Acute psychological trauma in the critically ill: Patient and family perspectives

Post-intensive care syndrome (PICS), which encompasses profound psychological morbidity, affects many survivors of critical illness. We hypothesize that acute psychological stress during the intensive care unit (ICU) confinement likely contributes to PICS. In order to develop strategies that mitigate PICS associated psychological morbidity, it is paramount to first characterize acute ICU psychological stress and begin to understand its causative and protective factors.

Source: General Hospital Psychiatry - April 27, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Volha Dziadzko, Mikhail A. Dziadzko, Margaret M. Johnson, Ognjen Gajic, Lioudmila V. Karnatovskaia Source Type: research