Prelingual deafness and psychiatry

Br J Hosp Med. 1990 Nov;44(5):353-6.

Abstract

This article provides an introduction to the neglected area of psychiatry and prelingual deafness. 'Deafness' refers to prelingual profound deafness except where indicated, although many of the observations apply to some extent to prelingually partially hearing people.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Communication
  • Deafness / classification
  • Deafness / complications*
  • Deafness / psychology
  • Hearing Loss / psychology
  • Humans
  • Language Development
  • Mental Disorders / complications*
  • Mental Disorders / psychology
  • Sign Language