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The counselees' self-reported request for psychological help in genetic counseling for hereditary breast/ovarian cancer: not only psychopathology matters.
Psycho-oncology - 1 Apr 2013
Vos Joël, van Asperen Christi J, Oosterwijk Jan C, Menko Fred H, Collee Margriet J, Gomez Garcia Encarna, Tibben Aad
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BACKGROUND: Several studies have shown that counselees do not experience psychopathological levels of distress after DNA test result disclosure. However, it has not systematically been studied whether the absence of psychopathology also means that counselees do not want to receive help. Their self-reported request for help may be related not only with psychopathology/distress but also with other psychological...
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