Nothing is absolute in life: Understanding uncertainty in the context of psychiatric genetic counseling from the perspective of those with serious mental Illness

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 625-632

  Hippman, Catriona ^a,b   Lohn, Zoe ^b   Ringrose, Andrea ^a   Inglis, Angela ^a   Cheek, Joanna ^a   Austin, Jehannine C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b WOMEN S HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Genetic counseling; Mental illness; Psychiatric disorders; Satisfaction; Schizoaffective disorder; Schizophrenia; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885474675     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-013-9594-2     Document Type: Article

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