Abstract
Anxiety and anxiety disorders among people with visual impairment are more frequent than in the general population. It is estimated that . of people with visual impairment face depression and/or anxiety, whereas 4-6% of people are diagnosed with anxiety disorders. The purpose of this paper is analyzing the occurrence of anxiety in people with visual impairment based on current information. Literature review indicates that people with visual impairment experience the common, as well as the more specific, often chronic anxiety symptoms. Despite the significance of the foregoing phenomenon and its negative consequences, literature does not explain its causes, specify the problem, and most importantly, does not provide recommendations for preventing the occurrence of anxiety in the foregoing group of people. In order to understand the nature of anxiety, it is important to learn more about its causes and consequences for health,both biopsychosocial and spiritual wellbeing. In people with visual impairment this may depend on particular conditions which these people face every day, therefore the concept of anxiety in this group of people requires a separate consideration.
Highlights
In ICD-10, anxiety disorders are classified in the group of neurotic disorders and include: general anxiety disorder, phobic anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder as well as stress-related disorders – acute and post-traumatic [1]
Anxiety may be observed in people with anxious personality disorder and may accompany other psychopathological symptoms, which are most commonly expressed by depressive-anxiety syndrome
Cataract surgery is described as a factor which is significantly associated with the occurrence of anxiety disorders because, in the case of high myopia, cataract surgeries are performed in a younger age to treat the cataract itself, and to decrease the increasing fear of the progression of myopia
Summary
Summary Anxiety and anxiety disorders among people with visual impairment are more frequent than in the general population. It is estimated that 1⁄3 of people with visual impairment face depression and/or anxiety, whereas 4–6% of people are diagnosed with anxiety disorders. The purpose of this paper is analyzing the occurrence of anxiety in people with visual impairment based on current information. Literature review indicates that people with visual impairment experience the common, as well as the more specific, often chronic anxiety symptoms. Despite the significance of the foregoing phenomenon and its negative consequences, literature does not explain its causes, specify the problem, and most importantly, does not provide recommendations for preventing the occurrence of anxiety in the foregoing group of people. In people with visual impairment this may depend on particular conditions which these people face every day, the concept of anxiety in this group of people requires a separate consideration.
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