Psychosocial aspects of burn injuries

With the increased survival of patients with large burns comes a new focus on the psychological challenges and recovery that such patients must face. Most burn centres employ social workers, vocational counsellors, and psychologists as part of the multidisciplinary burn team. Physiological recovery of burn patients is seen as a continual process divided into three stages-resuscitative or critical, acute, and long term rehabilitation. The psychological needs of burn patients differ at each stage.