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    Resources for Aphasia and Depression
    How to seek and receive help when it is hard to communicate

    Aphasia

    Depression

    Communication

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    Mental Health Resources When You Can’t Afford a Therapist
    We’ve rounded up 80 of the very best affordable (or free) mental health resources

    Therapy

    Counseling

    Psychologist

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    Mood and Sleep: How Sleep Affects Mental Health
    Getting enough sleep is vital for health and wellbeing

    Mood

    Health

    Cognition

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    Living Well With a Disability
    Adjusting to life with a disability is never easy, but there are ways to help yourself cope with limitations, overcome challenges, and build a rewarding life.

    Disability

    Coping

    Adjustment

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    10 Minute Mindfulness Meditation
    A YouTube resource for guided meditation to help you stay grounded in the present

    Meditation

    Mindfulness

    Mood

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    Pet Therapy and Depression
    Could your best weapon against depression be four-legged and furry? Find out what research is saying about the role of companion animals in depression treatment.

    Pets

    Mood

    Recovery

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    The Mental Health Benefits of Art Therapy
    Get creative in your recovery

    Mood

    Hobbies

    IADLs

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    How Spirituality Impacts Stroke Recovery
    Spirituality has positive benefits for both stroke prevention and recovery

    Spirituality

    Mood

    Recovery

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    Staying Motivated After Stroke
    Whether one is contemplating or committed to a health decision, understanding the psychology behind motivation can help remove obstacles in the path towards change

    Motivation

    Goals

    Strategies

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    Setting Personal Goals After Stroke
    Don't know where to begin when setting personal goals? Use these strategies

    Goals

    Strategies

    Motivation

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    A Gym Workout for Your Brain: How Mindfulness Can Help Improve Mental Health
    Mindfulness training is just like taking your brain to the gym for a workout.

    Mindfulness

    Brain

    Mental

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    Might Lifestyle Choices Reduce the Risk of Depression?
    Lifestyle choices can promote brain health, lower the bad effects of stress, and reduce the risk of depression.

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    Stress

    Depression

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    How Your Brain Responds to Stress
    What happens in their brain when we are stressed? How do humans adapt to stress?

    Brain

    Stress

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    Our Brain Enjoys Making Friends
    Socializing and making friends has a positive effect on health, learning, and life outlook

    Socialization

    Mood

    Learning

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    Emotional Issues After Stroke
    Survivors share their experience with mood and emotional changes following stroke

    Mood

    Survivor

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    After Stroke, Attitude Is Everything
    After Stroke, Attitude Is Everything

    Psychology

    Mood

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    Making Rehabilitation Decisions
    Choosing the next steps in your rehab wisely

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    When They Don't Know What They Don't Know: Understanding and managing the challenges of living with post-stroke anosognosia
    Understanding and managing the challenges of living with post-stroke anosognosia

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    Something's Different: Personality Changes After Stroke
    Something's Different: Personality Changes After Stroke

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    Grieving the Old Self, Embracing the New
    Grieving the Old Self, Embracing the New

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    emotion

    stroke

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    What Happens Next? Making the Best Decisions at Discharge After Stroke
    Making the Best Decisions at Discharge After Stroke

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    emotion

    stroke

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    Post-Stroke Mood Disorders
    Although stroke effects are unpredictable, mood disorders such as depression, anxiety and pseudo-bulbar affect (PBA) are fairly common.

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    Social and Emotional Support: Keys to Recovery
    A stroke affects more than brain cells – it impacts every area of the survivor’s life, as well as the lives of the survivor’s loved ones.

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    When You Can't "Just Do It"
    If you are one of those people who effortlessly and always does what’s good for you — eats right, sleeps enough, exercises 90 minutes a day, five days a week, manages stress, never gets upset — then don’t read any further.

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    Helping Others Understand: Post-Stroke Depression
    Depression is common after stroke, affecting an estimated one-third to two-thirds of all survivors.

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    Emotional and personality changes after stroke fact sheet
    Changes in your emotions and to your personality are common after stroke. It’s very normal to experience strong emotions after stroke, however these emotional reactions usually get better with time. Longer-term emotional and personality changes can be very challenging.

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    Learning About Emotional Changes After a Stroke
    After a stroke, many people feel different without knowing why. For example, some people find it hard to control their emotions. They may cry or laugh for no reason. Or they may feel down or even hopeless.

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    Depression, Anxiety, Other Emotions After a Stroke
    After a stroke, you’ll probably have some physical changes in how you move, speak, or see. But you may also feel changes in your emotions. Depression and anxiety are common, but so are anger, frustration, lack of motivation, or crying or laughing for the wrong reasons.

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    What is emotional lability?
    Emotional lability is a neurological condition that causes uncontrollable laughing or crying, often at inappropriate times. It tends to affect people with preexisting neurological conditions or injuries.

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    Tough Emotions After Your Stroke: 5 Tips Watch for depression, behavior changes
    Tough Emotions After Your Stroke: 5 Tips Watch for depression, behavior changes

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