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Psychosocial Effects of Screening for Disease Prevention and Detection

Psychosocial Effects of Screening for Disease Prevention and Detection

Croyle, Robert T.

Hardcover

Medical ReferenceMental Health

ISBN10: 0195075560
ISBN13: 9780195075564
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Jul 27 1995
Pages: 232
Weight: 1.22
Height: 0.77 Width: 6.34 Depth: 9.42
Language: English
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. Although members of the public health community have debated the costs and benefits of screening programs for over three decades, these questions have become especially pertinent with the current emphasis on early disease detection and prevention. 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.

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