Depresión y enfermedad cerebrovascular

Currently, the relationship between depression and cerebrovascular disease can be considered complex. In the last 25 years, abundant research has been published on depression in patients who have had a stroke. More recently, the term “vascular depression” has been coined to describe late-onset depression in patients with clinical evidence of cerebrovascular disease. In addition, it has been proposed that depression could be associated with an increased risk of cerebrovascular disease. The present article provides an overview of these concepts, with an emphasis on describing their impact on psychiatric clinical practice.