Genetic Counselling. Psychological Dimensions

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
List of Contributors, Pages ix-x
Preface, Pages xi-xiii
Foreword, Pages xv-xix, Charles J. Epstein
1 - Introduction, Pages 1-15, Seymour Kessler
2 - The Psychological Foundations of Genetic Counseling, Pages 17-33, Seymour Kessler
3 - The Processes of Communication, Decision Making and Coping in Genetic Counseling, Pages 35-51, Seymour Kessler
4 - The Counselor—Counselee Relationship, Pages 53-63, Seymour Kessler
5 - The Genetic Counseling Session, Pages 65-105, Seymour Kessler
6 - Amniocentesis Counseling, Pages 107-113, Rose Grobstein
7 - Genetic Counseling for Parents of a Baby with Down's Syndrome, Pages 115-133, Ray M. Antley
8 - Psychological Issues in Genetic Counseling of Phenylketonuri, Pages 135-152, Sylvia Schild
9 - Psychological Issues in the Genetic Counseling of Cystic Fibrosis, Pages 153-165, Stanley E. Fischman
10 - Applied Behavioral Genetics: Counseling and Psychotherapy in Sex-Chromosomal Disorders, Pages 167-184, John Money, Andrew Klein, John Beck
11 - Psychological Issues in Sickle Cell Counseling, Pages 185-198, Verle E. Headings
12 - Genetic “Russian Roulette”: The Experience of Being “At Risk” for Huntington's Disease, Pages 199-220, Nancy Sabin Wexler
13 - Genetic Counseling and Cancer, Pages 221-241, H.T. Lynch, Patrick M. Lynch, Jane F. Lynch
Subject Index, Pages 243-248