Psychosocial Effects of Screening for Disease Prevention and Detection.

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As screening programmes for HIV, gene abnormalities and other risk factors continue to proliferate, questions are being raised about the impact of these programmes on the emotions and behaviour of participants. This text explores the psychosocial consequences of risk factor testing.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Croyle, Robert T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Temas:
Medical screening > Psychological aspects.
Medical screening > Social aspects.
Health risk communication > Psychological aspects.
Health risk communication > Social aspects.
Dépistage (Médecine) > Aspect psychologique.
Dépistage (Médecine) > Aspect social.
Risques pour la santé > Communication > Aspect psychologique.
Risques pour la santé > Communication > Aspect social.
Health risk communication > Psychological aspects
Medical screening > Psychological aspects
Medical screening > Social aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction; I: What Do We Know about the Impact of Screening?; 2. Psychological Impact of Genetic Testing; 3. Psychosocial Impact of Cholesterol Screening and Management; 4. Psychosocial Impact of Cancer Screening; 5. Changes in Psychological Distress and HIV Risk-Associated Behavior: Consequences of HIV Antibody Testing?; 6. The Psychosocial and Behavioral Impact of Health Risk Appraisals; 7. Understanding the Impact of Risk Factor Test Results: Insights from a Basic Research Program; II: Where Do We Go from Here?
  • 8. Toward an Understanding of the Psychological Consequences of Screening9. Screening for Disease Detection and Prevention: Some Comments and Future Perspectives; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.

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