Caregivers of ICU survivors at high risk of developing depression, emotional distress
Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 14:40
in Health & Medicine
A new study focusing on caregiver outcomes of critically ill patients reveals that caregivers of intensive care unit (ICU) survivors, who have received mechanical ventilation for a minimum of seven days, are at a high risk of developing clinical depression persisting up to one year after discharge.