This article reviews studies that assessed the process and content of genetic counseling
communication. A systematic search of the literature was undertaken of studies that audio‐or …

Objectives: To conduct a systematic review of the effects of genetic counselling and testing
for familial breast cancer on women's perception of risk and psychological morbidity. Data …

Welcome to Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice (Seventh Edition). This
textbook provides an in-depth introduction to the growing field of health psychology. It is …

Meta-analytic methods were used to determine the impact of genetic counselling on women
with a family history of breast cancer. Published studies with prospective designs and …

Genetic counseling is a dynamic psychoeducational process. Yet we know very little about
its interior. Process research explores what transpires between providers and their clients …

Little is known about what makes for effective genetic counselling. Helping counselees
adjust to their genetic situation is highlighted as a goal in most definitions of genetic …

Objective Genetic counselors need advanced communication skills, particularly when
discussing tests involving massively parallel sequencing. Increasingly, non-genetic …

Objective To systematically review studies that have analyzed communication within
medical consultations involving genetic specialists and report on their findings and design …

This paper describes a qualitative study of the processes employed within a genetic
counselling consultation. These processes, it is argued, can be seen to provide the patient …

Objectives: To describe women's information needs prior to genetic counselling for familial
breast or ovarian cancer. Design: Prospective study including semistructured telephone …