Language deprivation syndrome: a possible neurodevelopmental disorder with sociocultural origins.
Wyatte C HallLeonard L LevinMelissa L AndersonPublished in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2017)
The clinical specialty of deaf mental health appears to be struggling with a clinically observed phenomenon that has yet to be empirically investigated and defined within the DSM. Descriptions of patients within the clinical setting suggest a language deprivation syndrome. Language development experiences have an epidemiological relationship with psychiatric outcomes in deaf people. This requires more empirical attention and has implications for other populations with behavioral health disparities as well.
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