Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Psychosocial/Behavioral Intervention in PSD
Brief Summary: The primary aim of this study is to determine the effect of a nurse-delivered psychosocial/behavioral intervention on reduction of depression in community dwelling post-stroke patients. We expect the combined behavioral and pharmacologic intervention to be more effective than pharmacotherapy alone in sustaining the improvement in depression for the experimental group. Secondary aims are to examine the effect of the psychosocial/behavioral intervention time course and sustainability of response to treatment, effect on limitations in ability, limitation in participation and overall stroke impact in community-dwelling post-stroke patients, and to compare ischemic stroke survivors who are and are not depressed within the first four months following stroke by their 5-HTTLPR genotypes (s/s, s/l, or l/l).


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* being adults (over 18 years old),
* suffered an acute stroke within the last month,
* medically stable,
* sufficient cognitive functioning to participate (assessed by their physician/stroke team and acceptable Raven's score (see below),
* interested in participating,
* able to understand and speak Norwegian, and
* able to give informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

* moderate to severe dementia or other serious disease.

Persons with aphasia will be examined by a speech therapist and excluded if they have significant impressive aphasia or severe expressive aphasia inconsistent with participating in the dialogues.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

Ischemic stroke within previous 4 months Screens positive for depressive symptoms by Geriatric Depression Scale Able to provide informed consent -

Exclusion Criteria:

Subarachnoid or intracranial hemorrhagic stroke Global aphasia Reduced level of consciousness (GCS \<15)
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adults older than 20 years
* Patients with acute stroke (ischemic stroke or cerebral hemorrhage) confirmed by neuroimaging within 21 days after stroke onset
* Patients with hemorrhagic transformation of infarcted tissue will not be included, but if investigators judge the risk of bleeding is small (i.e., reduced amount of blood in follow-up neuroimaging) those patients can be enrolled.
* Patients with MRS ≥ 2 on screening
* Patients without definite history of depression
* Patients who fulfill the following criteria in the K-MADRS test:

The combined score of the 9th question (pessimistic thoughts) and the 10th question (suicidal idea) ≤ 7 The score of the 10th question \< 6

* Patients without serious communication problem
* Patients who agree to participate in this trial

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with MRS 0 or 1 on screening
* Patients who have definite history of depression or have taken antidepressants
* Patients who have been diagnosed as having bipolar disorder or other psychiatric disorders
* Patients with severe dementia or aphasia. However, those who have motor aphasia but are still communicable can be enrolled
* Patients who have taken migraine medication on screening or those who are expected to take migraine medication frequently due to severe migraine
* Patients who have strong suicidal idea on screening test or those who express their wish to be treated for depression
* Patients who are considered to be treated for depression by charged physicians
* Patients who need SSRI medication for other reasons
* Patients who have taken antiepileptic drugs on screening
* Patients who have a history of traumatic brain injury, brain tumor, or other brain disease (except stroke) within 30 days prior to screening
* Patients with uncommon causes of stroke (e.g. subarachnoid hemorrhage, venous thrombosis, arteriovenous malformation, or Moyamoya disease)
* Patients with bleeding diathesis, hemophilia, or thrombocytopenia
* Patients with severe concomitant illness (e.g. liver disease, renal disease, malignancy)
* Patients with abnormal blood tests Abnormal LFT (ALT \> 200 or AST \> 200) Anemia (Hb \< 8 mg/dl) or thrombocytopenia (\<100,000/mm3) Renal insufficiency (Cr \> 3.0 mg/dl) or renal failure requiring dialysis Patients with severe heart failure (NYHA class III or IV) NYHA classification for heart failure Class I : patients with no limitation of activities; they suffer no symptoms from Ordinary activities Class II : patients with slight, mild limitation of activity; they are comfortable with rest or with mild exertion Class III : patients with marked limitation of activity; they are comfortable only at rest Class IV : patients who should be at complete rest, confined to bed or chair; any activity brings on
* Pregnant or lactating patients
* Patients who are participating in another clinical trial, but those who are participating in the observational study can be enrolled
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* hospitalized for an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke (intraparenchymal hemorrhage- IPH or subarachnoid hemorrhage - SAH) in the past 3 months
* clinical depression symptoms (Geriatric Depression Score -GDS \>= 11

Exclusion Criteria:

* major psychiatric co-morbidity
* active suicidal ideation without ability to contract for safety
* current substance abuse
* physical inability to tolerate 1-2 hour sessions
* receptive or global aphasia
* reduced level of consciousness (GCS\<15).

Answer: B