Post-stroke Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (NPS) - Depression

1 in 3 people experience depression after stroke¹
The DSM-5-TR categorizes post-stroke depression as a depressive disorder due to another medical condition. In practice, the distinction between this and MDD is negligible^2,3

DSM-5-TR=Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – fifth edition – text revision; MDD=major depressive disorder

Post-stroke Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (NPS) – Depression