Open AccessQualitative Analysis of Psychological Intervention in Intensive Care Unit in Greece: A Case Study of An Adult Woman with Septic Shock
Author(s) -
Dimitra Siousioura,
Αnastasia Kotanidou
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.47363/jccsr/2020(3)170
Subject(s) - septic shock , intervention (counseling) , shock (circulatory) , intensive care unit , medicine , qualitative research , psychotherapist , disease , clinical psychology , psychology , psychiatry , sepsis , surgery , social science , sociology
We report a case study of a woman with Septic Shock who attended Psychological Intervention after medical treatment in the Intensive Care Unit of a Greek Teaching Hospital in Athens. Qualitative analysis of data was collected from Focused Interview, Genogram as a family history tool and Psychological Intervention based on Short/ Systemic Psychotherapy. The study focuses on the deep understanding of the patient’s changes in terms of thoughts, emotions and behaviors after the invasion of a serious disease, like Septic Shock.