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. 2020 May;17(5):650-654.
doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201908-647RL.

Peritraumatic Stress among Caregivers of Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

Heather M Derry  1 , Lindsay Lief  1 , Edward J Schenck  1 , David A Berlin  1 , Holly G Prigerson  1
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Peritraumatic Stress among Caregivers of Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

Heather M Derry et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020 May.
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Frequency of endorsement of peritraumatic stress symptoms among caregivers of intensive care unit patients. Note: Items are from the Peritraumatic Distress Inventory (PDI [7]) and the Peritraumatic Dissociative Experiences Questionnaire (PDEQ [8]). A subset of full PDEQ and PDI items was administered to limit participant burden.
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