Genetic Counseling: Impact on the Family System

Christine Evans, Institute of Medical Genetics, Cardiff, UK
Eddy Street, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK

Published online: September 2006

DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0005625

From a family systems perspective, the psychological nature of genetic counseling brings to the surface past, present and future family issues for consideration. The manner in which families deal with this information is influenced by interactional patterns that may inhibit or allow emotional processing.

Keywords: psychological framework; consultation; family system; emotional processing

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Evans, Christine, and Street, Eddy(Sep 2006) Genetic Counseling: Impact on the Family System. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0005625]