title: [The role of the psychologist in the intensive care unit with patients and their relatives].
abstract: The ICU stay is a potential source of psychological trauma for patients but also for their relatives. The presence of a psychologist can help overcome these difficulties. The nursingteam should be alerted to the identification of symptoms of distress.
authors.affiliation: Service de réanimation détresses respiratoires et infections sévères, Hôpital Nord, AP-HM, Marseille. francois.maltese@ap-hm.fr
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maltese
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D024382:Professional Role; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011584:Psychology