Psychosocial outcome following genetic risk counselling for familial colorectal cancer. A comparison of affected patients and family members

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 414-424

  Keller, Monika ^a   Jost, R ^a   Haunstetter, C M ^a   Sattel, H ^a   Schroeter, C ^a   Bertsch, U ^a   Cremer, F ^a   Kienle, P ^a   Tariverdian, M ^a   Kloor, M ^a   Gebert, J ^a   Brechtel, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Genetic counselling; Hereditary colorectal cancer; HNPCC; Psychological distress; Psychosocial outcome; Risk perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS, HEREDITARY NONPOLYPOSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 53949085085     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2008.01089.x     Document Type: Article

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