title: Counselling and support in intensive care.
abstract: Counselling and support can improve psychological care and help patients and relatives through the emotional distress of critical illness. This paper considers the dual role of nurse and counsellor. Experience of developing a counselling and support service are shared. Choosing a theory and the counselling process is considered.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Hammersmith Hospital, London.
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Mellish
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009742:Nursing Theory; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012944:Social Support