title: [The announcement of the need to amputate].
abstract: The announcement of a diagnosis is a difficult art. All the more so when it affects the patient's integrity, as is the case with a post-traumatic amputation. As part of the multidisciplinary support provided both prior to as well as after the procedure, the psychologist or psychiatrist has a specific role to play in ensuring the patient's future psychological rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Service de psychiatrie, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Sainte-Anne, 2, boulevard Sainte-Anne, BP 20545, 83041 Toulon cedex 09, France. Electronic address: nicolasflorian@laposte.net.
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nicolas
authors.affiliation: Service de psychiatrie, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Sainte-Anne, 2, boulevard Sainte-Anne, BP 20545, 83041 Toulon cedex 09, France.
authors.forename: Aline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Delahaye
authors.affiliation: Service médical d'unité, Brigade de sapeurs-pompiers de Paris, 3, rue Darmesteter, 75013 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Hugues
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lefort
authors.affiliation: Service de psychiatrie, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Sainte-Anne, 2, boulevard Sainte-Anne, BP 20545, 83041 Toulon cedex 09, France.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Clervoy
keywords: amputation; annonce; announcement; denial; diagnosis; diagnostic; déni