الفهرس 
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Abstract
Burns are acute unpredictable and devastating forms of trauma that affect both physical and psychological health of adolescent females with burn as social anxiety, depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. The aim of the study was to investigate psychological problems among adolescent females with burn. Design:- descriptive correlational design was utilized to achieve the aim of the study. Setting: Burn Unit of Benha Teaching Hospital in Benha City. Subject: A convenience sample of 100 adolesent females who were admitted to burn unit from above mentioned setting. Four instruments were used in the study:- A semi- Structured Interview Questionnaire Sheet to assess personal data and clinical data, Social Phobia Inventory, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Chick-list and Burn Depression Check-list were all used for data collection. Result:- The finding demonstration that the mean age of adolescent females with burn was 15.8 ± 1.84 years, the majority of the studied sample had social phobia ranged from sever to mild and high level of posttraumatic stress disorder. All the studied sample had depression ranged from mild to severe. There was positive significant correlation between social phobia and posttraumatic stress disorder, there was positive significant correlation between depression and posttraumatic stress disorder, as well as there was positive significant correlation between depression and social phobia. Conclusion: There was positive significant correlation between degree and complication of burn with both of social phobia, both of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression. Recommendation:- The study recommended that more attention should be paid to teach burn patients how to cope with stress through using stress management technique, problem solving skills and assertiveness to manage psychological effects that result from burn injury in a constructive way.