ReviewCritical care (London, England)2025
Understanding and addressing a 'difficult' family in ICU.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- ICU toolbox: negotiation skills for family conversations in the ICU.Intensive care medicine · 2026Article
- Developing a model for conflict management in intensive care units: A grounded theory study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Hostility in the ICU Waiting Room: Extrapunitive and Intropunitive Reactions Among Family Members.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Response to comments from Dr Vahedian-Azim related to our recent article Understanding and addressing a 'difficult' family in ICU.Critical care (London, England) · 2025Article
- Enhancing cultural competence and communication in ICU: addressing family conflicts.Critical care (London, England) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Conflicts between ICU staff and patient/relatives are common and are a source of additional stress in an already tense environment. These conflicts vary from disagreements to serious controversies, which may lead to legal process or even violence. Unsuccessful communication is recognised as a common denominator for such disagreements. Both conflict prevention and conflict management/resolution rely on understanding and addressing the main reasons behind it. Using a case-example, we propose a 'mentalisation-based' approach to family meetings may improve communication and decrease conflict.
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