Abstract
 Introduction
The relationship between mental disorder and burns is complex. Mental disorders may predispose to burns and burns can facilitate the development of mental disorders. Method
Case report and literature review. Results
We present four cases of women with self-inflicted burns and psychotic symptoms. The average age of these women was 39.2 years.
Psychosis and Self-inflicted Burns
 
  Key words
 
 
  
   Burns
  
 
 
  
   mental disorders
  
 
 
  
   hallucinations
  
 
Abstract
 Introduction
The relationship between <dis>mental disorder</dis> and burns is complex.
<dis>Mental disorders</dis> may predispose to burns and burns can facilitate the development of <dis>mental disorders</dis>.
Method
Case report and literature review.
Results
We present four cases of women with self-inflicted burns and psychotic symptoms.
The average age of these women was 39.2 years.
Burns were caused by flames in 100% of the cases and 27.2% of the total body surface was burned.
Three of the patients (75%) had a bipolar disorder with mixed symptoms and in 50 of the patients the <dis>mental illness</dis> debuted with the self-inflicted burns.
Conclusions
Basic psychopathology that may explain the occurrence of the injury and could hamper the process of recovery and rehabilitation should be explored in all burned patients.
Abstract
 Introduction
The relationship between mental disorder and burns is complex.
Mental disorders may predispose to burns and burns can facilitate the development of mental disorders.
Method
Case report and literature review.
Results
We present four cases of women with self-inflicted burns and psychotic symptoms.
The average age of these women was 39.2 years.
Burns were caused by flames in 100% of the cases and 27.2% of the total body surface was burned.
Three of the patients (75%) had a bipolar disorder with mixed symptoms and in 50 of the patients the mental illness debuted with the self-inflicted burns.
Conclusions
Basic psychopathology that may explain the occurrence of the injury and could hamper the process of recovery and rehabilitation should be explored in all burned patients.
Abstract
 Introduction
The relationship between <dis>mental disorder</dis> and burns is complex. <dis>Mental disorders</dis> may predispose to burns and burns can facilitate the development of <dis>mental disorders</dis>. Method
Case report and literature review. Results
We present four cases of women with self-inflicted burns and psychotic symptoms. The average age of these women was 39.2 years.
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