title: Psychiatric and mental health concerns in the patient with sepsis.
abstract: This article describes the psychosocial responses and complications that nurses may encounter in the patient who is septic. The distinctions between behavioral responses as a result of physiologic alterations are compared to responses that are a result of psychological processes. The importance of a careful and routine mental status examination is emphasized.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D008603:Mental Health; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*