Introduction

Abstract

Maria had a stroke that left her left side weak, although she was able to walk. She cried frequently but when her family asked why she was not able to say, so they took her to a psychiatrist. He asked her if she was sleeping well. Maria’s weak side made it hard for her to move in bed, so she told him, “No”. He asked her if she had lost weight or had lost her appetite. She had lost weight in the hospital, as the weakness in one side of her face made it hard to chew, and she was less active so she didn’t eat much. She answered, “Yes”. He asked her about her sex life and she said that she hadn’t had sex since her stroke. She and her husband assumed that sex could cause another stroke. The psychiatrist told Maria that she was depressed, and he gave her an antidepressant. She didn’t feel depressed, but figured that he knew more than she.