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Genetic counseling : psychological dimensions / edited by Seymour Kessler ; with a foreword by Charles J. Epstein. - New York : Academic Press, 1979. - xix, 248 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographies and index.

List of contributors, Preface, Foreword, Introduction-- The psychological foundations of genetic counseling-- The process of communication, decision making and coping in genetic counseling-- The counselor- counselee relationship-- The genetic counseling session-- Amniocentesis counseling -- Genetic counseling for parents of a baby with down's syndrome-- Psychological issues in genetic counseling of phenylketonuria -- Psychological issues in the genetic counseling of cystic fibrosis -- Applied behavioral genetics: counseling and psychotherapy in sex chromosoamal disorders -- Psychological issues in sickle cell counseling -- Genetic russian roulette; the experience of being at risk for huntington's disease-- Genetical counseling and cancer // Subject Index //

ISBN: 0124056504

LCCN: 78087879

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Genetic counseling--Psychological aspects.
Genetic counseling--Psychology.

LC Class. No.: RB155 / .G373

Dewey Class. No.: 362.19 KES

National Library of Medicine Call No.: QZ50.3 G3243