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Religiosity, spirituality, and psychological distress in African-Americans at risk for having a hereditary cancer predisposing gene mutation.

American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics - 15 Feb 2009

Kinney Anita Y, Coxworth James E, Simonson Sara E, Fanning Joseph B

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Elevated psychological distress has been observed among people at increased risk for familial cancer. Researchers consider religiosity and spirituality (RS) to be positive coping mechanisms associated with reduced psychological distress. Relatively little is known about the impact of RS on genomic health issues. The objectives of our study were: (1) describe the prevalence of RS and depressive symptoms and (2)...

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PMID: 19170079
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30194
PMCID: PMC3040977

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