Psychiatric comorbidities in stroke patients

Introduction: Presence of psychiatric comorbidities in the patients with stroke/CVA impair quality of life in these patients.
Aim: To evaluate psychiatric comorbidities in stroke patients.
Methods: Fifty-eight patients with stroke were included in the study from October 2018 to Jun 2019 at regional hospital, Bilaspur (HP). Patients already receiving treatment for psychiatric comorbidities were excluded. MINI 6.0 scale was used to assess psychiatric comorbidities.
Results: 34.5% patients had psychiatric comorbidities. Depression (31%) was most common in these patients. 3% had anxiety while 66% had no psychiatric comorbidity.
Conclusion: There is a significant burden of psychiatric comorbidities in stroke patients.