Perspectives on Implementing the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 in Low-Vision Service Organisations to Screen for Depression and Anxiety
Download PDFThe purpose of the study is to describe the process of implementing a screening questionnaire for depression and anxiety, the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4), in low-vision service (LVS) organizations.
Read MoreCertificate of Vision Impairment. Explanatory Notes for Consultant Ophthalmologists and Hospital Eye Clinic Staff in England
Download PDFThese Explanatory Notes (ENs) contain guidance primarily for consultant ophthalmologists and hospital eye clinic staff in England about who should be certified as sight impaired and severely sight impaired.
Read MoreRNIB ECLO Quality Framework and Practice Guidelines
Download PDFThe RNIB ECLO Quality Framework and practice guidance was devised to define the activities of an ECLO based in a hospital setting.
Read MoreMental Health of Children and Young People in England, 2022 – wave 3 follow up to the 2017 survey
Download PDFThis report presents findings from the third (wave 3) in a series of follow up reports to the 2017 Mental Health of Children and Young People (MHCYP) survey, conducted in 2022.
Read MoreVisual impairment and risk of depression: A longitudinal follow-up study using a national sample cohort
Download PDFIn the present study, we evaluated the influence of visual impairment on depression in all age groups using a longitudinal database of a national sample cohort from 2002 to 2013 provided by the Korean National Health Insurance Service. Visual impairment increased the risk of depression after adjusting for age, sex, income, region of residence,… Continue Reading Visual impairment and risk of depression: A longitudinal follow-up study using a national sample cohort
Read MoreVisual impairment and depression: Age-specific prevalence, associations with vision loss, and relation to life satisfaction
Download PDFTo our knowledge, no study has obtained specific estimates of depression for young and middle-aged adults with visual impairment (VI).
Read MoreCare and Support Statutory Guidance: Issued under the Care Act 2014
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Read MoreMental health and wellbeing plan: discussion paper and call for evidence
Download PDFContinuing to grow our NHS mental health services to meet the mental health needs of more people is vital. But the scale of the challenge over the coming decade – and the size of the potential rewards for individuals, society and the economy – are vast.
Read MoreDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition
Download PDFThe American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is a classification of mental disorders with associated criteria designed to facilitate more reliable diagnoses of these disorders.
Read MoreComparative Effectiveness of Cognitive Therapy and Dynamic Psychotherapy for Major Depressive Disorder in a Community Mental Health Setting. A Randomized Clinical Noninferiority Trial
Download PDFThe purpose it to systematically assess the literature on psychosocial interventions to improve mental health (i.e. depression, anxiety, mental fatigue, loneliness, psychological stress and psychological well-being) in visually impaired adults (≥18 years).
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