Predictors of Psychological Adjustment to Genetic Testing for Huntington's Disease

Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 36-50

  Codori, Ann Marie ^a   Slavney, Phillip R ^b   Young, Candace ^b   Miglioretti, Diana L ^b   Brandt, Jason ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adjustment; Genetic testing; Huntington's disease; Predictive testing; Psychological impact

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONSET AGE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030635987     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.16.1.36     Document Type: Article

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