After the stroke, as many as 70% of people will find that they have also developed a mental health condition, such as depression, fatigue, and anxiety. Unfortunately, mental health is not commonly addressed as part of the typical rehabilitation for people with stroke. In this hot topic session, we will discuss the benefits and barriers to addressing mental health as part of stroke rehabilitation with an interdisciplinary panel of experts. Attendees with leave with evidence-based, client-centered, recovery-oriented strategies to help them evaluate and treat mental health in people with stroke.
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