Screening for depression: Integrating training into the professional development programme for low vision rehabilitation staff

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 840-848

  Rees, Gwyneth ^a   Holloway, Edith E ^a   Craig, Graeme ^b   Hepi, Niky ^b   Coad, Samantha ^b   Keeffe, Jill E ^a   Lamoureux, Ecosse L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Vision Australia   (Australia)

^c SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Depression; Low vision rehabilitation; Training; Vision impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RECOGNITION; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; VISION, LOW; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870680966     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2012.02779.x     Document Type: Article

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