post traumatic stress symptoms

Haunted by hallucinations: Children in the PICU traumatized by d...

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Wed, 04/30/2008 - 23:00

(American Thoracic Society) 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.