Parents ’ perspectives, experiences, and need for support when communicating with their children about the psychiatric manifestations of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS)

ConclusionThis model may help equip genetics professionals to support parents to communicate effectively with their children in order to improve health outcomes and family adaptation to 22q11DS.Practice implicationsOur findings may apply not only to 22q11DS, but also to other genetic conditions where psychiatric manifestations occur.
Source: Journal of Community Genetics - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research