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Stroke survivors are almost three times as likely to suffer depression as their healthy peers, according to new research.
Experts said the numbers struggling with their mental health are far greater than previously thought.
They warned more needs to be done to help patients navigate life in the years after suffering a stroke.
The King's College London study found nine out of ten cases of depression occurred within five years of surviving a stroke, indicating a key time for healthcare intervention.
They looked at incidence of mild and severe depression among 6,600 survivors of stroke in the Lambeth and North Southwark boroughs of London.
Experts said the numbers struggling with their mental health are far greater than previously thought
Some 60 per cent of stroke survivors would experience depression within the next two decades, compared with 22 per cent of the general population, according to findings published in The Lancet Regional Health, Europe.
Yanzhong Wang, Professor of Statistics in Population Health at King's
