Building Genetic Literacy to Help Patients Navigate Results, Risk, and Concern

Differentiates between the clinical uses and limitations of different types of genetic testing in psychiatric and neurodevelopmental care. The article further outlines strategies to explain probabilistic genetic findings, addresses genetic determinism, and preserves a nuanced understanding of patient risk and prognosis. The author also identifies major ethical, legal, privacy, and equity consideration associated with genetic testing in healthcare. Copyright 2026.

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• Differentiate the clinical uses and limitations of different types of genetic testing in psychiatric and neurodevelopmental care.
• Apply communication strategies to explain probabilistic genetic findings, address genetic determinism, and preserve a nuanced understanding of patient risk and prognosis.
• Identify major ethical, legal, privacy, and equity considerations associated with genetic testing in mental health care.

Lucy Tu