Self-inflicted Burns

Js, Hammond; Cg, Ward; Pereira, Estacio

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“…Patients with intentional burns comprise a patient population with unique clinical presentations [4,5], usually sustaining more severe burns with worse outcomes, including high mortality rates [6,7]. The burden of intentional burn is not equally distributed across the globe [8] with higher incidences reported in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) [8][9][10][11][12] compared with high-income countries where such burns represent only 1-9% of burn admissions [6,13,14].…”

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Intentional burns in Nepal: A comparative study

Lama¹,

Duke²,

Sharma³

et al. 2015

Burns

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Intentional burns in Nepal: A comparative study

Lama¹,

Duke²,

Sharma³

et al. 2015

Burns

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“…Most authors report that previous history of psychiatric illness is an important element in predisposition to self burning [21][22][23][24] . Among the studies we have reviewed, except Rastegar & Alaghehbandan (2003) 25 , all other studies showed Schizophrenia as a previous history among cases ranging from as low as 6 % (Pham et al, 2003 26 ) to as high as 73.8% (Garcia et al, 1994 27 ).…”

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Mental illness as a contributor to intentional self inflicted suicidal burn injury

Shahana

Turin

Rumana

et al. 2012

J. Dhaka Natl. Med. Coll. Hosp.

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Self inflicted burn injuries are infrequent but very much distressing. It is a result of social, environmental and individual factors. Self-inflicted burns are usually an outcome of mental illness, and acute phase schizophrenia is considered as one of the major precipitating factor. The aim of this study was to find out and summarize the existing findings of different studies regarding mental illness as a contributor to suicide and/or intentional self inflicted injury. Literature review of some of previous studies from journals and databases were performed. Electronic database (Medline) was searched and twenty four studies were found to be related to the present objective. Among the 10 studies were randomly selected. The studies ranged from 1991-2005. The literature review suggested that quite a good number of incidents of self inflicted burns are committed by people having mental disorder. Among the self inflicted burns patient, the males were seen to be higher in number in most of the studies' provided information. The range of the age was 14 to 90 years collectively. And among them a significant number of people are suffering from schizophrenia. Depression, substance abuse, personality disorder, psychosis were among the other mental health illness contributing to the incidence of self inflicting burns injury. Specific attention should be given in this aspect as for the vulnerable group depends heavily on their care givers. Since a number of inter-related risk factors may be involved, solving the problem from a new perspective-the safety promotion perspective should be initiated.

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“…With 0.4 to 9% of burn patients, the proportion of patients with burns by suicide attempt in Western Europe and the industrialized countries is low, [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] whereas in Asia and Africa, this kind of suicide is more frequent. 9 -11 Several authors have pointed to the social and migration background in self-immolation patients in industrialized countries 3,[12][13][14] ; others focused on the psychiatric history predisposing to suicidal burn.…”

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“…9 -11 Several authors have pointed to the social and migration background in self-immolation patients in industrialized countries 3,[12][13][14] ; others focused on the psychiatric history predisposing to suicidal burn. 7,[15][16][17][18][19] Detailed information about psychiatric diagnoses, personality disorders, or predisposing characters and possible changes after the survived attempt, however, are scant.…”

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“…Only a small number of studies go more into detail, referring to further suicide attempts or psychosocial adjustment. 2,3,7,15,16,22 A detailed study about long-term psychosocial adjustment in patients with severe accidental burn injuries revealed that patients with good premorbid psychosocial integration could cope surprisingly well with the functional impairment and stigmatizing residuals. 23 Encouraged by these results, we were wondering how our suicide patients with the psychiatric history in addition to the severe trauma would do in the long-term.…”

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A Follow-Up Study of Adults With Suicidal Burns: Psychosocial Adjustment and Quality of Life

Daigeler¹,

Langer²,

Hüllmann³

et al. 2009

Journal of Burn Care & Research

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The severity of the burn injuries, accompanying injuries, and the often concomitant psychiatric disease complicate the treatment of patients with suicidal burns. Data from 45 patients who were treated for suicidal burn injuries from 1994 to 2005 were acquired from the patients' charts and interviews with standardized questionnaires (n = 11) concerning their psychological status pretrauma and posttrauma, as well as their quality of life with special reference to psychosocial adjustments. None of the patients survived more than 69% TBSA burns; no one with 41% or less died. Most of the patients had prediagnosed psychiatric disorders. The educational and social background of the patients and religious beliefs played a minor role for choosing this method of suicide. Aggression levels were above the average population, whereas self-direction was underdeveloped. Forty percent, albeit unsuccessfully, committed subsequent suicide attempts. Most patients felt only moderate social impairment by the burn wound residuals, the majority had intensified and improved their social contacts, and most felt no relevant decrease of quality of life compared with their personal situation before the suicide attempt. Patients who survive the suicide attempt can become integrated in social life again. More data are needed to reliably identify patients at risk in advance.

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Self-inflicted Burns

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Intentional burns in Nepal: A comparative study

Intentional burns in Nepal: A comparative study

Mental illness as a contributor to intentional self inflicted suicidal burn injury

A Follow-Up Study of Adults With Suicidal Burns: Psychosocial Adjustment and Quality of Life

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