Assistant professor of Geriatric Psychiatry Patricia S. Andrews, M.D., recently served as lead author on the paper "Delirium, depression, and long-term cognition," published in the journal International Psychogeriatrics. In this new publication, Dr. Andrews et. al. found that patients with a depression history prior to ICU stay exhibit a greater severity of depressive symptoms in the year after hospitalization.
Citation:
Andrews PS, Thompson J, Raman R, Rick C, Kiehl A, Pandharipande P, Jackson JC, Taylor WD, Ely EW, Wilson JE. Delirium, depression, and long-term cognition. Int Psychogeriatr. 2021 Nov 12:1-6. doi: 10.1017/S1041610221002556. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34763741.