Open AccessA Comparative Study of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety, Depression and Change in Sexual Functioning of Patients with Facial Injuries and Patients with Extremity Injuries
Author(s) -
N T Prashanth,
H P Raghuveer,
Deepak Kumar,
E. S. Shobha,
Vinod Rangan,
T.S. Sathyanarayana Rao
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of contemporary dental practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.3
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1526-3711
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-1777
Subject(s) - medicine , anxiety , depression (economics) , traumatic stress , hospital anxiety and depression scale , disfigurement , physical therapy , psychiatry , surgery , economics , macroeconomics
This study was performed to identify and compare the presence of and the levels of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression and if any change in sexual functioning is present in patients with disfiguring facial injuries, nondisfiguring facial injuries and visible extremity injuries.