• Nursing in critical care · Jan 1999

    Case Reports

    'Climbing the walls' ICU psychosis: myth or reality?

    • T Curtis.
    • Intensive Care Unit, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading.
    • Nurs Crit Care. 1999 Jan 1;4(1):18-21.

    AbstractThe extent of the effect of the ICU environment on the psychological functioning on the ICU patient is explored. There is a need to understand all potential causes of disruption in psychological functioning in ICU patients. Co-ordination of all care carried out by multi-disciplinary team can help re-orientate patients and re-establish normal routines.

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