Decades of research clearly demonstrate that survivors of critical illness experience substantial morbidity following discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU), collectively referred to as "post-intensive care syndrome" (PICS) [[1]-[3]]. Mental health morbidity among caregivers While much of the research on post-ICU mental health morbidity has focused upon the survivors themselves, emerging data shows that caregivers of ICU patients are similarly impacted. While there has been disagreement on the association between ICU length of stay or severity of illness with mental health morbidity [[5], [8], [13]], a number of studies have shown that incidence of new mental health diagnoses is associated with invasive procedures, such as mechanical ventilation [[5]]. Existing reports on mental health outcomes among ICU survivors indicate that pre-existing mental health diagnoses prior to ICU admission are common [[5], [8]], and these diagnoses were significant prognostic factors for future self-harm and suicide [[8]]. [Extracted from the article]