Table 1.

The Effects of Post-traumatic Lower Extremity Amputation on Mental Health.

Category Psychological Dimension	Theme 1: Affectional and Behavioral Changes After the Amputation	Theme 2: Body Image and Self-Esteem	Theme 3: Familial and Social Approach	Theme 4: Thoughts About the Future	Theme 5: Need for Mental Support After the Amputation/Coping
	Code 1 anger, introversion, and unhappiness	Code 2 the idea of being a cripple, disabled, semi-human	Code 3 Change of the place in the family and in the society, increased care of the family, being a burden on the family, introversion, alienation from the society, and pity	Code 4 The sense of inadequacy, the future losing its meaning, incapacity to work, and pessimism	Code 5 The need to talk to a mental health professional, aying, staying silent