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Effects of genetic information on memory for severity of depressive symptoms.

PloS one - 1 Jan 2020

Ahn Woo-Kyoung, Bitran Alma, Lebowitz Matthew

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The general public is increasingly aware of the role of genes in causing depression. Recent studies have begun uncovering unintended negative consequences of learning about a person's genetic susceptibility to disorders. Because people tend to believe that genes determine one's identity, having genes related to a disorder can be misinterpreted as equivalent to having the disorder. Consequently, learning that a...

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PMID: 33052909
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239714
PMCID: PMC7556482

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