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A staff group in a burns unit

Managing patients' psychological needs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

D. Antebi  and
N. R. Ambler
D. Antebi
Affiliation:
Burden Neurological Hospital, Stapleton, Bristol
N. R. Ambler
Affiliation:
Glenside Hospital, Stapleton, Bristol
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The issue of the relationship between physical illness and psychological disorder has a long and chequered history. It is therefore difficult to derive practice implications. However, there are associations between methods of patient care and long-term psychological and physical functioning which have provided some guiding principles (Nichols, 1984). This paper describes how these principles have been applied in a regional burns unit.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , February 1989 , pp. 65 - 66
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1989

References

Nichols, K. A. (1984) Psychological Care in Physical Illness. London: Croom Helm.Google Scholar
White, A. C. (1982) Psychiatric study of patients with severe burn injuries. British Medical Journal, 284, 465–467.Google Scholar
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