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The symptom discounting effect: what to do when negative genetic test results become risk factors for alcohol use disorder.

Scientific reports - 4 Mar 2022

Ahn Woo-Kyoung, Perricone Annalise M

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Most consumers of genetic testing for health conditions test negative, yet the psychological perils of this are hardly known. In three experiments (N = 2103) participants discounted repercussions of alcohol use disorder (AUD), after learning or imagining that they were not genetically predisposed to AUD. Such discounting can lead people to avoid treatment and to feel safe to continue or even increase their...

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PMID: 35246586
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-07452-5
PMCID: PMC8897420

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