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 …

Context The psychological rehabilitation of former child soldiers and their successful
reintegration into postconflict society present challenges. Despite high rates of impairment …

The dominant view of calling among management scholars is that it is a stable construct that
does not change. This view has resulted in a research void about calling's early …

Perceived stigmatization places a large psychosocial burden on patients with some skin
conditions. Little is known about the experience of stigmatization across a wide range of skin …

Purpose Most measures of stigma are illness specific and do not allow for comparisons
across conditions. As part of a study of health-related quality of life for people with …

Purpose The aim of this study was to (1) document the experiences of enacted stigma
(external stigma, experienced discrimination) and felt stigma (anticipation and expectation of …

Background Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a common psychiatric disorder associated
with high costs for healthcare systems as patients may repeatedly ask for different, often not …

According to a recent survey of 3,300 girls and women across 10 countries, 90 per cent of all
women aged 15 to 64 worldwide want to change at least one aspect of their physical …

OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the course of body image dissatisfaction following
disfiguring injury or illness. The objective of this study was to test a proposed framework for …