High risk of stroke is linked to mental health

High risk of stroke is linked to mental health Depression and other mental health problems may put sufferers at increased risk of a stroke, two studies have found.

In the first, people who reported the worst depressive symptoms – admitting they’d ‘given up on life improvements’ – were found to have the greatest risk of a stroke.

A second study examined the records of people with genes known to be linked to depression, bipolar disorder and seasonal affective disorder, and found those with the highest genetic risk were more likely to suffer a stroke.  The Daily Mail

See also:

• Depressive Symptoms and Risk of Acute Stroke: INTERSTROKE Case-Control Study (abstract) Neurology