Overview

I am a genetic counselor with a PhD in psychiatric genetics. Much of my work is at the intersection of these fields. For example, I established the worlds first psychiatric genetic counseling clinic here in Vancouver, and have been studying how best to provide this intervention to ensure it helps people to the fullest potential, and what the outcomes look like.

More broadly, I am interested in ensuring that populations that have traditionally been underserved have equitable access to the potential benefits of precision medicine. Given that precision medicine is an approach for treatment and prevention that takes each person’s variability in genes, environment and lifestyle into account, I see genetic counseling as an important component of this. Genetic counseling is about helping people to make meaning of genetic information, and helping them to use that information in ways that align with their values, needs and wants to manage their lives and health in the face of uncertainty.

The research I do uses both qualitative and quantitative methods, and is primarily clinical, and health services oriented. My team addresses questions related to how to ensure that diverse populations (e.g. neurodiverse adults, trans and non-binary people, people who have psychiatric conditions, etc) have access to the potential benefits of precision medicine.

Publications

A cross-sectional survey-based exploration of diversity in the admissions committees and student cohorts of genetic counseling programs over time
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Jared Warden-Joseph and Courtney B. Cook and Austin Bland and Jehannine Austin
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1969
09/2024

A Canadian Simulation Model for Major Depressive Disorder: Study Protocol
PharmacoEconomics - Open
DOI: 10.1007/s41669-024-00481-y
2024

Development of the Creating Comfort in Choice Theory of Decision Making Regarding Antidepressant Use in Pregnancy: “The Biggest Decision I’ve Ever Made”
Women's Reproductive Health
DOI: 10.1080/23293691.2023.2230463
2024

Development and evaluation of an educational resource for parents of children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome about the psychiatric manifestations of the condition
Journal of Genetic Counseling
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1779
2024

Genetic counselors outside of the genetics clinic: Roles, practices, and ethico-legal implications in light of lagging legal recognition across Canada
Journal of Genetic Counseling
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1943
2024

Defining “genetic counseling research”
Journal of Genetic Counseling
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1936
2024

Assessing the impact of psychiatric genetic counseling on psychiatric hospitalizations
Clinical Genetics
DOI: 10.1111/cge.14493
2024

Unlocking the next phase of development for our profession: Developing and consolidating the recognition of genetic counseling as a rigorous area of academic study
Journal of Genetic Counseling
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1901
2024

Regarding the meta-analyses of pharmacogenomics-guided antidepressant treatment: A response to Milosavljevic et al.
European Neuropsychopharmacology
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.08.002
2024

Where there is no genetic counselor: An online decision-aid supports the majority of parents’ diagnostic genomic testing choices for their children
Genetics in Medicine
DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2024.101173
2024

Psychiatrists' perceptions of and reactions to a simulated psychiatric genetic counseling session
American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63442
2024

The effectiveness of psychiatric genetic counseling training: An analysis of 13 international workshops
American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32978
2024

Psychological state at the time of psychiatric genetic counseling impacts patient empowerment: A pre–post analysis
Journal of Genetic Counseling
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1949
2024

Guidance on use of race, ethnicity, and geographic origin as proxies for genetic ancestry groups in biomedical publications
Human Genetics and Genomics Advances
DOI: 10.1016/j.xhgg.2024.100282
2024

Pharmacogenomic Testing for Major Depression: A Qualitative Study of the Perceptions of People with Lived Experience and Professional Stakeholders
The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
Caitlin Slomp and Emily Morris and Louisa Edwards and Alison M. Hoens and Ginny Landry and Linda Riches and Lisa Ridgway and Stirling Bryan and Jehannine Austin
DOI: 10.1177/07067437221140383
06/2023

A qualitative study exploring the consumer experience of receiving self-initiated polygenic risk scores from a third-party website
European Journal of Human Genetics
Kiara Lowes and Kennedy Borle and Lasse Folkersen and Jehannine Austin
DOI: 10.1038/s41431-022-01203-w
04/2023

Evaluation of out-of-pocket pay genetic testing in a publicly funded healthcare system
Clinical Genetics
Peter Grant and Courtney B. Cook and Sylvie Langlois and Jennifer Nuk and SzeWing Mung and Qian Zhang and Larry D. Lynd and Jehannine Austin and Alison M. Elliott
DOI: 10.1111/cge.14276
04/2023

