Implications of genetic risk information in families with a high density of bipolar disorder: An exploratory study

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 109-118

  Meiser, Bettina ^a,b   Mitchell, Philip B ^b,d   McGirr, H ^a   Van Herten, M ^d   Schofield, Peter R ^c  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d Sch of Biotech and Biomol Sci   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Australia; Bipolar disorder; Genetic risk; Genetic testing

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL IMPACT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 5144226493     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.04.016     Document Type: Article

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