The potential impact of genetic counseling for mental illness

JC Austin, WG Honer - Clinical genetics, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Mental disorders are relatively highly heritable, yet complex with important interactions
between genetic risk and environmental factors in determining illness expression. Due to the …

Early insight predicts depression and attempted suicide after 4 years in first‐episode schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder

N Crumlish, P Whitty, M Kamali… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To map the development of insight in the 4 years after presentation with first‐
episode schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder and to determine the effects of …

How lay people respond to messages about genetics, health, and race

C Condit, B Bates - Clinical genetics, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
There is a growing movement in medical genetics to develop, implement, and promote a
model of race‐based medicine. Although race‐based medicine may become a widely …

An assessment of the efficacy of cancer genetic counselling using real-time videoconferencing technology (telemedicine) compared to face-to-face consultations

JJ Coelho, A Arnold, J Nayler, M Tischkowitz… - European Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
There are few published studies regarding the use of telemedicine in counselling families
with a history of cancer. In this study, cancer genetic counselling was evaluated when …

Development and validation of a breast cancer genetic counseling knowledge questionnaire

J Erblich, K Brown, Y Kim, HB Valdimarsdottir… - Patient education and …, 2005 - Elsevier
Women who undergo genetic counseling concerning their increased risk of developing
breast cancer confront large quantities of complex information in a short period of time …

Psychosocial aspects of risk communication and mutation testing in familial breast-ovarian cancer

P Hopwood - Current opinion in oncology, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Our understanding of the psychological benefits and limitations of risk counselling and
mutation testing can now inform clinical practice, but insufficient knowledge exists of long …

[HTML][HTML] Attitudes toward genetic testing for thrombophilia in asymptomatic members of a large family with heritable protein C deficiency

IM Van Korlaar, CY Vossen, FR Rosendaal… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2005 - Elsevier
Background: Little research has been performed regarding the psychological consequences
of knowing that one is at an increased risk for venous thrombosis. Objectives: The aim of this …

Hereditary melanoma and predictive genetic testing: why not?

SR Riedijk, FA De Snoo, S van Dijk… - … Oncology: Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background: Since p16‐Leiden presymptomatic testing for hereditary melanoma
has become available in the Netherlands, the benefits and risks of offering such testing are …

Development of an audit tool for genetic services

H Skirton, E Parsons, P Ewings - American Journal of Medical …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid growth in demand and altered professional roles have produced changes in the
delivery of genetic services over the past decade, but these have not been rigorously …

[HTML][HTML] Patient perspective on the value of genetic counselling for familial pancreas cancer

JE Axilbund, KA Brune, MI Canto, BC Brehon… - Hereditary Cancer in …, 2005 - Springer
Purpose To assess patient views regarding the value of genetic counselling for familial
pancreas cancer in the absence of predictive genetic testing. Patients and methods At-risk …