title: Posttraumatic stress disorder in burn patients.
abstract: Posttraumatic stress disorder can occur in burn patients and may delay a patient's recovery. We have described the case of such a patient whose posthospital course was complicated by an untreated, coexisting PTSD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and the Biobehavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Leong
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ferrari
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*