Adverse effects of predictive testing for Huntington disease underestimated: long-term effects 7-10 years after the test

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Psychological effects of predictive testing for Huntington disease in individuals and partners over a seven- to ten-year period were examined. Post-test results indicate that distress among carriers and their partners varies with time, and that follow-up studies need to be spread over a longer period to fully understand the impact of such testing.

Product information, Patient outcomes, Testing, Huntington's chorea, Huntington's disease, Outcome and process assessment (Health Care), Outcome and process assessment (Medical care)

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Individual differences in sensitivity to health communications: consideration of future consequences

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Individual differences in people's tendency to consider the short- or long-term consequences of their behavior have been shown to have significant psychological consequences on health. These differences were assessed by the Consideration of Future Consequences (CFC) Scale to evaluate the influence of persuasive health-related communication.

Health behavior, Individual differences, Individual differences (Psychology), Health behaviour

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The placebo puzzle: putting together the pieces

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A placebo effect may be described as any genuine physical or psychological response to an inert substance or procedure. The main theories of the placebo effect are examined and put together in an integrative model to show that they often act in conjunction with each other.

Observations, Placebo effect

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