Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Psychological distress is among the most frequent and debilitating complications post-burn injury. Severe trauma, burns and other critical illnesses, as well as their requisite ICU therapies expose patients to extreme physiological and psychological stressors. Hence; the present study was conducted for evaluating psychiatric illness among burn patients. Materials & methods: A total of 100 burn patients were enrolled. Complete demographic and clinical data of all the patients was obtained. A Performa was made and clinical examination details of all the subjects were recorded. Thorough examination was carried out and assessment of psychiatric illness among burn patients was recorded. Assessment of all the results was done using SPSS software. Results: Out of 100 burn patients, psychiatric illness was seen in 58 percent of the patients. Mean age of the patients was 46.5 years. Among these 58 patients, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder was seen in 20 and 25 percent of the patients respectively. In the present study while assessing the correlation of psychiatric illness with total body surface area in burn patients, significant results were obtained. Conclusion: Depression and post-traumatic stress disorder are the most common psychiatric illness among burn patients.