Family issues in a psychoeducation group for women with a BRCA mutation

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 121-127

  Speice, Jenny ^a   McDaniel, S H ^a   Rowley, P T ^a   Loader, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

BRCA mutations; Decision making; Family systems; Genetic counseling; Psychoeducation; Psychological stress

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GRIEF; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MARITAL THERAPY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GENES, BRCA1; GENES, BRCA2; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MUTATION; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 0036705881     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.2002.620204.x     Document Type: Review

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