Examiner.com highlighted an interesting study from the journal Stroke that showed nurse-led behavioral interventions helped reduce depression in stroke survivors.

The intervention, called Living Well with Stroke, involves treating patients who suffer from depression as a result of a stroke with counseling sessions. Nurses specifically trained in stroke rehabilitation played an important role in the intervention, helping patients improve their mood by teaching problem-solving skills and increasing participation in social and physical activities.

Patients’ depression generally remained lower even a year later than those who did not receive such interventions, and more survivors had a remission of depression.

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