Distress and psychiatric morbidity among women from high-risk breast and ovarian cancer families.
2000; American Psychological Association; Volume: 68; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1037/0022-006x.68.5.864
ISSN1939-2117
AutoresJames C. Coyne, Nili R. Benazon, Collette Glynn Gaba, Kathleen A. Calzone, Barbara L. Weber,
Tópico(s)Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
ResumoThis study assessed psychological distress and psychiatric disorder in high-risk women enrolled in a hereditary breast and ovarian cancer registry, and it evaluated the concordance between self-report data and interview-based psychiatric diagnosis. A sample of 464 women completed the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 and were interviewed using modules of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV. Level of psychological distress and the prevalence of psychiatric disorder were low and in the range that would be expected for a sample of community-residing women. Screening proved inefficient: Less than 10% of distressed women met criteria for a clinical disorder. High-risk women seeking genetic testing in research settings may not require extensive psychological screening and diagnostic assessment. Caution is expressed about possible self-selection biases in women enrolled in hereditary cancer registries.
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