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Emotional Processing/Psychological Morbidity in the ICU

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The intensive care unit is a stressful environment not only for patients but also their families. The experience of a loved one’s critical illness may be associated with adverse outcomes among the families themselves. Family caregivers may develop new or worsening depression, anxiety, acute stress, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that persist months to years after the critical illness. The prevalence rates of psychological disorders decline over time in most studies, but do not return to pre-illness levels. Limited studies have evaluated interventions to improve outcomes. Interventions that have been shown to reduce adverse psychological outcomes in family caregivers include physical activity, mindfulness, coping skills, and ICU diaries. Prospective randomized clinical trials that use multivariate methods are needed to fully understand the risk factors of psychological outcomes for family caregivers.

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