The trajectory of psychological impact in BRCA1/2 genetic testing: Does time heal?

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-116

  Beran, Tammy M ^a   Stanton, Annette L ^a,b,c   Kwan, Lorna ^b   Seldon, Joyce ^b   Bower, Julienne E ^a,b,c   Vodermaier, Andrea ^b   Ganz, Patricia A ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

BRCA1; Cancer genetics; Genetic testing; Psychological adjustment; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ONCOGENE; OVARY CANCER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENES, BRCA1; GENES, BRCA2; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; REGISTRIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 55549110892     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-008-9060-9     Document Type: Article

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