Spending Time In Intensive Care Unit Can Traumatize Kids
Thursday, September 4, 2008 - 21:28
in Psychology & Sociology
Scientists have developed the Children's Critical Illness Impact Scale to measure psychological distress in children following hospital discharge. This is the first self-report scale ever created to measure the psychological impact of intensive care unit hospitalization on children.
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