Acquired profound hearing loss: Mental health and other characteristics of a large sample

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 715-723

  Hallam, Richard ^a,b,c   Ashton, Paul ^a,b   Sherbourne, Katerina ^b   Gailey, Lorraine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b LINK Centre for Deafened People   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquired profound hearing loss; Internet; Mental health; Professional services; Rehabilitation; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED PROFOUND HEARING LOSS; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIP READING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TINNITUS;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COUNSELING; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 33751566222     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020600957335     Document Type: Article

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