Considerations for the use of qualitative methodologies in genetic counseling research
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Tasha Wainstein and Alison M. Elliott and Jehannine C. Austin
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1644
04/2023

Psychiatric genetic counseling: A survey of Australian genetic counselors' practice and attitudes
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Joanne Isbister and Adrienne Sexton and Laura E. Forrest and Paul James and James Dowty and Jessica Taylor and Jehannine Austin and Ingrid Winship
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1659
04/2023

Healthcare decision makers' perspectives on the creation of new genetic counselor positions in North America: Exploring the case for psychiatric genetic counseling
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Nour Chanouha and Deborah L. Cragun and Vivian Y. Pan and Jehannine C. Austin and Christin Hoell
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1663
04/2023

Research priorities in psychiatric genetic counselling: how to talk to children and adolescents about genetics and psychiatric disorders
European Journal of Human Genetics
Jessica Mundy and Helena L. Davies and Madalina Radu and Jehannine Austin and Evangelos Vassos and Thalia C. Eley and Gerome Breen and Ramona Moldovan
DOI: 10.1038/s41431-022-01253-0
03/2023

Using Rasch measurement theory to explore the fitness for purpose of the genetic counseling outcome scale: a tale of two scales
Quality of Life Research
Kennedy Borle and Jehannine Austin and Skye Barbic
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-022-03289-7
03/2023

Examining the effect of patient personality types and coping styles on outcomes of genetic counseling
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Areesha Salman and Emily Morris and Angela Inglis and Jehannine Austin
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1623
02/2023

The experiences of adolescent siblings of children with rare genetic conditions: “It's made me who I am”
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Julia Heaton and Tasha Wainstein and Alison M. Elliott and Jehannine Austin
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1636
02/2023

A Genetic Counselor's Reflections on Lessons Learned, Challenges, and Successes Experienced during a One-Year Pilot Integration in a Primary Care Clinic
Public Health Genomics
DOI: 10.1159/000530683
2023

Promoting methodological integrity in qualitative genetic counseling research: Insights arising from the commentary by Lynch, Gillam, and Vears
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Wainstein, T. and Elliott, A.M. and Austin, J.C.
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1827
2023

Cost-effectiveness of pharmacogenomic-guided treatment for major depression
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
Ghanbarian, S. and Wong, G.W.K. and Bunka, M. and Edwards, L. and Cressman, S. and Conte, T. and Price, M. and Schuetz, C. and Riches, L. and Landry, G. and Erickson, D. and McGrail, K. and Peterson, S. and Vijh, R. and Hoens, A.M. and Austin, J. and Bryan, S.
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.221785
2023

Costs of major depression covered / not covered in British Columbia, Canada
BMC Health Services Research
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-10474-y
2023

A novel online genomic counseling and variant interpretation certificate: Learning design, learning analytics, and evaluation
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Macfadyen, L.P. and Austin, J. and Cao, P. and Cheng, J. and Cremin, C. and Duong, L. and Elliott, A.M. and Guimond, C. and Lim, S. and Race, S. and Rajan-Babu, I.-S. and Richardson, A. and Wainstein, T. and Zahir, F. and Birch, P.H.
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1737
2023

Clinical genetic counseling and translation considerations for polygenic scores in personalized risk assessments: A Practice Resource from the National Society of Genetic Counselors
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Wand, H. and Kalia, S.S. and Helm, B.M. and Suckiel, S.A. and Brockman, D. and Vriesen, N. and Goudar, R.K. and Austin, J. and Yanes, T.
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1668
2023

Both sides now: Changing a long-standing pedigree tradition of men on the left and women on the right
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Resta, R.G. and French, K.S. and Bennett, R.L. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1662
2023

How do experts in psychiatric genetics view the clinical utility of polygenic risk scores for schizophrenia?
American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics
Moorthy, T. and Nguyen, H. and Chen, Y. and Austin, J. and Smoller, J.W. and Hercher, L. and Sabatello, M.
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32939
2023

The impact of receiving polygenic risk scores for alcohol use disorder on psychological distress, risk perception, and intentions to reduce drinking
American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics
Driver, M.N. and Kuo, S.I.-C. and Dron, J.S. and Austin, J. and Dick, D.M.
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32933
2023

