Body image and acute burn injuries: a literature review.
This article reviews the literature on adaptation to altered body image. An understanding of the factors affecting this may enable practitioners to help patients cope with the changes in body image caused by disfiguring burn injuries.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D002056:Burns / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D012917:Social Adjustment