Objective    To investigate the incidence tendency of depression in burned patients.     Methods    The depressive characteristics in burned patients of different stages of disease

gender

age

education level

traumatic parts and degrees were analyzed by Zung scale.     Results    Higher risk of depression was found in rehabilitation stage than in cure stage (P0.01). The more serious the burn is

the higher rate of depression after burn is (P0.01). Compared with male

greater risk of depression after burn was observed in female (P0.05).  Increased incidence was also found in the patients with facial

limb

genital burn (P0.01). The depression risk was found no significant difference among the patients of different ages and education degrees.     Conclusion    According to the risk of the depression

early mental intervention need to be designed to reduce its incidence in burned patients.