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ERIC Number: EJ576849
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0738-3991
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Psychological Aspects of Genetic Counselling: A Review of the Experience with Huntington's Disease.
ten Kroode, Herman F. J.; van't Spijker, Adriaan
Patient Education and Counseling, v32 n1,2 p33-40 Sep-Oct 1997
Psychological consequences of presymptomatic DNA-testing for Huntington's disease are reviewed. Both carriers and noncarriers experience emotional reactions after disclosure of their test results; however, no long-term adverse emotional consequences have been revealed. Consequences for the family are discussed. Future research should include children and persons of decreased risk. (Author/EMK)
Descriptors: Counseling, Decision Making, Emotional Adjustment, Family Attitudes, Family Health, Genetics, Health Education, Heredity, Meta Analysis, Patient Education, Risk Management
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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