Sunday, July 13, 2014

Rehab for age-related loss of vision cuts depression risk in half

There is an associated risk of depression in people who experience loss of vision due to conditions such as age-related macular degeneration. New research suggests that a particular type of rehabilitation therapy called behavior activation could now reduce this risk by 50% .

A previous study published in JAMA Opthalmol. has reported that there is a significant association between vision loss and depression, but now new research has found that a form of rehabilitation therapy can reduce this risk in people with AMD by half.

The new study tested an approach called "behavior activation." According to study co-author Robin Casten, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, behavior activation is a method that involves helping people to recognize that the loss of enjoyed activities could lead to depression, and then helping them re-engage with those activities.


For more info, kindly visit : http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/279366.php

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