UK Study: Many Former ICU Patients Report Anxiety, Depression Months Later

Patients who have survived a critical illness after staying in the intensive care unit (ICU) frequently report symptoms of anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or depression a few months to a year after discharge, according to a new U.K. study published in the open access journal Critical Care.

The findings show that former ICU patients who reported symptoms of depression, in particular, may be at greater risk of death. The researchers say that depression following ICU care...

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