The psychology team at Evangelisches Krankenhaus offers clinical-psychological treatment and counseling as well as psychotherapeutic support for patients and relatives. By applying health-promoting measures, the patient is supported in coping with the illness and dealing with it in a self-responsible way – helping them to help themselves.

Interdisciplinary cooperation is based on a general biopsychosocial disease model that includes biological, social and psychological factors and their interaction in the development and maintenance of disorders.
The clinical psychology and psychotherapy team is responsible for all departments at Evangelisches Krankenhaus and covers a wide range of activities.

Range of services

• Acute care for anxiety and panic attacks, depression, burnout, etc.
• Assessment of cognitive performance and neuropsychological diagnostics in dementia
• Care for chronically ill patients as well as pain and cancer patients
• Work-up and management of psychosomatic disorders
• Support in the last phase of life
• Crisis intervention
• Psychoeducational measures (teaching of skills and knowledge)
• Relaxation methods
• Information in connection with surgical preparation, as well as aftercare and intensive care (post-operative)
• Care for relatives

If you as a patient should find yourself in any of these exceptional situations, our nursing staff will be happy to put you in touch with our psychological team.

If wounds do not heal, this places a great psychological burden on the patient in addition to the physical one. Therefore, the modern wound management we practice plays a decisive role in the entire healing process. 

It begins with a thorough wound history and diagnosis of the wound situation in order to determine the individual care requirements, and develop an individualized treatment plan.

Modern treatment techniques are used in this process, including advanced dressing materials, innovative therapeutic approaches such as vacuum therapy, and modern infection-control methods. Close interdisciplinary cooperation between wound management, nursing staff, and doctors is essential to ensure optimal care.

It is particularly important to treat patients with empathy, to take their individual fears and concerns seriously, to build a trusting relationship, and to provide comprehensive information and advice. This not only promotes physical healing, but also improves the patient’s general well-being.

Discharge is imminent, but what next? The transitional care team is on hand to help you and your confidants to be optimally prepared for the time after your stay in hospital. We offer you advice and support to make this time after your stay as smooth as possible. 

In close cooperation with the treating medical team, the nursing staff and the physiotherapy staff, the best possible range of care is determined for you and organized if necessary. Our aim is to work with you and your confidants to ensure individual care at home or in a continuing care facility.

Our services 

• Contact with external service providers such as domestic aid, home nursing, meals on wheels, day centers or 24-hour care 
• Organization of necessary aids such as care beds or walking aids
• Support with various applications such as residential and nursing homes, care allowance, and rehabilitation measures
• Social counseling on financial support options and legal matters for people with care and support needs in complex social situations