment of that distress, in particular the associated increased risk of depressive disorder, greatly improves a patient's rehabilitation outcomes, so it is now a routine part of post-stroke care to have that included within their management.