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Psychiatric Disorders in Clinical Genetics I: Addressing Family Histories of Psychiatric Illness
Author(s) -
Peay Holly L.,
Veach Patricia McCarthy,
Palmer Christina G. S.,
RosenSheidley Beth,
Gettig Elizabeth,
Austin Jehannine C.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of genetic counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.867
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1573-3599
pISSN - 1059-7700
DOI - 10.1007/s10897-007-9120-5
Subject(s) - psychiatry , psychiatric genetics , genetic counseling , medicine , family history , mental illness , public health , epidemiology of child psychiatric disorders , scope (computer science) , medical genetics , psychology , mental health , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , nursing , genetics , radiology , computer science , gene , biology , programming language
This is the first article of a two‐part professional development series addressing genetic counseling for personal and family histories of psychiatric disorders. It is based on an Educational Breakout Session presented by the Psychiatric Special Interest Group of the National Society of Genetic Counselors at the 2006 Annual Education Conference. This article examines issues that arise in addressing family histories of psychiatric illness, while the second article in the series considers the generation and provision of individualized recurrence risks for psychiatric disorders. In this article we discuss the importance of managing uncertainty for affected individuals and their close family members who have been referred to genetics for a number of different indications. We then use four simulated cases to make recommendations about the scope and timing of discussions related to the psychiatric family history.