Intrusive memories of hallucinations and delusions in traumatized intensive care patients: An interview study

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 613-631

  Wade, Dorothy M ^a,b   Brewin, Chris R ^b   Howell, David C J ^a   White, Emily ^a   Mythen, Michael G ^a   Weinman, John A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

critical care; delusions; hallucinations; post traumatic; stress disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DELIRIUM; DELUSION; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SURVIVOR; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DELIRIUM; DELUSIONS; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84937970209     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12109     Document Type: Article

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