Citation

Stewart JR, Reilly B, Sachidanadam S. International Journal of Rehabilitation and Health 1998; 4(1): 39-49.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998)

DOI

10.1023/A:1022995603154

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Rehabilitation professionals working with individuals with visual impairments frequently encounter clients who display symptoms of depression. Thus, rehabilitation professionals must know how to distinguish among the various causes, types, combinations, and manifestations of depression as well as developing treatment plans that address both the symptoms and the causes of depression. This article describes depression associated with vision loss and depressive disorders likely to be present in rehabilitation settings and gives suggestions for recognizing symptoms of depression and developing strategies to manage depression.

Language: en

Keywords

affective neurosis; article; depression; Depression; disease association; disease severity; human; patient referral; priority journal; prognosis; suicide; symptomatology; Treatment; treatment planning; visual impairment; Visual impairment