Background: Exposure to intense physical and psychological stress during septic shock can
result in posttraumatic stress disorder in survivors. Patients with chronic posttraumatic stress …

Background Whether burnout is a distinct phenomenon rather than a type of depression
and whether it is a syndrome, limited to three “core” components (emotional exhaustion, …

BACKGROUND: Traumatic experiences associated with cardiac surgery (CS) can result in
traumatic memories and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Because it is known that …

Both painful and nonpainful somatic symptoms essentially characterize clinical states of
depressive mood. So far, this well-established psychopathological knowledge has been …

Survivors of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are at risk for long-lasting cognitive
decline due to hypoxemia, sepsis and/or psychological sequelae associated with …

Objective Up to 20% of patients do not show improvements in health-related quality of life (HRQL)
after cardiac surgery, despite apparently successful surgical procedures. We sought to …

Objectives: Health-related quality of life and patient satisfaction have become important end
points in cardiac surgery. Post-traumatic stress disorder has been described in patients with …

Objectives There is evidence that the gut microbiota plays a major role in the pathogenesis
of diseases of the central nervous system through the gut–brain axis. The aim of the present …

Objectives: The exposure to intense physical and psychological stress during intensive care
can result in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in survivors. Cortisol is a biological stress …

Little is known concerning the natural history of psychiatric morbidity, postoperative delirium,
cognitive decline and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in cardiac surgery patients and …