Coping with body image changes following a disfiguring burn injury

Health Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 115-121

  Fauerbach, James A ^a   Heinberg, Leslie J ^a   Lawrence, John W ^a   Bryant, Amy G ^a   Richter, Linda ^b   Spence, Robert J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Yale School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image dissatisfaction; Burn injury; Coping; Disfigurement; Motivation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BURN; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE MODEL; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FACE BURN; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

EID: 0036196091     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.21.2.115     Document Type: Article

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