Psychological consequences of pediatric burns from a child and family perspective: A review of the empirical literature

► Many children and parents show psychological reactions shortly after a burn event. ► Of all survivors, a minority experiences long-term problems (e.g., anxiety, depression, and social problems). ► Psychological morbidity was considerably prevalent in survivors of large burns. ► Family and parent variables were strongly related with child psychosocial outcome. ► The possibility of an indirect relation between burn extent and postburn psychological outcome should be considered.