COVID hardship may reach beyond the actual patient to their family, a new study finds: Family members of COVID-19 patients in intensive care may develop symptoms of anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder.
Family members of patients who died had higher scores for depression, though not higher scores for anxiety or PTSD.
What’s more, family members with higher PTSD scores more commonly described feelings of distrust and concern about taking a doctor’s advice at face value without being in the ICU in person.
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