Journal article
Neuropsychiatric Complications in Burn Patients
International journal of psychiatry in medicine, Vol.5(2), pp.161-171
06/1974
DOI: 10.2190/FATV-K0DW-12M7-J9BH
PMID: 9335912
Abstract
The neuropsychiatric problems which burn patients experience may occur either during hospitalization or after discharge. Some of these may be considered “normal” in that they occur in many patients and are not pathological or life-threatening if handled appropriately. Others tend to interfere with the recovery process and are associated with a poor prognosis. Normal reactions which occur during hospitalization include anxiety reaction, mild depression, fear of deformity, and a steadily decreasing pain threshold. Potentially pathological reactions during hospitalization, which occur in 20 to 30 per cent of all patients, include severe depression, severe regression, and delirium. After discharge most patients, especially those with severe burns, face further adjustment problems. Follow-up study indicates that during the first year many patients continue to have symptoms of depression, anxiety, and phobic behavior. Most patients who have a normal adjustment prior to injury, however, eventually learn to deal with these problems without psychiatric help. The psychiatric prognosis for children is somewhat poorer, however, with approximately 80 per cent showing complications and sequelae such as fearfulness, suspiciousness, poor school performance, and difficulty in relating to other children.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Neuropsychiatric Complications in Burn Patients
- Creators
- N. J. C Andreasen - University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of psychiatry in medicine, Vol.5(2), pp.161-171
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications; Los Angeles, CA
- DOI
- 10.2190/FATV-K0DW-12M7-J9BH
- PMID
- 9335912
- ISSN
- 0091-2174
- eISSN
- 1541-3527
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/1974
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
- Record Identifier
- 9984004195102771
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