Mental health support for parents after pediatric intensive care may modestly reduce PTSD and depressive symptoms

Admission to a pediatric intensive attraction portion (PICU) tin person lasting intelligence effects connected some children receiving attraction and their parents. To analyse the effects of psychosocial interventions connected parents' affectional health, researchers searched 5 large world databases for studies published done January 2026 and analyzed 8 randomized controlled trials evaluating psychosocial interventions successful parents of children admitted to the PICU. The interventions included visits to follow-up clinics, intelligence screening with referral, telephone-based psychoeducation, palliative attraction consultations and acceptance and committedness therapy delivered via videoconference. The findings are published successful the diary Intensive and Critical Care Nursing.