This study investigated the point prevalence of psychiatric disorders among adolescent long-
term burn survivors. Psychiatric symptoms and diagnoses were assessed in 50 youth (30 …

Pediatric burns are devastating injuries, physically and emotionally; however, with
progressive medical treatment even with the most severe burns, more burn patients are …

Health care providers usually expect children with severe burns to have psychosocial
problems due to the severity of the injuries and resulting deformities. To test the validity of …

Statements by caregivers can be beneficial to paediatric burn patients, facilitating their
psychological adaptation. However, the concerns of the burned child are not always …

Parents of children hospitalized for acute burns (n= 36) and parents of children hospitalized
for other procedures (n= 22) were interviewed and assessed with standardized …

The purpose of this study was to examine the nature of psychologic adjustment in persons
who have survived childhood burn injuries. It was hypothesized that survivors who were well …

Children post-burn injury experience a range of psychosocial sequelae that benefit from
early provision of psychosocial support. However, no systematic review exists evaluating the …

This study assessed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and behavior problems in young
children with burns and examined individual, injury-related, and family-related determinants …

The study described in this article was guided by the person-in-environment paradigm and a
model for processing catastrophic events. The purpose was to describe the posttraumatic …

Objective This pilot study aimed to gain empirical data on the social and economic impacts
of child burns on children and parents, in the context of the outpatient setting. Method A …