The internet is parents' main source of information about psychiatric manifestations of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS)

European Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 439-441

  van den Bree, Marianne B M ^a   Miller, Gregory ^b   Mansell, Elizabeth ^a   Thapar, Anita ^a   Flinter, Frances ^c   Owen, Michael J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

22q11.2 deletion syndrome; 22q11.2DS; Parental awareness; Physical manifestations; Psychiatric manifestations; Velo Cardio Facial syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 22; CHROMOSOME DELETION 22Q11; CHROMOSOME DELETION 22Q11.2; DEPRESSION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL DISEASE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; ONLINE SYSTEM; PARENT; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH DELAY;

22Q11.2 DELETION SYNDROME; 22Q11.2DS; PARENTAL AWARENESS; PHYSICAL MANIFESTATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC MANIFESTATIONS; VELO-CARDIO-FACIAL SYNDROME;

DIGEORGE SYNDROME; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET;

EID: 84881543285     PISSN: 17697212     EISSN: 18780849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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