title: Psychiatric aspects of a pediatric intensive care unit.
abstract: Although there is a growing body of literature about the medical problems which arise in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), rather little has been written about psychiatric issues characteristic of the critical care setting for children. This article will describe the PICU as a community made up of several sub-groups, the various psychosocial stresses, the reactions to stresses, and the interventions appropriate for the PICU and each of its sub-groups.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D003643:Death; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics; D011613:Psychotherapy; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy