The DFG study on post-traumatic stress after intensive medical care "PICTURE - PTSD after ICU Survival, Caring for Patients with Traumatic Stress Sequelae following Intensive Medical Care" started in 2018. It is being conducted at the study sites LMU Klinikum Munich and Charité Berlin. We are able to reach and involve patients and their GPs throughout Germany through telephone support and online live training for doctors. Both affected patients and GPs who would like to treat suitable patients better can register with us for participation in the study.
After discharge from an intensive care unit, patients often develop psychological impairments. Post-traumatic stress symptoms can occur in every third to fifth patient. Since these psychological stresses often go unrecognised and untreated, the PICTURE study is investigating how GPs can help their affected patients through structured diagnostics and adapted care. Care could be further improved with a new trauma-focused narrative therapy (NET) developed specifically for GP practices. In order to scientifically prove the effect of the newly developed NET intervention against the improved standard treatment, patients are randomly assigned to one of the two forms of treatment.
Am Samstag, 14. September 2024, präsentiert sich die LMU Medizin von 10 bis 16 Uhr beim Tag der Offenen Tür am Campus Großhadern mit einem vielfältigen Programm für die gesamte Familie: mit Vorträgen, Führungen, Infoständen und Mitmach-Aktionen. Dazu gibt es ein buntes und spannendes Rahmenprogramm mit Aktivitäten für Kinder, Foodtrucks und Musik.
