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Predictors of Major Depressive Disorder following Intensive Care of Chronically Critically Ill Patients.

Gloria-Beatrice WintermannJenny RosendahlKerstin WeidnerBernhard StraußKatja Petrowski
Published in: Critical care research and practice (2018)
Every fifth CCI patient suffers from MDD up to six months after being discharged from ICU. Particularly, perceived helplessness during the ICU stay seems to mainly affect the long-term evolvement of MDD. CCI patients with symptoms of acute stress disorder/PTSD should also be screened for MDD.
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