Stroke Survivors with PTSD More Likely to Avoid Treatment
Columbia University Irving Medical Center• 65% of stroke survivors with PTSD, vs. 33% of those without PTSD, failed to adhere to treatment. • Nonadherence in PTSD patients was partially explained by increased ambivalence toward medication. • About one-third of stroke survivors with PTSD viewed medications as disruptions to their lives, worried about long-term effects of medications or potential dependence on them.