Stress Disorder Affects 20% of Intensive Care Patients

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"The use of sedatives in the ICU is important, because people need to be sedated if they require mechanical ventilation or other invasive procedures," Davydow said. But he noted that some sedatives, such as benzodiazepines, are more likely to cause disorientation, confusion and psychotic experiences that are so frightening that patients perceive them as an actual traumatic event.

The study was published in the September/October issue of the journal General Hospital Psychiatry.

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The U.S. National Institute of Mental Health has more about PTSD.

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