Article
Psychological distress in women seeking genetic counseling for breast-ovarian cancer risk: the contributions of personality and appraisal.
Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine - 1 Jan 1997
Audrain J, Schwartz M D, Lerman C, Hughes C, Peshkin B N, Biesecker B
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of the present study was two-fold: (a) to characterize the psychological status of women with a family history of breast or ovarian cancer who self-refer for genetic counseling and BRCA1 testing; and (b) to identify specific demographic, personality, and appraisal factors that contrib...
Topics
- Adaptation, Psychological
- Adolescent
- Adult
- BRCA1 Protein
- Breast Neoplasms
- Female
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Testing
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Humans
- Internal-External Control
- Middle Aged
- Ovarian Neoplasms