[COVID-19: risks of psychological trauma for patients in intensive care or for their families].

Soins Psychiatr

Institut psycho-judiciaire et de psychopathologie (IPJP), Institute of Forensic Psychology and Psychopathology, centre hospitalier de Cadillac, 10 avenue Joseph-Caussil, 33410 Cadillac, France; Unité pour malades difficiles, pôle de psychiatrie médico-légale, centre hospitalier de Cadillac, 10 avenue Joseph-Caussil, 33410 Cadillac, France. Electronic address:

Published: January 2021

For serious cases of COVID-19, with severe respiratory failure due to damage to the lungs by SARS-CoV-2, hospitalisation in intensive care with intubation is often essential. What psychotraumatic risks does this episode present for these patients? Are these sudden, complex treatments, sometimes with fatal outcomes and frequently reported in the media, also a factor in the appearance of psychological trauma for families? These questions are the subject of this clinical reflection.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0241-6972(20)30126-2DOI Listing

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