A survey in Austria supports the significance of genetic counseling and pharmacogenetic testing for mental illness

Genetic counseling and testing in psychiatry warrant attention, but research results on attitude, knowledge, personal experience and interest are limited. There are only a few studies that have compared the opinions of the general population and experts regarding genetic counseling and genetic testi...

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Published in:Frontiers in psychiatry 2024-10, Vol.15, p.1436875
Main Authors: Aschauer, Elena, Yazdi, Shahriar Izadi, Aschauer, Harald
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
experts
general population
genetic counseling
genetic testing
mental illness
Psychiatry
survey
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Summary:Genetic counseling and testing in psychiatry warrant attention, but research results on attitude, knowledge, personal experience and interest are limited. There are only a few studies that have compared the opinions of the general population and experts regarding genetic counseling and genetic testing in mental illness. This study aimed to investigate these gaps through a cross-sectional survey conducted in Austria, involving a sample of the web-active population, representative according to gender, age and geographical location (n=1,000, 24.5% of them had a psychiatric diagnosis), and experts (n=145, 83.4% of them psychiatrists). Two questionnaires were developed. Pearson chi-square statistics were used to compare responses, and regression analyses were employed to measure the strength of psycho-sociodemographic influences on answers. The findings revealed that public considered genetic counseling to be more important than experts did (68.8% versus 54.2%; Pearson chi-square 12.183; df=1; p
ISSN:1664-0640
1664-0640
DOI:10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1436875