SynthesisJournal of genetic counseling2017
The Efficacy of Genetic Counseling for Psychiatric Disorders: a Meta-Analysis.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.
- The efficacy of genetic counseling for familial colorectal cancer: A meta-analysis.Journal of genetic counseling · 2025Pooled it
- Protocol for a new family history of addiction density score to aid in the treatment of alcohol and substance use disorders.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2025Article
- Genetic counselling for psychiatric conditions: exploring current perceptions of family physicians and psychiatrists in Portugal.Journal of community genetics · 2025Article
- Psychological state at the time of psychiatric genetic counseling impacts patient empowerment: A pre-post analysis.Journal of genetic counseling · 2025Article
- Application of Genetic Testing for Anorexia Nervosa: An Ethical Analysis.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
- A survey in Austria supports the significance of genetic counseling and pharmacogenetic testing for mental illness.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Evaluation of an educational conference for persons affected by hereditary frontotemporal degeneration and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.PEC innovation · 2023Article
- The Ethics of Risk Prediction for Psychosis and Suicide Attempt in Youth Mental Health.The Journal of pediatrics · 2023Review
- Research priorities in psychiatric genetic counselling: how to talk to children and adolescents about genetics and psychiatric disorders.European journal of human genetics : EJHG · 2023Article
- Catatonia in autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities: a state-of-the-art review.Npj mental health research · 2022Review
- An ethical analysis of divergent clinical approaches to the application of genetic testing for autism and schizophrenia.Human genetics · 2022Article
- Ethical concerns relating to genetic risk scores for suicide.American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics · 2021Article
- The practical utility of genetic screening in school settings.NPJ science of learning · 2021Article
- In-vivo design feedback and perceived utility of a genetically-informed smoking risk tool among current smokers in the community.BMC medical genomics · 2021Article
- The Role of Genetic Testing for Parkinson's Disease.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2021Review
- Assessing Stakeholder Perceptions of the Utility of Genetic Information for the Clinical Care of Mental Health Disorders: We Have a Will but Need to See the Way.Administration and policy in mental health · 2021Article
- Case Report: The Association Between Chromosomal Anomalies and Cluster A Personality Disorders: The Case of Two Siblings With 16p11.2 Deletion and a Review of the Literature.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Evidence-Based Genetic Counseling for Psychiatric Disorders: A Road Map.Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine · 2020Review
- Four Actionable Bottlenecks and Potential Solutions to Translating Psychiatric Genetics Research: An Expert Review.Public health genomics · 2020Review
- International Society of Psychiatric Genetics Ethics Committee: Issues facing us.American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics · 2019Review
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Psychiatric illnesses are complex, highly heritable disorders that have substantial implications for both affected individuals and their families. Though genetic testing is currently limited in its clinical usefulness in this area, interest in genetic counseling for psychiatric disorders has a relatively long history and many positive outcomes have been posited. Yet, empirical studies of genetic counseling outcomes have been emerging only more recently. The aim of the current meta-analysis was to analyze the efficacy of genetic counseling and explore potential moderators of its effect. An extensive electronic search was conducted investigating the literature published until July 2016. The initial search resulted in 2367 articles, four of which met the inclusion criteria and were included in the quantitative meta-analysis. Effect size parameters and sample sizes for all variables in each study were included. The efficacy has ben demonstrated both at post-intervention and at follow up, with an overall statistically significant effect size of moderate intensity. Implications of this study are discussed in detail.
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