Transdiagnostic risk of mental disorders in offspring of affected parents: a meta-analysis of family high-risk and registry studies
World Psychiatry
Uher, R. and Pavlova, B. and Radua, J. and Provenzani, U. and Najafi, S. and Fortea, L. and Ortu{\~n}o, M. and Nazarova, A. and Perroud, N. and Palaniyappan, L. and Domschke, K. and Cortese, S. and Arnold, P.D. and Austin, J.C. and Vanyukov, M.M. and Weissman, M.M. and Young, A.H. and Hillegers, M.H.J. and Danese, A. and Nordentoft, M. and Murray, R.M. and Fusar-Poli, P.
DOI: 10.1002/wps.21147
2023

The journey from concealment to disclosure of an obsessive-compulsive disorder diagnosis in the high school setting: A qualitative study exploring youth perspectives
Psychiatry Research
Vallani, T.I. and Naqqash, Z. and Lin, B. and Lu, C. and Austin, J.C. and Stewart, S.E.
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115275
2023

Exploring Autistic adults’ perspectives on genetic testing for autism
Genetics in Medicine
Byres, L. and Morris, E. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2023.100021
2023

Behavioral Changes after Psychiatric Genetic Counseling: An Exploratory Study
Public Health Genomics
DOI: 10.1159/000530366
2023

Evaluating treatment outcomes in pharmacogenomic-guided care for major depression: A rapid review and meta-analysis
Psychiatry Research
Bunka, M. and Wong, G. and Kim, D. and Edwards, L. and Austin, J. and Doyle-Waters, M.M. and Gaedigk, A. and Bryan, S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115102
2023

Child and adolescent psychiatrists’ use, attitudes, and understanding of genetic testing and pharmacogenetics in clinical practice
Psychiatry Research
Soda, T. and Merner, A.R. and Small, B.J. and Torgerson, L.N. and Mu{\~n}oz, K. and Austin, J. and Storch, E.A. and Pereira, S. and L{\'a}zaro-Mu{\~n}oz, G.
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115246
2023

Advancing the Quintuple Aim for Health Care Improvement Through the Integration of Genetic Counselors into Primary Care
American Journal of Medicine
Borle, K. and Michaels, N.J. and Evans, D.R. and Elliott, A.M. and Price, M. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.08.017
2023

Relationships Between Maternal Perinatal Mood, Sex of Infant, and Disappointment with Sex of Infant in a North American Sample
Maternal and Child Health Journal
Slomp, C. and Morris, E. and Hippman, C. and Inglis, A. and Carrion, P. and Batallones, R. and Andrighetti, H. and Albert, A. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-022-03583-3
2023

Integrating Theory with Education about Genetic Risk for Alcohol Use Disorder: The Effects of a Brief Online Educational Tool on Elements of the Health Belief Model
Complex Psychiatry
Driver, M.N. and Kuo, S.I.-C. and Austin, J. and Dick, D.M.
DOI: 10.1159/000530222
2023

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists’ Use, Attitudes, and Understanding of Genetic Tests in Clinical Practice
medRxiv
Soda, T. and Merner, A.R. and Small, B.J. and Torgerson, L.N. and Mu{\~n}oz, K. and Austin, J. and Storch, E.A. and Pereira, S. and L{\'a}zaro-Mu{\~n}oz, G.
DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.24.23284953
2023

Psychiatric genetic counseling for people with copy number variants associated with psychiatric conditions
Clinical Genetics
Emily Morris and Angela Inglis and Jehannine Austin
DOI: 10.1111/cge.14210
11/2022

Psychiatric polygenic risk scores: Child and adolescent psychiatrists' knowledge, attitudes, and experiences
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics
Stacey Pereira and Katrina A. Muñoz and Brent J. Small and Takahiro Soda and Laura N. Torgerson and Clarissa E. Sanchez and Jehannine Austin and Eric A. Storch and Gabriel Lázaro-Muñoz
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32912
10/2022

Barriers to genetic testing in clinical psychiatry and ways to overcome them: from clinicians’ attitudes to sociocultural differences between patients across the globe
Translational Psychiatry
Justo Pinzón-Espinosa and Marte van der Horst and Janneke Zinkstok and Jehannine Austin and Cora Aalfs and Albert Batalla and Patrick Sullivan and Jacob Vorstman and Jurjen J. Luykx
DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-02203-6
10/2022

