A novel approach to the psychiatric assessment of family members of ICU patients with COVID-19

Effectiveness of psychiatric support for PTSD among a cohort of relatives of patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit during the French COVID-19 lockdown—The OLAF (Opération Liaison et Aide aux Familles): A quasi-randomized clinical trial

“…This raised concerns about an increase in the risk of PTSD among the relatives of ICU patients. To prevent this increase, the psychiatric and other ICU teams of Toulouse University Hospital created a temporary service known as OLAF (in French, Opération de Liaison et d'Aide aux Familles ), as described in Raymond et al (2021) [ 5 ].…”