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Familial risks and genetic counselling for common psychiatric disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Jane Scourfield  and
Peter McGuffin
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The main aim of genetic counselling is to inform about disorders that may have a genetic basis. The following definition is a helpful starting point:

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Advances in Psychiatric Treatment , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , January 1999 , pp. 39 - 45
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 1999 

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