Scientific background and study concept
There is currently a gap in care for patients who suffer from psychological impairments following a serious illness with intensive inpatient treatment. Only a few patients with this mental stress are correctly diagnosed and professionally treated for trauma-related disorders. The majority of those affected do not receive professional help and are often impaired in their everyday lives. By involving general practitioners, the PICTURE study aims to improve the care situation for these patients.
Improved care
GPs often accompany their patients for years and are familiar with their concerns. Through a targeted examination of the psychological stress, the need for treatment is recognized by the doctor and planned according to the therapy recommendation. Trauma therapeutic brief intervention (NET) can improve treatment by the GP.
Ways to participate in the study:
Patients can find their way to our study in various ways. Affected patients either contact our study team directly or are accompanied by our study nurses after a stay in the intensive care unit and are examined more closely after 3 months if they are suffering from psychological stress.
However, GPs who have patients with psychological stress as a result of intensive care treatment and would like to provide them with more competent support and treatment can also contact us. We provide structured and compact information to support you in planning and carrying out treatment as well as in participating in the scientific study.
Scientific study
PICTURE is an independent clinical study funded by the German Research Foundation.
Study centers: LMU Klinikum Munich, Charité Berlin
Patients and general practitioners can be reached and included throughout Germany.
Long-term therapeutic effects of the treatment will be observed and tested.
