title: Anxiety after stroke: time for an intervention.
abstract: Anxiety is common and persistent after stroke, and is associated with a poorer quality of life. Guidelines from numerous countries, including the United Kingdom, recommend screening for poststroke emotional problems. Anxiety is a priority for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, stroke charities, and stroke survivors in the United Kingdom. Yet there is little evidence to guide the management of anxiety after stroke. New evidence-based interventions are needed to improve the care of poststroke anxiety.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: Ho-Yan Yvonne
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.affiliation: Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: William N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Whiteley
authors.affiliation: Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carson
authors.affiliation: Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dennis
authors.affiliation: Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: Gillian E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Mead
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology
keywords: anxiety; disorder; intervention; screening; stroke; trial