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Breaking bad news in genetic counseling—problems and communication tools

25 Sept 2018

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Breaking bad news is a common problem for clinical geneticists in their daily work. Just like doctors of other specialties, e.g., oncologists, they can use proven communication tools instead of relying only on professional sense. The latter is, of course, always the most important for experienced doctors, but the use of protocols such as SPIKES and EMPATHY facilitates both the delineation of difficult information...

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PMID: 30255485
DOI: 10.1007/s13353-018-0469-y

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