Vision Impairment

Comparative Effectiveness of Cognitive Therapy and Dynamic Psychotherapy for Major Depressive Disorder in a Community Mental Health Setting. A Randomized Clinical Noninferiority Trial

The purpose it to systematically assess the literature on psychosocial interventions to improve mental health (i.e. depression, anxiety, ...
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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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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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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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Longitudinal Associations of Self-reported Vision Impairment With Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression Among Older Adults in the United States

In this 5-year, nationally representative cohort study of 7584 Medicare beneficiaries 65 years and older, participants with self-reported ...
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How do community-based eye care practitioners approach depression in patients with low vision? A mixed methods study

The Low Vision Service Wales (LVSW) plans to introduce depression screening and management pathways.
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The needs of children living with vision impairment and their families: Results Overview

Project aimed to increase our understanding of the lived experience of children with sight loss and their families.
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Creating a holistic support service for people with vision impairment

The diagnosis of visual impairment is life changing for patients as it has huge impacts on activities and ...
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Anxiety and depression in patients with advanced macular degeneration: current perspectives

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) – despite advances in prevention and medical treatment options – remains prevalent among older ...
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