Ethical and public health implications of genetic testing for suicide risk: family and survivor perspectives

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Brent M. Kious · University of Utah

Anna R. Docherty · University of Utah

Jeffrey R. Botkin · University of Utah

Teneille R. Brown · University of Utah

Leslie P. Francis · University of Utah

Douglas D. Gray · University of Utah

Brooks Keeshin ·

Abstract

Many ethical, legal, and social implications of genetic testing for suicide risk are highly salient to community stakeholders. Our participants hoped that suicide PRS could have significant individual and community-level benefits, but had concerns about effects in several domains, including stigma, access to insurance and employment, and increased anxiety and depression.

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Suicide and Self-Harm Studies BRCA gene mutations in cancer

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Published in: Genetics in Medicine

Volume 23, Issue 2, pp. 289-297

DOI: 10.1038/s41436-020-00982-1

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Ethical and public health implications of genetic testing for suicide risk: family and survivor perspectives

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