Prevalence and risk factors for post-traumatic stress, anxiety, and depression in sepsis survivors after ICU discharge.

CONCLUSION: Patients who survive sepsis have high levels of psychiatric symptoms. Sepsis and associated treatment-related exposures may have a role in increasing the risk of subsequent depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
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Source: Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria - October 7, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Calsavara AJ, Costa PA, Nobre V, Teixeira AL Tags: Braz J Psychiatry Source Type: research