title: Social and psychological implications of acquired deafness for adults of employment age.
abstract: This is a summary report of the major findings of a study designed to examine the social and psychological implications of acquired deafness for adults of employment age, issued with a National Health Service hearing aid between 1970 and 1976 in the Greater London Area. Acquired deafness, long after rehabilitation, was found to cause considerable and serious personal unhappiness.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003638:Deafness / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D004651:Employment; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006240:Happiness; D006304:Health Status; D006310:Hearing Aids / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008132:Loneliness; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged