Risk factors and preventive strategies for post-traumatic stress disorder in neonatal intensive care unit

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preterm birth and admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) could induce post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD is an important factor to focus on, as it is associated with parental mental health difficulties and with changes in caregiving quality such as increased intrusiveness, reduced sensitivity, and increased attachment insecurity for the child.

Aims

We aimed to study the main risk factors, in the early life of newborns, and preventive measures for PTSD in parents of neonates hospitalized in the NICU.

Methods

We included parents of preterm newborns, consecutively admitted to the NICU of the University La Sapienza of Rome. The presence of PTSD following preterm birth and NICU admission was assessed using the Clinician-administered P

SUBMITTER: Di Chiara M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9683535 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature