Addressing the Psychological Symptoms of Critical Illness: The Importance of "Negative" Trials in Guiding Next Steps

Erin K Kross^{1

2}, Kathryn I Pollak^{3

4}, J Randall Curtis^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.
² Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence, University of Washington, Seattle.
³ Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, North Carolina.
⁴ Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Editorial

Erin K Kross et al. JAMA. 2019.

. 2019 Feb 19;321(7):649-650.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.0072.

Erin K Kross^{1

2}, Kathryn I Pollak^{3

4}, J Randall Curtis^{1

2}

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.
² Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence, University of Washington, Seattle.
³ Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, North Carolina.
⁴ Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

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Effect of a Nurse-Led Preventive Psychological Intervention on Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Critically Ill Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
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