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Intensive care unit syndrome: A consideration of psychological interventions
Author(s) -
Bennun Ian
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1348/000711201161046
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , psychology , psychological therapy , intensive care unit , psychotherapist , intensive care medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , anxiety
There is little in the psychological literature to guide clinicians treating ICU patients presenting with the ICU syndrome. Existing psychological models need to be developed and adapted in the management of these cases. This paper describes two clinical cases and offers psychological formulations and descriptions of treatment.