In order to inform clinical practice, we reviewed the empirical literature on emotional,
behavioral and social outcomes in children with burns and their families published between …

Acts of war and terrorism are increasingly prevalent in contemporary society. Throughout
history, weaponry has become more efficient, accurate, and powerful, resulting in more …

Background: Infants, toddlers and preschoolers are the highest risk group for burn injury.
However, to date this population has been largely neglected. This study examined the …

We conducted a Medline search (1966–11/2003) on empirical studies into the
consequences of burns. The International Classification of Functioning, disabilities and …

This paper reviews four major topics related to the long-term psychosocial rehabilitation for
burn survivors;(1) Body image adjustment process;(2) Social functioning challenges;(3) …

Studies in animals and humans suggest that neonatal and early infant pain or stress
experiences can induce long-term alterations in somatosensory and pain processing. We …

Objective: To describe the Facial Differences Module of the Youth Quality of Life Instruments
(YQOL-FD) and present results evaluating domain structure, internal consistency …

Objective The purpose of this study was to identify and evaluate variables that have the
greatest impact on psychological adjustment after burn injury among children, adolescents …

This study assessed long-term psychosocial sequelae of young adult pediatric burn
survivors. Subjects were 101 young adults (43 females and 58 males) between the ages of …

Objective To examine the psychosocial adjustment of survivors of massive pediatric burn
injuries, the change in adjustment across time, and the impact on parents. Background …