@article{ref1,
title="ICU survivors of self-harm: a call for follow-through",
journal="Chest",
year="2023",
author="Sayde, George E. and Prince, Elizabeth",
volume="163",
number="4",
pages="738-739",
abstract="Rates of completed suicide have increased by 30% over the past 20 years in the United States. However, the vast majority of suicide attempts are not fatal, with only an estimated 5% to 10% leading to ICU admission. In 2010, the Society of Critical Care Medicine coined &quot;post-intensive care syndrome&quot; to describe the constellation of persistent cognitive, psychologic, and physical complications that are experienced by survivors of critical illness months to years after hospitalization. A paradigm shift has mobilized clinicians across disciplines to prioritize long-term morbidity in these high-risk patients. Our ability to predict and protect against ICU-related psychiatric sequela, particularly suicide, warrants improvement via well-designed studies. The post-ICU population is heterogenous and ever-evolving. Few studies have evaluated mental health outcomes as predicted by interventions enacted as part of ICU discharge planning...<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0012-3692",
doi="10.1016/j.chest.2022.12.015",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2022.12.015"
}