Many ICU survivors depressed: IU study finds young and African-Americans at highest risk

(Indiana University) The first study to examine antidepressant use and depressive symptoms after an ICU stay, has found that even if prescribed antidepressants, a significant percentage -- about a third -- had symptoms of depression at the time of their initial visit to a clinic specially designed for ICU survivors. Young ICU survivors and African-American ICU survivors were at the highest risk for depression.