Late Onset and Persistence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Survivors of Critical Care

Aaron Khitab; John Reid; Vern Bennett; G Camelia Adams; Lloyd Balbuena

doi:10.1155/2013/861517

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2013)

Late Onset and Persistence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Survivors of Critical Care

Aaron Khitab,
John Reid,
Vern Bennett,
G Camelia Adams,
Lloyd Balbuena

Affiliations

Aaron Khitab: Department of Psychiatry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
John Reid: Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Vern Bennett: Department of Psychiatry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
G Camelia Adams: Department of Psychiatry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Lloyd Balbuena: Department of Psychiatry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/861517
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 20, no. 6
pp. 429 – 433

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Several recent studies have reported that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a frequent occurrence in survivors of an intensive care unit (ICU) admission.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7503

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