@article{ref1,
title="A qualitative study of the experience of psychological distress post-stroke",
journal="Journal of health psychology",
year="2015",
author="Crowe, Claire and Coen, Robert F. and Kidd, Nick and Hevey, David and Cooney, John and Harbison, Joseph",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="There is little qualitative data on the emotional effect of stroke upon which to base hypotheses for psychological interventions. We used Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of semi-structured interviews with 10 individuals in the clinical range for psychological distress on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale to explore their experiences of psychological distress. Three super-ordinate themes (the fear of stroke, loss of self and sense of isolation and aloneness) emerged. Processes involving a lack of acceptance and self-compassion underlined these themes. Internal isolation was found as a great problem. These themes may indicate targets for directed psychological interventions in people following stroke.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1359-1053",
doi="10.1177/1359105315581067",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105315581067"
}