[Traumatic lesions of the hand: narcissistic wound, functional and psychic spin, psychological management]

Ann Chir Main Memb Super. 1991;10(5):482-5. doi: 10.1016/s0753-9053(05)80465-x.
[Article in French]

Abstract

In our unit, the clinical psychological approach is a constant concern of the therapeutic team. Individual conversations allow verbalisation of personal ideas about the accident, the narcissistic wound, the idealisation of surgeons and surgery, guilt feelings, rehabilitation, the necessity for informations, ... for the discussion of these issues has therapeutic effects for the injured person and improves his or her capacities for reinvestment.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Amputation, Traumatic / physiopathology
  • Amputation, Traumatic / psychology*
  • Amputation, Traumatic / rehabilitation
  • Attitude to Health
  • Guilt
  • Hand Injuries / physiopathology
  • Hand Injuries / psychology*
  • Hand Injuries / rehabilitation
  • Humans
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Physician-Patient Relations
  • Stress, Psychological / etiology
  • Stress, Psychological / psychology
  • Stress, Psychological / therapy*