TY - JOUR PY - 2020// TI - Life perspective and social health after acid burn: an observational study of three victims JO - Curēus A1 - Athar, Unsa A1 - Rahman, Saad Ur A1 - Gill, Seemab Imtiaz A1 - Jamil, Taimoor A1 - Sharif, Muhammad Awais A1 - Sana, Muhammad Khawar SP - e9546 EP - e9546 VL - 12 IS - 8 N2 - After an acid attack, also known as vitriolage, many patients suffer from changes in life perspective, behavior, feelings, social withdrawal, social isolation, and depression. Formal and informal social support is vital for the proper and complete rehabilitation of acid burn victims. The government should form separate public help centers for such patients. The need of the hour, however, is the invention of proper legislation for the prevention of this heinous crime.

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LA - en SN - 2168-8184 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9546 ID - ref1 ER -