Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Sep 2007
ReviewThe prevalence of post traumatic stress disorder in survivors of ICU treatment: a systematic review.
To determine the prevalence of post traumatic stress disorder in survivors of intensive care treatment. ⋯ The true prevalence of PTSD and the optimum timing and method of PTSD assessment have not yet been determined in intensive care unit survivors. Deficiencies in design, methodology and reporting make interpretation and comparison of quoted prevalence rates difficult, and rigorous longitudinal studies are needed.