Incidence and Risk Factors for Intensive Care Unit-related Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans and Civilians.

Mayur B PatelJames C JacksonAlessandro MorandiTimothy D GirardChristopher G HughesJennifer L ThompsonAmy L KiehlMark R ElstadMitzi L WassersteinRichard B GoodmanJean C BeckhamRameela ChandrasekharRobert S DittusE Wesley ElyPratik P Pandharipande

Published in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2017)

This study found around 1 in 10 ICU survivors experienced ICU-related PTSD (i.e., PTSD anchored to their critical illness) in the year after hospitalization. Preexisting PTSD and depression were strongly associated with ICU-related PTSD.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
social support
posttraumatic stress disorder
mechanical ventilation
depressive symptoms
young adults
sleep quality
drug induced
acute respiratory distress syndrome