Clinical depression in paediatric burn patients.
Two hundred and eighty-six patients admitted to a paediatric burn unit over a 5-year period were investigated for rates of depression. Race, burns to the buttocks and/or genitals were associated with significantly increased rates of depression. The data also suggest that abuse victims may have a higher incidence of depression then other burned patients.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D002056:Burns / Q000523:psychology*; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012306:Risk