A 365-day view of the difficult patients treated in an Australian adult burn center

• Published in: Journal of burn care & research Vol. 36; no. 3; p. e146
• Main Authors: Alexander, William, Coghlan, Patrick, Greenwood, John Edward
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.05.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Anxiety - epidemiology; Australia; Burn Units; Burns - epidemiology; Burns - therapy; Comorbidity; Depression - epidemiology; Female; Health Status; Humans; Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology; Survivors - psychology; Survivors - statistics & numerical data; Treatment Outcome; Wound Healing; Australia

Although the effect of burns on mental health has been well examined, the aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of pre-existing mental health, drug and alcohol, and forensic problems in an Australian burn patient population; examine differences between these groups in terms of burns ch...