Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction; I: What Do We Know about the Impact of Screening?; 2. Psychological Impact of Genetic Testing; 3. Psychosocial Impact of Cholesterol Screening and Management; 4. Psychosocial Impact of Cancer Screening; 5. Changes in Psychological Distress and HIV Risk-Associated Behavior: Consequences of HIV Antibody Testing?; 6. The Psychosocial and Behavioral Impact of Health Risk Appraisals; 7. Understanding the Impact of Risk Factor Test Results: Insights from a Basic Research Program; II: Where Do We Go from Here?
8. Toward an Understanding of the Psychological Consequences of Screening9. Screening for Disease Detection and Prevention: Some Comments and Future Perspectives; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
Summary
As screening programmes for HIV, gene abnormalities and other risk factors continue to proliferate, questions are being raised about the impact of these programmes on the emotions and behaviour of participants. This text explores the psychosocial consequences of risk factor testing
