A Model Protocol for Evaluating the Behavioral and Psychosocial Effects of BRCA1 Testing

• Published in: JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute Vol. 88; no. 13; pp. 872 - 882
• Main Authors: Botkin, Jeffrey R., Croyle, Robert T., Smith, Ken R., Baty, Bonnie J., Lerman, Caryn, Goldgar, David E., Ward, John M., Flick, Bonnie J., Nash, Jean E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cary, NC Oxford University Press 03-07-1996; Superintendent of Documents
• Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Bioethics; Biological and medical sciences; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - genetics; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Clinical Protocols; Colonic Neoplasms - genetics; Colonic Neoplasms - psychology; Confounding Factors (Epidemiology); Counseling; Female; Genetic Counseling; Genetic Testing; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Heterozygote; Humans; Male; Mammary gland diseases; Medical sciences; Medical screening; Mutation; Ovarian Neoplasms - genetics; Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology; Psychology; Risk Assessment; Social Support; Stress, Psychological - etiology; Stress, Psychological - prevention & control; Stress, Psychological - therapy; Tumors; Human; Mammary gland diseases; Predisposition; Behavior; Diagnosis; Mammary gland; Mutation; Malignant tumor; Psychological effect; Social impact; Tumor suppressor gene; Empirical Approach; Genetics and Reproduction
• ISSN: 0027-8874; 1460-2105
• DOI: 10.1093/jnci/88.13.872

Botkin et al discuss a model protocol for evaluating the behavioral and psychosocial effects of screening women for the BRCA1 mutation that often lead to breast cancer. Counseling is one of the most important features of this model.