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Psychosocial effects of screening for disease prevention and detection

Title
Psychosocial effects of screening for disease prevention and detection / edited by Robert T. Croyle.
Publication
New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.

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Additional Authors
Croyle, Robert T.
Description
218 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Summary
  • As screening programs for HIV, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, genetic abnormalities, and other risk factors continue to proliferate, difficult questions are continually raised concerning the psychological and behavioral effects on the participants.
  • While advocates argue that risk notification provides the impetus for individuals to improve their health habits and seek early treatment, skeptics contend that risk screening can have an adverse labeling effect, leading to increased anxiety, work absenteeism, and fatalism.
  • Now, for the first time, the widely scattered body of research on the effects of risk factor screening is comprehensively reviewed and evaluated in this volume. Here, an internationally recognized group of expert contributors summarizes and discusses current knowledge about the psychosocial consequences of risk factor testing taking into account individual differences, gender differences, risk status, and intervention strategies.
  • Both the public health and behavioral science viewpoints are explored through up-to-date reviews and stimulating commentary.
Subject
  • Medical screening > Psychological aspects
  • Medical screening > Social aspects
  • Health risk communication > Psychological aspects
  • Health risk communication > Social aspects
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Diagnosis
  • Risk Factors
  • Anxiety > etiology
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Introduction / Robert T. Croyle -- 2. Psychological Impact of Genetic Testing / Robert T. Croyle and Caryn Lerman -- 3. Psychosocial Impact of Cholesterol Screening and Management / Karen Glanz and Mary Beth Gilboy -- 4. Psychosocial Impact of Cancer Screening / Caryn Lerman and Barbara K. Rimer -- 5. Changes in Psychological Distress and HIV Risk-Associated Behavior: Consequences of HIV Antibody Testing? / John B. Jemmott, III, Catherine A. Sanderson and Suzanne M. Miller -- 6. The Psychosocial and Behavioral Impact of Health Risk Appraisals / Victor J. Strecher and Matthew W. Kreuter -- 7. Understanding the Impact of Risk Factor Test Results: Insights from a Basic Research Program / Peter H. Ditto and Robert T. Croyle -- 8. Toward an Understanding of the Psychological Consequences of Screening / Theresa M. Marteau -- 9. Screening for Disease Detection and Prevention: Some Comments and Future Perspectives / Torbjorn Moum.
ISBN
0195075560 (alk. paper)
LCCN
94022279
OCLC
  • 30783291
  • ocm30783291
  • SCSB-4778094
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries