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Avoidance decision-making style can lead to PTSD in families of ICU patients

Family members who make major medical decisions for relatives in an ICU may suffer posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) if they cope by avoiding the situation, according to a study in Critical Care Medicine. Read more and read the study abstract.

 

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