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Haunted by hallucinations: Children in the PICU traumatized by delusions

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May 1, 2008
        
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Nearly one in three children admitted to pediatric intensive care will experience delusions or hallucinations, which put them at higher risk for post-traumatic stress symptoms, according to a new study of children's experiences in a pediatric intensive care unit. [read full story]                    

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Sedatives Induce False Traumatic Memories of Hospital

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Sedatives Induce False Traumatic Memories of Hospital ... Visits to the intensive care unit (ICU) are harrowing, spurring many empathetic doctors to keep children sedated in order to spare them the experience. While the intention is compassionate, the result may actually...

                   

Delusions Common in Pediatric ICU

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About one-third of children in pediatric intensive care units experience delusions, and those delusional memories put youngsters at a higher risk of developing post-traumatic stress syndrome after their hospital stay. ... By Serena Gordon, HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May...

                   

Delusions Common in Pediatric ICU

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About one-third of children in pediatric intensive care units experience delusions, and those delusional memories put youngsters at a higher risk of developing post-traumatic stress syndrome after their hospital stay. ... By Serena Gordon, HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May...

                   

Children Suffer From Hallucinations After Intensive Care

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About 1/3 of children undergoing treatment at pediatric intensive care units suffer from delusional memories, hallucinations, and post traumatic stress disorder. ... The study examined 102 children aged from 7 to 17 treated in Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in...

Children's experiences in a pediatric intensive care unit

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May 1, 2008
        

Nearly one in three children admitted to pediatric intensive care will experience delusions or hallucinations, which put them at higher risk for post-traumatic stress symptoms, according to a new study of children's experiences in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).

Children in intensive care often develop delusions

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May 1, 2008
        

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About one of every three children treated in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) subsequently report delusional memories of the experience, including disturbing hallucinations, resembling symptoms of post-traumatic stress, according to a study in the American...

                   

Many kids suffer delusions after ICU stay

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May 1, 2008
        

Nearly a third of children who stay in a pediatric intensive care unit have delusional memories, including vivid and frightening hallucinations, that put them at far higher risk of post traumatic stress disorder, British researchers said on Thursday.

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Intensive care traumatic for children, study says

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Nearly one-third of children who are admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit have frightening delusions or hallucinations, a new study says. ... Updated Thu. May. The findings, believed to be the largest study on children's experiences in an intensive-care unit (ICU),...

                   

Kids 'often traumatised' by intensive care

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NEARLY a third of children who stay in a pediatric intensive care unit have delusional memories, including vivid and frightening hallucinations that put them at far higher risk of post traumatic stress disorder, British researchers said today. ... "They reported seeing...

Haunted by hallucinations: Children in the ICU traumatized by delusions

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May 1, 2008
        

Nearly one in three children admitted to pediatric intensive care will experience delusions or hallucinations, which put them at higher risk for post-traumatic stress symptoms, according to a new study of children's experiences in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).

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