An internship in psychiatric genetic counseling: Impact on genetic counseling graduates' practice and career choices
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Brianna Van den Adel and Angela Inglis and Jehannine Austin
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1578
10/2022

An ethical analysis of divergent clinical approaches to the application of genetic testing for autism and schizophrenia
Human Genetics
E. Morris and M. O’Donovan and A. Virani and J. Austin
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-021-02349-1
05/2022

The impact of a “Psychiatric Genetics for Genetic Counselors” workshop on genetic counselor attendees: An exploratory study
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics
Amy Dillon and Jehannine Austin and Kevin McGhee and Melanie Watson
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32889
04/2022

A tool for translating polygenic scores onto the absolute scale using summary statistics
European Journal of Human Genetics
Oliver Pain and Alexandra C. Gillett and Jehannine C. Austin and Lasse Folkersen and Cathryn M. Lewis
DOI: 10.1038/s41431-021-01028-z
03/2022

Parents’ perspectives, experiences, and need for support when communicating with their children about the psychiatric manifestations of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS)
Journal of Community Genetics
Courtney B. Cook and Caitlin Slomp and Jehannine Austin
DOI: 10.1007/s12687-021-00558-9
02/2022

Reflections of parents of children with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome on the experience of receiving psychiatric genetic counseling: ‘Awareness to Act’
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Prescilla Carrion and Alicia Semaka and Rolan Batallones and Caitlin Slomp and Emily Morris and Angela Inglis and Marlene Moretti and Jehannine Austin
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1460
02/2022

Why do people seek out polygenic risk scores for complex disorders, and how do they understand and react to results?
European Journal of Human Genetics
Larissa Peck and Kennedy Borle and Lasse Folkersen and Jehannine Austin
DOI: 10.1038/s41431-021-00929-3
01/2022

Contributors to and consequences of burnout among clinical genetic counselors in the United States
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Caleshu, C. and Kim, H. and Silver, J. and Austin, J. and Tibben, A. and Campion, M.
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1485
2022

Outcomes of psychiatric genetic counseling in relation to time since diagnosis and symptom onset
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Saxton, S. and Inglis, A. and Morris, E. and Hercher, L. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1585
2022

Experiences with Genetic Counseling, Testing, and Diagnosis among Adolescents with a Genetic Condition: A Scoping Review
JAMA Pediatrics
Wainstein, T. and Marshall, S.K. and Ross, C.J.D. and Virani, A.K. and Austin, J.C. and Elliott, A.M.
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.4290
2022

Evaluating the impact of a new educational tool on understanding of polygenic risk scores for alcohol use disorder
Frontiers in Psychiatry
Driver, M.N. and Kuo, S.I.-C. and Petronio, L. and Brockman, D. and Dron, J.S. and Austin, J. and Dick, D.M.
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1025483
2022

Polygenic embryo screening: Four clinical considerations warrant further attention
Human Reproduction
Pereira, S. and Carmi, S. and Altarescu, G. and Austin, J. and Barlevy, D. and Hershlag, A. and Juengst, E. and Kostick-Quenet, K. and Kovanci, E. and Lathi, R.B. and Mukherjee, M. and Van Den Veyver, I. and Zuk, O. and L{\'a}zaro-Mu{\~n}oz, G. and Lencz, T.
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deac110
2022

A cross-sectional study of the relationship between CYP2D6 and CYP2C19 variations and depression symptoms, for women taking SSRIs during pregnancy
Archives of Women's Mental Health
Hippman, C. and Slomp, C. and Morris, E. and Batallones, R. and Inglis, A. and Carrion, P. and Brain, U. and Higginson, M. and Wright, G.E.B. and Balneaves, L.G. and Ryan, D. and Nislow, C. and Ross, C.J.D. and Gaedigk, A. and Oberlander, T.F. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-021-01149-w
2022

Correction to: The stepwise process of integrating a genetic counsellor into primary care (European Journal of Human Genetics, (2022), 30, 7, (772-781), 10.1038/s41431-022-01040-x)
European Journal of Human Genetics
Slomp, C. and Morris, E. and Knoppers, B.M. and Lynd, L.D. and Dey, A. and Adam, S. and Bansback, N. and Birch, P. and Clarke, L. and Dragojlovic, N. and Friedman, J. and Lambert, D. and Pullman, D. and Virani, A. and Wasserman, W. and Zawati, M.H. and Price, M. and Elliott, A.M. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1038/s41431-022-01063-4
2022

