Mental health in deaf adults: Symptoms of anxiety and depression among hearing and deaf individuals

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-7

  Kvam, Marit H ^a   Loeb, Mitchell ^a   Tambs, Kristian ^b  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b National Institute of Public

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUDIOMETRY; COMORBIDITY; DEAFNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33845400319     PISSN: 10814159     EISSN: 14657325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/deafed/enl015     Document Type: Article

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