Posttraumatic stress disorder in burn patients.
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.
Silva
J A
JA
Department of Psychiatry and the Biobehavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.
Leong
G B
GB
Ferrari
M M
MM
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*