Exploring genetic counselors' perceptions of and attitudes towards schizophrenia

Public Health Genomics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-26

  Monaco, Laura C ^a   Conway, Laura ^a   Valverde, Kathleen ^a   Austin, Jehannine C ^b  

^a ARCADIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family history; Genetic counseling; Mental illness; Psychiatric; Risk assessment; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951133127     PISSN: 16624246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000210096     Document Type: Article

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