@article{ref1,
title="The mental rehabilitation of burn patients after a major disaster",
journal="Hu Li Za Zhi",
year="2016",
author="Chou, Huang-Chih Frank",
volume="63",
number="1",
pages="36-41",
abstract="Many catastrophic disasters have happened in Taiwan over the last decade. As disaster is not a special occurrence but rather a part of the norm, mental rehabilitation should be treated as a mainstream issue in psychiatry. The internalization of emergency psychological interventions is necessary for every mental-health professional. The two primary categories of major manmade disasters in Taiwan over the past decade have been gas explosions and powder burns. Both categories have led to the serious injury of many individuals. The physical deformities and job problems faced by burn patients affect their psychiatric and emotional states both directly and indirectly. The psychiatric comorbidities of burn patients include: major depression, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with GAD and PTSD comprising the most significant comorbidities in terms of numbers of diagnoses. To reduce psychological problems in the future, mental-health professionals should use appropriate psychologiKey Words: mental rehabilitation, burn injury, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), psychological first aid (PFA).<p /> <p>Language: zh</p>",
language="zh",
issn="0047-262X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}