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The optometrist's role in the management of clinical depressive disorders.

Schwartz SH

State University of New York, State College of Optometry, and The Albert Ellis Institute, New York, New York.

The long-term relationship that optometrists have with their patients enables them to note changes in affect, behavior, and functioning that could indicate serious mental illness, including clinical depression. Given the significant disability associated with this disease and the increased risk of suicide, appropriate management is critical. This article reviews the diagnosis and treatment of clinical depression and its appropriate referral.

Published 3 September 2007 in Optometry, 78(9): 469-73.
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