Concerns about the use of polygenic embryo screening for psychiatric and cognitive traits
The Lancet Psychiatry
Lencz, T. and Sabatello, M. and Docherty, A. and Peterson, R.E. and Soda, T. and Austin, J. and Bierut, L. and Crepaz-Keay, D. and Curtis, D. and Degenhardt, F. and Huckins, L. and Lazaro-Munoz, G. and Mattheisen, M. and Meiser, B. and Peay, H. and Rietschel, M. and Walss-Bass, C. and Davis, L.K.
DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00157-2
2022

The stepwise process of integrating a genetic counsellor into primary care
European Journal of Human Genetics
Slomp, C. and Morris, E. and Knoppers, B.M. and Lynd, L.D. and Dey, A. and Adam, S. and Bansback, N. and Birch, P. and Clarke, L. and Dragojlovic, N. and Friedman, J. and Lambert, D. and Pullman, D. and Virani, A. and Wasserman, W. and Zawati, M.H. and Price, M. and Elliott, A.M. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1038/s41431-022-01040-x
2022

Practice resource-focused revision: Standardized pedigree nomenclature update centered on sex and gender inclusivity: A practice resource of the National Society of Genetic Counselors
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Bennett, R.L. and French, K.S. and Resta, R.G. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1621
2022

Out-of-pocket and private pay in clinical genetic testing: A scoping review
Clinical Genetics
Peter Grant and Sylvie Langlois and Larry D. Lynd and Jehannine C. Austin and Alison M. Elliott
DOI: 10.1111/cge.14006
11/2021

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists’ Perceptions of Utility and Self-rated Knowledge of Genetic Testing Predict Usage for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Takahiro Soda and Stacey Pereira and Brent J. Small and Laura N. Torgerson and Katrina A. Muñoz and Jehannine Austin and Eric A. Storch and Gabriel Lázaro-Muñoz
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.01.022
06/2021

From Basic Science to Clinical Application of Polygenic Risk Scores: A Primer.
JAMA psychiatry
Wray NR and Lin T and Austin J and McGrath JJ and Hickie IB and Murray GK and Visscher PM
DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.3049
PubMed: 32997097
01/2021

Far and wide: Exploring provider utilization of remote service provision for genome-wide sequencing in Canada
Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Enns, E.A. and Wainstein, T. and Dragojlovic, N. and Kopac, N. and Lynd, L.D. and Elliott, A.M. and Austin, J. and Knoppers, B. and Dey, A. and Adam, S. and Bansback, N. and Birch, P. and Clarke, L. and Friedman, J. and Lambert, D. and Pullman, D. and Virani, A. and Wasserman, W. and Zawati, M.
DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1784
2021

Genetic counseling research and COVID-19: A lesson in resiliency
Journal of Genetic Counseling
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1502
2021

Psychiatric genetic counseling for serious mental illness: Impact on psychopathology and psychotropic medication adherence
Psychiatry Research
Morris, E. and Batallones, R. and Ryan, J. and Slomp, C. and Carrion, P. and Albert, A. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113663
2021

Rapid genome-wide sequencing in a neonatal intensive care unit: A retrospective qualitative exploration of parental experiences
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Aldridge, C.E. and Osiovich, H. and Siden, H. and Elliott, A.M. and Candido, T. and Christilaw, J. and Dragojlovic, N. and du Souich, C. and Evans, D.M. and Farrer, M.J. and Friedman, J.M. and Guella, I. and Lehman, A. and Lynd, L. and Tooman, L. and Austin, J. and Knoppers, B. and Lynd, L.D. and Dey, A. and Adam, S. and Bansback, N. and Birch, P. and Clarke, L. and Friedman, J. and Lambert, D. and Pullman, D. and Virani, A. and Wasserman, W. and Zawati, M.
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1353
2021

Genetic counselors and legal recognition: A made-for-Canada approach
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Lambert, D.M. and Patrinos, D. and Knoppers, B.M. and Zawati, M.H. and Elliott, A.M. and Austin, J. and Lynd, L.D. and Dey, A. and Adam, S. and Bansback, N. and Birch, P. and Clarke, L. and Dragojlovic, N. and Friedman, J. and Pullman, D. and Virani, A. and Wasserman, W.
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1468
2021

