Qualitative Analysis of Psychological Intervention in Intensive Care Unit in Greece: A Case Study of An Adult Woman with Septic Shock

Abstract

We report a case study of a woman with Septic Shock who attended Psychological Intervention after medical treatment in the Intensive Care Unit of a Greek Teaching Hospital in Athens. Qualitative analysis of data was collected from Focused Interview, Genogram as a family history tool and Psychological Intervention based on Short/ Systemic Psychotherapy. The study focuses on the deep understanding of the patient’s changes in terms of thoughts, emotions and behaviors after the invasion of a serious disease, like Septic Shock

A severe COVID-19 Case Study: Psychological Intervention as a Part of Rehabilitation Programme in a Greek Teaching Hospital in Athens

“…"Time" of past, present and future in Short/ Systemic Psychotherapy and its interplay and relation to the "story" of the patient (I.P.) of the present case study may led him to realize the disease and the everyday life with "new eyes" as seen in Table 3 [67][68][69][70][71].…”

“…c. Anxiety and fear of long COVID symptoms. d. Fear of death and COVID-19 [70]: emphasis on "insight and emotional tone of the session -emotions are the golden route to change" [74]. e. Self, illness and life priorities.…”