This is a report published by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organisation in 1995 about Bioethics, Counselling, Health Services, Health Services …

With the rapid development of genetic testing, the demand for genetic counselling is
increasing. Yet there is little known about what makes for effective or efficient genetic …

Genetic counselors may have an important role in helping the adolescent make an informed
decision with regard to genetic testing and in helping them to adjust to genetic risk …

Os primeiros momentos são cruciais para o estabelecimento da relação da tríade mãe-pai-
filho e para o processo de aceitação da deficiência da criança, tornando-se necessário …

Carrier and presymptomatic genetic testing information can have profound psychological
consequences for a patient and the family. American and Canadian professional …

Genetic counseling as a recognized, independent medical profession is relatively young.
However, people have used genetic information for quite a long time throughout history. For …

In the case of prenatal diagnosis and its possible consequences, there is discussion on the
limits of freedom of decision. Nevertheless, there is considerable agreement that the …

Although it may be simple to evaluate some elements of clinical genetics, it is difficult to
evaluate genetic counselling. We review previous studies of the outcomes of genetic …

As our understanding of the human genome has grown, so too has the need for health care
providers who can help patients and families understand the implications of these new …

Purpose This review assessed the psychological impact that acquiring personal and familial
genetic information has on children. We also examined the concordance between the …