Identifying mental health services in clinical genetic settings

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 326-331

  Cappelli, M ^a,b   Esplen, M J ^c   Wilson, B J ^b   Dorval, M ^d   Bottorff, J L ^e   Ly, M ^a   Carroll, J C ^f   Allanson, J ^a   Humphreys, E ^b   Rayson, D ^g  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f Granovsky Gluskin Family Medicine Centre   (Canada)

^g DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Availability of health services; Genetic counselling; Genetic predisposition testing; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SERVICE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE;

ANXIETY; CANADA; COUNSELING; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; GENETIC SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 70350155560     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2009.01250.x     Document Type: Article

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