Open AccessA study of psychiatric comorbidity after traumatic limb amputation: A neglected entity
Author(s) -
Anamika Sahu,
Rishab Gupta,
Sushma Sagar,
Mohit Kumar,
Rajesh Sagar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/ipj.ipj_80_16
Subject(s) - amputation , comorbidity , psychiatry , depression (economics) , medicine , phantom pain , suicidal ideation , phantom limb , physical therapy , poison control , injury prevention , emergency medicine , economics , macroeconomics
Amputation following trauma is emerging as a major health burden on the medical services and on the families and the society as well. Loss of limbs causes inability to support self and the family that further leads to various psychiatric disorders in many patients. Therefore, the present study is planned to explore psychiatric comorbidity in patients with amputation following trauma.