title: [The state of intensive care medicine from a medico-psychological view point].
abstract: The establishment of intensive care units has brought about increasing psychological problems not only for the patients and their relatives, but also for the personnel involved. Following a brief presentation of these problems, various techniques of intervention are discussed from the point of view of medical psychology. A new model of patient care by laymen (i. e. students) is reported in addition to the psychotherapeutic tasks of the psychologist.
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000523:psychology*; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D014789:Visitors to Patients; D000078329:Workforce
vernacular_title: Zur Situation der Intensivmedizin aus medizinisch-psychologischer Sicht.