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| Published: September 29, 2023
ICU Delirium: Psychological Management and Mental Health Care among Patients Admitted in Intensive Care Unit
Counsellor, Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Head of Quality Assurance, Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Quality Assurance Co-Ordinator, Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.385.20231103
DOI: 10.25215/1103.385
ABSTRACT
Delirium is defined as an acute brain dysfunction which affect the overall wellbeing of an individual. According to The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) the term “delirium” leads to shift in normal baseline cognitive level of an individual. In hospital especially in intensive care unit (ICU) there are high probability to have this condition. Usually this occur due to multiple other clinical reasons too but this condition is controllable and preventable. With some mutual efforts of staff working in ICU, nurses, doctors and psychologist.
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ICU Delirium, Psychological Management, Mental Health Care, Patients Admitted, Intensive Care Unit
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© 2023, Sharma, T., Govil, V. & Ahuja, S.
Received: July 11, 2023; Revision Received: September 26, 2023; Accepted: September 29, 2023
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.385.20231103
10.25215/1103.385
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Published in Volume 11, Issue 3, July-September, 2023