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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Survivors of Critical Illness

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Abstract

The intensive care unit (ICU) experience is traumatic for patients and their families and can have lasting psychological effects. This chapter reviews PTSD in critical illness survivors and their families and provides current data and evidence on its prevalence, presentation, and risk factors. Challenges that are unique to the ICU patient population are discussed, and an overview of potential strategies to prevent and treat PTSD in the setting of ICU is provided.

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Abbreviations

ARDS:

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

ASD:

Acute stress disorder

EOL:

End of life

ICU:

Intensive care unit

IES-R:

Impacts of events scale-revised

PICS:

Post-intensive care syndrome

PTSD:

Post-traumatic stress disorder

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  1. Section of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, 820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, MB, R3A 1R9, Canada

    Kendiss Olafson

  2. Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, PZ430-771 Bannatyne Ave, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 3N4, Canada

    Jennifer H. Ryu

  3. Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, P404 Duff Roblin Bldg, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada

    Maia S. Kredentser

  4. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St – Meyer 115, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA

    O. Joseph Bienvenu

  5. Sections of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, BG034 – 409 Tache Ave, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 2A6, Canada

    Marcus Blouw

  6. Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba, PZ430-771 Bannatyne Ave, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 3N4, Canada

    Jitender Sareen

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Ryu, J.H., Kredentser, M.S., Bienvenu, O.J., Blouw, M., Sareen, J., Olafson, K. (2015). Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Survivors of Critical Illness. In: Martin, C., Preedy, V., Patel, V. (eds) Comprehensive Guide to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08613-2_81-1

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