Depression: An Antecedent and Consequence of Burn- Injuries to Children
Journal: Austin Journal of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine (Vol.3, No. 1)Publication Date: 2016-04-14
Authors : Heath J;
Page : 1-4
Keywords : Burns; Depression; Children; Parents; Review;
Abstract
Accidents are inevitable but burn injuries can be traumatic and distressing for the affected individual and their family, with a prolonged period of recovery. In this short review, emotional difficulties in parents (particularly depression) as both anantecedent and a consequence of burn injuries to children will be discussed, as well as intervention considerations to help families to cope with such distress.
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