Visual Impairment and Mental Health

Cory Patrick, MD, MS
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences

Learning objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Identify five ways vision is integral to typical development
• Review common causes of visual impairment in children
• Examine mental health outcomes in individuals with visual impairment
• Name three ways a mental health provider can help mitigate mental health problems in kids with visual impairments

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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds presentations are for educational purposes and intended only for behavioral/mental health professionals and clinical providers.

Continuing education (CE) credit is available for physicians, psychologists, nurses, and therapists who participate in this activity.