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DE AVILA RAMIREZ, Xochiquetzaly Yeruti  e  TOSTA BERLINCK, Manoel. The role of the clinical gaze in treating children with burns. Salud Ment [online]. 2013, vol.36, n.1, pp.67-71. ISSN 0185-3325.

The subject of this paper focuses on the clinical role of the gaze. The study, based on clinical and theoretical postulates of fundamental psychopathology, discusses mental suffering caused by the destruction of skin. We analyze elements for the clinical management of children hospitalized for burns in order to show the importance of a (visual) device that functions as: 1. a suture for the invasive opening that physical and psychological injuries generated due to the violent and unexpected destruction of skin, 2. protection and symbolic restitution of tissues related to resignifications of mental suffering in a body with burns.

Palavras-chave : Clinical gaze; fundamental psychopathology; burns; mental suffering.