Association between vision impairment and depression: a 9-year, longitudinal, nationwide, population-based cohort study in South Korea
Conclusions
Patients with VI had an increased risk of depression from 3 years before to 5 years after registration. Significant risk factors included severity, male sex and younger age. Thus, public mental health services are necessary to provide appropriate support and interventions to people before and after registration as visually impaired.
Source: British Journal of Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Seong, H. J., Kim, J., Yook, T. M., Lee, D., Chung, E. J. Tags: Original articles - Clinical science Source Type: research
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