Landolt M A, Grubenmann S, Meuli M
Pediatric Burn Center, Department of Surgery, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
J Trauma. 2000 Dec;49(6):1040-4. doi: 10.1097/00005373-200012000-00011.
To determine psychological adjustment of children after head burns.
One hundred four children and adolescents between the ages of 5 and 17 years were assessed with the Child Behavior Checklist 1 to 13 years after burn. Mean total body surface area burned was 18%. According to burn localization, patients were classified into two groups: patients with head burns versus patients with burns of other areas.
Psychological adjustment as measured by the broad- and narrow-band scales of the Child Behavior Checklist was normal in both samples of burned patients.
This study failed to find any specific psychological problems in survivors of pediatric head burns.
