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Some Psychological Problems of Acquired Deafness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

John M. Stevens
John M. Stevens*
Affiliation:
Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport SK2 7JE
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Summary

This pilot study seeks to identify the psychological problems in middle aged and elderly subjects with impaired hearing, and to determine whether hearing aids improve these.

The results indicate three main areas of psychological handicap and suggest that these are reduced by the provision of a hearing aid.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 140 , Issue 5 , May 1982 , pp. 453 - 456
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1982 

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