title: Severity of symptoms of depression among burned patients one week after injury, using Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study was done to determine the severity of symptoms of depression in burned patients and to assess the effect of burn related factors on depression.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a descriptive cross-sectional survey, performed in Burn center, Motahhari hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran. The population of the study included 300 hospitalized patients from April 2010 to May 2011 who were assessed for symptoms of depression one week after burn injury by Beck Depression Inventory-II.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three hundred subjects (50% female and 50% male) participated in the study. Age ranged from 13 to 75 with the mean of 35.06±12.79 years. 184 (61.3%) had symptoms of depression, 58 (19.3%) of them mild, 52 (17.3%) moderate and 74 (24.7%) severe depression symptoms. There was a significant relationship between symptoms of depression and age, gender, educational level, TBSA%, number of burn sites and amputation (p value<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The high prevalence of symptoms of depression in burned patients suggests that depression should be screened in such patients and treat if indicated.
authors.affiliation: Motahhari Hospital, Tehran University Of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Farideh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ahrari
authors.forename: Seyyed Hamid
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Salehi
authors.forename: Mohammad Javad
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fatemi
authors.forename: Madjid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soltani
authors.forename: Shahrzad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taghavi
authors.forename: Roghayeh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Samimi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult