Psychological evaluation of self-inflicted burn patients: suicide or parasuicide?
Self-inflicted burns have an increasing incidence all around the world. There is a high mortality and morbidity rate among these patients. We retrospectively analysed the psychiatric characteristics of self-inflicted burn patients. The results showed that these attempts are somewhat different from suicidal acts and may be defined as parasuicides. The treatment and rehabilitation strategies of so called parasuicidal burns are discussed.
Zor
Fatih
F
Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 06018 Etlik, Ankara, Turkey.
Deveci
Mustafa
M
Bozkurt
Mehmet
M
Dikkatli
Semih
S
Duman
Haluk
H
Sengezer
Mustafa
M
D000328:Adult; D001830:Body Surface Area; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology*; D015208:Smoke Inhalation Injury / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*