Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Complicated Grief are Common in Caregivers of Neuro-ICU Patients.

Clinically significant grief and stress reactions were identified in 30% of decision makers for severely ill neuro-ICU patients. Though factors including time at bedside during hospitalization and total household income may have some predictive value for these disorders, further evaluation is required to help identify family members at risk of psychopathology following neuro-ICU admissions.