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Survivors, and their families, can suffer significant psychologic morbidity after intensive care, including the development of anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (1, 2). These conditions can persist after physical… Click to show full abstract
Survivors, and their families, can suffer significant psychologic morbidity after intensive care, including the development of anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (1, 2). These conditions can persist after physical recovery, impairing their ability to comprehensively regain function (3). With growing understanding of the significance of post-ICU survivorship, clinicians and researchers are seeking tools and strategies to prevent, identify, and treat these debilitating disorders
Journal Title: Critical Care Medicine
Year Published: 2018
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