a pilot study exploring the relationship between trauma symptoms and appearance concerns following burns：一项试验性研究，探讨烧伤后的症状和外观问题之间的关系.pdfVIP

b u r n s 4 1 ( 2 0 1 5 ) 3 4 5 – 3 5 1 Available online at ScienceDirect journal homepage: /locate/burns A pilot study exploring the relationship between trauma symptoms and appearance concerns following burns * Laura Shepherd Department of Clinical Psychology Neuropsychology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Queens Medical Centre Campus, Derby Road, Nottingham NG7 2UH, United Kingdom a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Individuals who have experienced burns often have to adjust to distressing changes to their Accepted 3 July 2014 appearance. Trauma symptoms are another common psychological difficulty in the burn- injured population. However, there has been a lack of research exploring the possible Keywords: relationship between trauma symptoms and appearance concerns in populations where Trauma incidents have led to appearance changes, including burns. The aim of this pilot study was Traumatic stress to investigate the relationship between trauma symptoms and appearance concerns in the PTSD burn-injured population. Burn-injured patients (n = 33) referred to a Burns Clinical Psychol- Disfigurement ogy service completed measures of trauma symptom severity, appearance concerns and Burn changes in outlook. Analyses revealed a statistically significant positive relationship be- Appear