TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - A clinical update on post-traumatic stress disorder in burn injury survivors
JO  - Australasian psychiatry
A1  - McLean, Loyola
A1  - Chen, Runsen
A1  - Kwiet, Julia
A1  - Streimer, Jeffrey
A1  - Vandervord, John
A1  - Kornhaber, Rachel
SP  - 348
EP  - 350
VL  - 25
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVES: Burn injuries are complex traumatic events carrying high risks of acute physical and psychosocial morbidity. With greater survival, clinical and research attention has turned to psychosocial recovery outcomes and risk factors. It is timely to summarise current issues in post-traumatic disorders after burn injury for mental health and integrative care clinicians. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common outcome of severe burn injury. There are difficulties in delivering current best practice treatments to many survivors especially those in rural and remote areas and those with comorbidities. Vicarious traumatization of clinicians, families and carers requires attention and internationally there are moves to psychosocial screening and outcome tracking. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The role of the multidisciplinary treatment, integrated and trauma-informed care is essential. While level 1 evidence for PTSD treatments theoretically applies, adaptations that consider comorbidities and treatment contexts are often essential with further research required.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1039-8562
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856217700285
ID  - ref1
ER  -