TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - A qualitative study of the experience of psychological distress post-stroke
JO  - Journal of health psychology
A1  - Crowe, Claire
A1  - Coen, Robert F.
A1  - Kidd, Nick
A1  - Hevey, David
A1  - Cooney, John
A1  - Harbison, Joseph
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105315581067
ID  - ref1
ER  -