Assessing Stakeholder Perceptions of the Utility of Genetic Information for the Clinical Care of Mental Health Disorders: We Have a Will but Need to See the Way. Academic Article

abstract

• Academic stakeholders' (primarily mental health researchers and clinicians) practices and attitudes related to the translation of genetic information into mental health care were assessed. A three-part survey was administered at two large, urban universities. Response frequencies were calculated. Participants (N=64) reported moderate levels of translational practice, adequate levels of genetic knowledge, and variable levels of genetic competence. They held positive attitudes toward translating genetic information about mental health broadly but negative attitudes about the impact that such information would have on specific aspects of care. The current study lays the groundwork for further inquiry into translating genetic information to mental health care.

authors

• Hettema, John

published proceedings

• Adm Policy Ment Health

altmetric score

• 1

author list (cited authors)

• Bourdon, J. L., Hettema, J. M., Prom-Wormley, E. C., & Southam-Gerow, M. A.

citation count

• 1

complete list of authors

• Bourdon, Jessica L||Hettema, John M||Prom-Wormley, Elizabeth C||Southam-Gerow, Michael A

publication date

• June 2020

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research  Journal

keywords

• Genetics
• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• Humans
• Mental Disorders
• Mental Health
• Perception
• Practice
• Surveys And Questionnaires
• Translational Science

PubMed Central ID

• 32564165

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/s10488-020-01058-7

start page

• 363

end page

• 376

volume

• 48

issue

• 2