General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 80-85 , January 2010

Early detection of patients at risk for anxiety, depression and apathy after stroke

  • Ulrike Sagen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Sciences in Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, 0317 Oslo, Norway
    • Department of Psychiatry, Telemark Hospital, 3710 Skien, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Sciences in Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, 0317 Oslo, Norway. Tel.: +47 91345495; fax: +47 3500 5705.
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  • Arnstein Finset, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Sciences in Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, 0317 Oslo, Norway
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  • Torbjørn Moum, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Sciences in Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, 0317 Oslo, Norway
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  • Tore Mørland, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Telemark Hospital, 3710 Skien, Norway
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  • Tom Gunnar Vik, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Telemark Hospital, 3710 Skien, Norway
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  • Tibor Nagy, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Telemark Hospital, 3710 Skien, Norway
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  • Toril Dammen, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Sciences in Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, 0317 Oslo, Norway
    • Department of Psychiatry, Ullevaal University Hospital, 0407 Oslo, Norway

Received 7 June 2009 ,Accepted 3 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2009.10.001

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 80-85 , January 2010

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