Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Is Associated with Increased Physical Skin Symptom Burden Following Severe Burn Injuries: Subgroup Analysis of a Multicenter Prospective Cohort
PTSD is associated with a higher and more persistent burden of physical skin symptoms after severe burns. These findings underscore the importance of early PTSD screening and integrated psychological-somatic rehabilitation to improve long-term recovery and quality of life.
Authors
- Annette Stolle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1063-7510)
- Hans Ziegenthaler
- Adriana C. Panayi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4053-9855)
- Martin Aman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6063-2902)
- Ulrich Kneser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3402-2860)
- Hubert Neubauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0765-4790)
- Leila Harhaus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7061-0512)
- Gabriel Hundeshagen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6173-8602)
- Felix J Klimitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1278-0505)
- Tobias Niederegger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3065-4352)
Institutions
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society (DE)
- Yale University (US)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Moritz Klinik (DE)
- Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Ludwigshafen (DE)
- Klinikum Ludwigshafen (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Burn Journal
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ebj6030043
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.48
Funders
- Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung