Research indicates that a significant proportion of adult burn patients may still have psychological distress up to two years after discharge from hospital. This project aims to establish the psychosocial needs of burn-injured patients as they move from an in-patient to out-patient care environment and to develop support programmes based on the evidence attained.

Publications:
Considerations for the provision of psychosocial services for families following paediatric burn injury - a quantitative study. Phillips C, Rumsey N. Burns 2007 Jul 5.

Considerations for psychosocial support following burn injury - a family perspective. Phillips C, Fussell A, Rumsey N. Burns 2007 Jul 10.

Phillips C (in press) Psychological and social aspects of burn injury. Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health, and Medicine (2nd Edition)