Post Stroke Psychiatric Morbidity Among Hemiplegics in Manipur

A study was conducted in 50 hemiplegic patients with a minimum of 3 months duration to find out any association of psychiatric morbidity in hemiplegics by using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV) and Present State Examination (PSE). Depression was found in 24%, anxiety disorders in 26%, adjustment disorders in 12% and sexual dysfunction in 50% of the cases. Twentyeight percent of the patients also had other psychiatric comorbidity. Early recognition and treatment of such problems in stroke patients will certainly help in the early recovery.