The Prevalence and Determinants of Desire for and Use of Psychological Support in Patients With Low Vision

Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 286-293

  Sturrock, Bonnie A ^a   Xie, Jing ^a   Holloway, Edith E ^a   Lamoureux, Ecosse L ^a,b,c   Keeffe, Jill E ^a   Fenwick, Eva K ^a   Rees, Gwyneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

beliefs about depression; desire for help; low vision; stigma; vision specific distress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84963897898     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21620989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/APO.0000000000000012     Document Type: Article

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