Mental Health

Impact of eye clinic liaison officers: a qualitative study in UK ophthalmology clinics

To explore the impact of eye clinic liaison officers (ECLOs, also known as sight loss advisors) on the ...
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Barriers and facilitators to recognise and discuss depression and anxiety by adults with vision impairment or blindness: a qualitative study

The purpose of this study was to explore visually impaired and blind adults’ views on facilitators and barriers ...
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Examining the impact of a Volunteer-Delivered counselling service for people experiencing sight loss: a mixed methods evaluation

This article describes a mixed methods evaluation of a volunteer-delivered counselling service for people experiencing sight loss, to ...
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Improving depressive symptoms in adults with vision impairment: a trial of evidence-based ‘Problem-Solving Treatment’ integrated within low vision rehabilitation services

The main objective of this thesis was to evaluate the feasibility, effectiveness and implementation of evidence based Problem-Solving ...
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Visual Impairment, Depression and Psychological Therapies

This summary reports the findings of a review of the literature on depression and visual impairment including access ...
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The association of vision loss and dimensions of depression over 12 years in older adults: Findings from the Three City Study

This study explores the vision-depression relationship using a dimensional approach. 9036 participants aged 65 years and above enrolled ...
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Mental Health of Children with Vision Impairment at 11 years of age

The purpose of the study was to compare the risk of psychiatric disturbance among sighted and vision-impaired children ...
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Children and Young People with Vision Impairment and Mental Health: A Scoping Review from 2016 Onwards

The present paper undertakes a scoping review of research around children and young people with vision impairment and ...
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Updating the evidence about sight loss and mental health from 2016 onwards

What does the literature say about the mental health of people with a vision impairment and the impact ...
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