ArticleJournal of genetic counseling2014
Use of genetic tests among neurologists and psychiatrists: knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and needs for training.
Article in Journal of genetic counseling, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
66 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 117 citations in OpenAlex.
- Sharing behavior and health care utilization following direct-to-consumer genetic testing: a systematic review.Open research Europe · 2025Pooled it
- Direct-to-consumer genetic testing: an updated systematic review of healthcare professionals' knowledge and views, and ethical and legal concerns.European journal of human genetics : EJHG · 2022Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of probability estimates of worldwide variation of CYP2D6 and CYP2C19.Translational psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Mainstreaming genetics and genomics: a systematic review of the barriers and facilitators for nurses and physicians in secondary and tertiary care.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2020Pooled it
- A theory-informed systematic review of clinicians' genetic testing practices.European journal of human genetics : EJHG · 2018Pooled it
- Internet-Based Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: A Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2015Pooled it
- Genetic Counselor Utilization Across Non-Genetics Departments for Neurodevelopmental Disorders.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Incorporating genetics and genetic counselling in neurology clinics: a survey of neurologists' perceptions and current practices.BMJ neurology open · 2026Article
- Ethical considerations in the clinical application of prediction tools for severe mental disorders: perspectives from child and adolescent psychiatrists.Global bioethics = Problemi di bioetica · 2026Article
- Case-based genomics education and training of neurologists: an Egyptian initiative.Journal of community genetics · 2025Article
- Putting control into parents' hands: Parent experiences with a genomic results e-booklet.Journal of genetic counseling · 2025Article
- A qualitative study to evaluate the preparedness of community paediatricians for genomic medicine in England - ready for take-off?Journal of community genetics · 2025Article
- Genetic counselors outside of the genetics clinic: Roles, practices, and ethico-legal implications in light of lagging legal recognition across Canada.Journal of genetic counseling · 2025Article
- Health Care Delivery and Financial Considerations in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Clinics: A Survey of Clinic Directors.Neurology · 2025Article
- Obstacles, Opportunities, and Ethical Considerations for Genomic Investigations of Individuals Continuously Hospitalized with Treatment-resistant Schizophrenia.Schizophrenia bulletin open · 2025Article
- Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of Genetic Testing Among Patients With Movement Disorders, Their Caregivers and Health Care Professionals.Journal of movement disorders · 2024Article
- Non-genetic physicians' knowledge, attitudes and behavior towards medical genetics.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2024Article
- A survey in Austria supports the significance of genetic counseling and pharmacogenetic testing for mental illness.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Understanding Challenges of Genetic Testing on Neuromuscular Disorders from the Parental Lens.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- The qualitative experiences of otolaryngologists with genetic services in pediatric hearing loss evaluation.Journal of community genetics · 2023Article
6 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
This study explores neurologists' and psychiatrists' knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning genetic tests. Psychiatrists (n = 5,316) and neurologists (n = 2,167) on the American Medical Association master list who had agreed to receive surveys were sent an email link to a survey about their attitudes and practices regarding genetic testing; 372 psychiatrists and 163 neurologists responded. A higher proportion of neurologists (74%) than psychiatrists (14%) who responded to the survey had ordered genetic testing in the past 6 months. Overall, most respondents thought that genetic tests should be performed more frequently, but almost half believed genetic tests could harm patients psychologically and considered legal protections inadequate. Almost half of neurologists (49%) and over 75% of psychiatrists did not have a genetics professional to whom to refer patients; those who had ordered genetic tests were more likely than those who did not do so to have access to a genetic counselor. Of respondents, 10% had received patient requests not to document genetic information and 15% had received inquiries about direct-to-consumer genetic testing. Neurologists reported themselves to be relatively more experienced and knowledgeable about genetics than psychiatrists. These data, the first to examine several important issues concerning knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of neurologists and psychiatrists regarding genetic tests, have important implications for future practice, research, and education.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.