Psychiatric and ethical aspects of genetic diagnostics in cases of Huntington's disease;Psychiatrische und ethische aspekte genetischer diagnostik am beispiel der Chorea Huntington

Nervenarzt

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 413-419

  Meincke, U ^a   Kosinski, Ch ^a   Zerres, K ^a   Maio, G ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Competence; Genetic testing; Huntington's disease; Preimplantation diagnostic genetic testing

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; BENEFICENCE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPETENCE; DEPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ETHICS; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; GERMANY; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GERMANY; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0038037998     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-002-1413-1     Document Type: Review

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