The king's cross fire. Part 2: the psychological injuries

The king's cross fire. Part 2: the psychological injuries

This paper describes the experiences of six people who received severe burns in the King's Cross Underground Station fire of 1987. They all developed post-traumatic stress disorder to varying levels of intensity and the problems of psychological intervention as they related to the patients'...

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Veröffentlicht in:Burns 1991-02, Vol.17 (1), p.10-13
Hauptverfasser: Sturgeon, D., Rosser, R., Shoenberg, P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Burns - psychology
Fires
Humans
London
Male
Psychotherapy
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - etiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:This paper describes the experiences of six people who received severe burns in the King's Cross Underground Station fire of 1987. They all developed post-traumatic stress disorder to varying levels of intensity and the problems of psychological intervention as they related to the patients' different mental defence mechanisms are outlined.
ISSN:0305-4179
1879-1409
DOI:10.1016/0305-4179(91)90003-Y