Burn severity and long-term psychosocial adjustment after burn injury: the mediating role of body image dissatisfaction - Huang YK, Su YJ.

BACKGROUND: Persons with severe burns often develop long-term psychosocial difficulties such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Significant appearance changes following burn injury (e.g., scarring and disfigurement) can lead to body i...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news