Emotional Disturbances Expressed by Deaf Patients:
Affective Deaf Syndrom Deafness and hard-of-hearing is not only a problem of
hearing loss. Although deaf patients enter psychological and psychiatrictreatment with the same disorders as hearing patients, there are special
circumstances that are created by their cultural background and position in
society.
The fact that the Deaf and hard-of-hearing have communication problems
with family and society because of not being able to communicate with the
dominant language of the society may lead to isolation and further contribute
to the heavy burden of the disability. Sign language interpreters in mental
health settings face extreme linguistic and cultural difficulties in
interpreting basic everyday language. This difficulty is even greater when it
comes to interpreting in mental health settings. Read more>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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