Do nascer ao morrer: um relato de experiência sobre enlutamentos em unidades de terapia intensiva adulto e neonatal

Abstract

This pap sidency Program at a general hospital, aiming to foster reflections and discussions based on her perceptions of illness and mourning phenomena in Adult and Neonatal Intensive Care Units (ICU). The writing is based on the psychologist’s subjective experiences and emotional impacts during her one-year placement in the Adult ICU and three-month placement in the Neonatal ICU. The accounts were recorded in a field diary and later articulated with psychoanalytic theory and other supporting literature on hospital psychology. The study concludes that illness leads to concrete and/or symbolic grief and that allowing patients to narrate their experiences helps them reconnect with their subjective dimension. Moreover, creating a facilitating environment enables both patients and their support networks to express and process the complexities of existence impacted by illness.