Praxisbuch Psychologie in der Intensiv- und Notfallmedizin

In the care of acutely ill patients, during the treatment of critically ill and dying patients, or in conversations with relatives: In the intensive care unit and emergency department, doctors and nurses are daily tasked with psychosocial support and are intensely challenged by it. Nevertheless, staff in these areas often have to rely on themselves and ultimately learn the demanding communication with these patients and their relatives "on the job." The new practical handbook "Psychology in Intensive and Emergency Medicine" provides doctors and nurses with action-oriented knowledge for the psychosocial care of their patients and their families. Additionally, team-supporting concepts for intensive and emergency medicine are presented. Furthermore, the practical book prepares psychologists and other psychosocial professionals for their work in intensive care and provides them with an overview of indications, (differential) diagnostics, and practical recommendations for psychological interventions with critically ill patients and their relatives. This is the first work to provide staff in intensive and acute medicine with proven and actionable concepts for the psychosocial care of their patients, thus closing a long-standing but unaddressed knowledge gap.