The purpose of this study was to perform a systematic review of the existing literature on the
incidence of hypertrophic scarring and the psychosocial impact of burn scars. In a …

Perceived stigmatisation (PS) can cause different effects on burns survivors such as
depression, low self‐esteem, body image disturbance, and social anxiety. Current …

Background: Although inequality in traumatic brain injury (TBI) by individual socioeconomic
status (SES) exists, interventions to modify individual SES are difficult. However, as …

Introduction Although sexual functioning has been linked to sexual satisfaction, it only
partially explains the degree to which women report being sexually satisfied. Other factors …

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SCARS: A MINI-REVIEW Page 1 S633 Psychiatria Danubina, 2018; Vol.
30, Suppl. 7, pp 633-638 Conference paper © Medicinska naklada - Zagreb, Croatia THE …

We conducted a three-wave prospective study among patients with burns (N= 178) to
examine the prospective influence of coping self-efficacy (CSE) perceptions on trajectories …

Objectives: One of the most common acute side effects of breast cancer radiotherapy is
treatment‐induced skin changes, referred to as skin toxicity. Yet no research to date has …

Background The clinical use of non‐invasive instrumentation to evaluate skin characteristics
for diagnostic purposes and to evaluate treatment outcomes has become more prevalent …

Introduction Sustaining a moderate to severe burn injury is associated with the potential for
substantial impairments to long-term physical and psychosocial health, including health …

Background Persons with severe burns often develop long-term psychosocial difficulties
such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Significant appearance …