Critical Illness can Trigger Depression
April 14th, 2009 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
Frequently patients who survive critical illnesses later become clinically depressed, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins University. In their recent study of intensive care (ICU) patients who suffered either multiple organ failure, underwent surgery, or received high doses of benzodiazepine (Xanax, Valium) while in the ICU, 26% of the participants were suffering symptoms of depression at six months after ICU [...]
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