Reactions to predictive testing in Huntington disease: Case reports of coping with a new genetic status

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 356-365

  Wahlin, Tarja Brita Robins ^a,b   Lundin, Anders ^c   Bäckman, Lars ^a,b,d   Almqvist, Elisabeth ^b   Haegermark, Aina ^c   Winblad, Bengt ^a,b   Anvret, Maria ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coping; Huntington disease; Predictive testing; Psychological reactions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030694624     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19971219)73:3<356::AID-AJMG24>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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