title: Assessing abnormal illness behavior in post-stroke patients: a preliminary report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Abnormal illness behavior (AIB) can contribute poor functioning in an individual along with significant increase in health care utilization. It has been studied in various disorders. This study examined the feasibility of assessing abnormal illness behavior in individuals with stroke who were undergoing treatment in a psychiatric and neurological rehabilitation center.
  
  
  METHODS
  Subjects who were admitted to the department of psychiatric and neurological rehabilitation ward for post-stroke rehabilitation treatment were assessed using screening version of Illness Behavior Questionnaire (SIBQ).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total number of subjects who were screened was eight. The mean score of SIBQ was 6.125 ± 1.35. With the cut off score of 7, five subjects had abnormal illness behavior.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The above study highlights that it is feasible to screen individuals with stroke undergoing rehabilitation for possibility of abnormal illness behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Geetha
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Avinash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Waghmare
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Santosh K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
keywords: Abnormal illness behavior; post-stroke; rehabilitation