Mood and emotional changes
How aphasia may affect your mood and emotions.
Understanding the emotional, thinking and memory problems that can follow a stroke
TSA LECT 2015/05 Dr Terence Quinn, University of Glasgow
Understanding the nature and impact of long term psychological changes (thinking, mood and fatigue) after stroke
People can experience a range of changes to their mood and thinking after a stroke. While we have information about these changes in the short-term (up to 12 months) after stroke, we don’t know much about the longer term changes. This research aims to find out more about how thinking and mood are affected long-term after stroke.
Can we adapt a social participation and mood therapy to help those with language difficulties after stroke?
This study will explore whether an existing therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), can be used for people with aphasia. Information will also be collected to design a future large-scale trial evaluating this approach.
AMRC - A spotlight on medical health research
Monday 8 May 2017
Today, the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) launched a new spotlight report highlighting the positive difference medical research charities are making for mental health patients across the UK.
Stroke Association / Chief Scientist Office Priority Programme Award
Problems of mood, thinking and memory are common after a stroke. There has been limited research around these issues. This work aims to answer fundamental questions around who develops these problems and how they recover.
How do emotion, thinking and memory change following a stroke?
Problems of mood, thinking and memory are common after a stroke. There has been limited research around these issues. This work aims to answer fundamental questions around who develops these problems and how they recover.
New research suggests tool to measure impact of cognitive problems after stroke is valid, reliable and practical to use
Tuesday 12 January 2016
Cognitive impairments after stroke can affect people’s confidence and mood as well as their ability to recover. PRECiS stands for ‘Patient-Reported Evaluation of Cognitive State’. It is a 27 item questionnaire tool, that measures the perceived impact of cognitive problems from the unique perspective of stroke survivors. Published open access in the journal
Priority Programme Award in Psychological Consequences of Stroke
Wednesday 2 September 2015
Announcing the first of our new Priority Programme Awards
Anxiety screening in older stroke survivors
In the proposed study it will be investigated if the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI) is suitable for use in stroke survivors aged 65 years and older, who are undergoing inpatient rehabilitation.