Burns
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 45-49 , February 2005

The influence of pre-existing psychiatric illness on recovery in burn injury patients: the impact of psychosis and depression

  • Nicholas Tarrier

      Affiliations

    • Academic Division of Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester, Education and Research Building (2nd Floor), Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester M23 9LT, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 161 291 5883; fax: +44 161 291 5882.
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  • Lynsey Gregg

      Affiliations

    • Academic Division of Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester, Education and Research Building (2nd Floor), Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester M23 9LT, UK
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  • Jackie Edwards

      Affiliations

    • Burns Unit, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester M23 9LT, UK
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  • Ken Dunn

      Affiliations

    • Burns Unit, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester M23 9LT, UK

,Accepted 11 June 2004.

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PII: S0305-4179(04)00181-0

doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2004.06.010

Burns
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 45-49 , February 2005

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