Psycho-Social Well Being Following Stroke

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.