Life Perspective and Social Health after Acid Burn: An Observational Study of Three Victims

After an acid attack, also known as vitriolage, many patients suffer from changes in life perspective, behavior, feelings, social withdrawal, social isolation, and depression. Formal and informal social support is vital for the proper and complete rehabilitation of acid burn victims. The government...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Athar, Unsa, Rahman, Saad Ur, Gill, Seemab Imtiaz, Jamil, Taimoor, Sharif, Muhammad Awais, Sana, Muhammad Khawar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Psychology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7470663/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32905467
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9546
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Sumario:After an acid attack, also known as vitriolage, many patients suffer from changes in life perspective, behavior, feelings, social withdrawal, social isolation, and depression. Formal and informal social support is vital for the proper and complete rehabilitation of acid burn victims. The government should form separate public help centers for such patients. The need of the hour, however, is the invention of proper legislation for the prevention of this heinous crime.

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