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World J Psychiatry. Jan 19, 2026; 16(1): 114202
Published online Jan 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i1.114202
Published online Jan 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i1.114202
Post-stroke depression in patients with chronic stroke
Guo Miao, Clinical Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing 210000, Jiangsu Province, China
Guo Miao, Xue-Jian Wang, Department of Neurosurgery, Nantong Hospital Affiliated to Southeast University, Nantong 226000, Jiangsu Province, China
Hai-Yang Guan, Department of Emergency Medicine, Nantong Hospital Affiliated to Southeast University, Nantong 221000, Jiangsu Province, China
Xue-Jian Wang, Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, Nantong 226000, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Miao G writing-review and editing; Wang XJ conceptualization, writing-original draft, writing-review and editing; Guan HY review and editing.
Supported by Science and Technology Program of Nantong City, No. Key003 and No. JCZ2022040; Nantong Young Medical Expert, No. 46; Science and Technology Program of Nantong Health Committee, No. MA2019003, No. MA2021017, and No. MSZ2024038; Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University, No. KD2021JYYJYB025, No. KD2022KYJJZD022, and No. KD2024KYJJZD289; and Nantong Municipal Health Commission Project, No. MSZ2023020.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: Xue-Jian Wang, MD, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, No. 702 East, No. 666 Shengli Road, Chongchuan District, Nantong 226000, Jiangsu Province, China. 6841441@163.com
Received: September 15, 2025
Revised: October 1, 2025
Accepted: November 3, 2025
Published online: January 19, 2026
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Revised: October 1, 2025
Accepted: November 3, 2025
Published online: January 19, 2026
Processing time: 108 Days and 17 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Stroke is one of the major diseases affecting global health at present. With the improvement of treatment levels, the mortality and disability rates have improved compared with before. However, various diseases after stroke still affect patients' long-term lives, such as post-stroke depression (PSD). This article is in response to the paper by Han et al. We will further discuss PSD in the hope of enhancing everyone's under