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| Psychosocial effects of age-related macular degeneration | | Author(s) | K Berman, H Brodaty |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 18, no 3, September 2006 |
| Pages | pp 415-428 |
| Keywords | Visual impairment ; Depression ; Cognitive impairment ; Health [elderly] ; Mental health [elderly] ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects approximately 10% of people aged 65-74 and 30% of those aged 75+. AMD is a major cause of blindness in old age; it is progressive and irreversible. The authors used MEDLINE, psychINFO and CINAHL from 1966 to 2004 to review the literature on AMD's psychosocial effects. AMD is associated with functional impairment, high rates of depression, anxiety and emotional distress, and increased mortality. Risk factors for depression are not well-defined, except for the degree of functional impairment and impending or actual loss of vision in the second eye. Behavioural and self-management programmes may be effective in managing depression associated with AMD, but few studies have been performed, and none using drugs or multimodal therapy. AMD will become even more prevalent as the population ages. Identification of the risk factors for psychological consequences and of effective interventions remain to be recognised. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090825005 A |
| Classmark | BR: ENR: E4: CC: D: 64A |
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