After genomic testing results: Parents’ long-term views
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Liang, N.S.Y. and Adam, S. and Elliott, A.M. and Siemens, A. and du Souich, C. and Friedman, J.M. and Birch, P. and Dragojlovic, N. and Lehman, A. and Lynd, L. and Mwenifumbo, J. and Nelson, T.N. and van Karnebeek, C. and Austin, J. and Knoppers, B. and Dey, A. and Bansback, N. and Clarke, L. and Lambert, D. and Pullman, D. and Virani, A. and Wasserman, W. and Zawati, M.
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1454
2021

Teenagers and Precision Psychiatry: A Window of Opportunity
Public Health Genomics
Maya Sabatello and Ying Chen and Carmen Fiorella Herrera and Erika Brockhoff and Jehannine Austin and Paul S. Appelbaum
DOI: 10.1159/000512475
2021

A prospective study to explore the relationship between MTHFR C677T genotype, physiological folate levels, and postpartum psychopathology in at-risk women.
PloS one
Morris E and Hippman C and Albert A and Slomp C and Inglis A and Carrion P and Batallones R and Andrighetti H and Ross C and Dyer R and Honer W and Austin J
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243936
PubMed: 33315905
12/2020

Genetic counselling for the prevention of mental health consequences of cannabis use: A randomized controlled trial-within-cohort.
Early intervention in psychiatry
Zwicker A and LeBlanc MA and Pavlova B and Alda M and Denovan-Wright EM and Uher R and Austin JC
DOI: 10.1111/eip.13082
PubMed: 33242924
11/2020

Could Polygenic Risk Scores Be Useful in Psychiatry?
JAMA Psychiatry
Graham K. Murray and Tian Lin and Jehannine Austin and John J. McGrath and Ian B. Hickie and Naomi R. Wray
DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.3042
10/2020

Advancing the genetic counseling profession through research: Identification of priorities by the National Society of Genetic Counselors research task force.
Journal of genetic counseling
Senter L and Austin JC and Carey M and Cho MT and Harris SL and Linnenbringer EL and MacFarlane IM and Pan VY and Quillin JM and Wynn J and Hooker GW
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1330
PubMed: 32969094
09/2020

Perceptions of genetic risk, testing, and counseling among individuals with eating disorders
International Journal of Eating Disorders
Julianne E. Michael and Cynthia M. Bulik and Sarah J. Hart and Lauren Doyle and Jehannine Austin
DOI: 10.1002/eat.23333
07/2020

The composition and capacity of the clinical genetics workforce in high-income countries: a scoping review.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics
Dragojlovic N and Borle K and Kopac N and Ellis U and Birch P and Adam S and Friedman JM and Nisselle A and GenCOUNSEL Study and Elliott AM and Lynd LD
DOI: 10.1038/s41436-020-0825-2
PubMed: 32576987
06/2020

Impute.me: An Open-Source, Non-profit Tool for Using Data From Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing to Calculate and Interpret Polygenic Risk Scores.
Frontiers in genetics
Folkersen L and Pain O and Ingason A and Werge T and Lewis CM and Austin J
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00578
PubMed: 32714365
06/2020

Evidence-based genetic counseling for psychiatric disorders: A road map
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine
Austin, J.C.
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a036608
2020

“I am a Genetic Counselor”: A qualitative exploration of field leaders’ perceptions of the title “genetic counselor”
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Means, C. and Cirino, A. and Swenson, K.B. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1184
2020

Relationships between patient- and session-related variables and outcomes of psychiatric genetic counseling
European Journal of Human Genetics
Gerrard, S. and Inglis, A. and Morris, E. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1038/s41431-020-0592-1
2020

Journey into Genes: Cultural Values and the (Near) Future of Genetic Counselling in Mental Health
International Perspectives in Values-Based Mental Health Practice: Case Studies and Commentaries
Crepaz-Keay, D. and Austin, J. and Weeks, L.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-47852-0_28
2020

Correction: The composition and capacity of the clinical genetics workforce in high-income countries: a scoping review (Genetics in Medicine, (2020), 22, 9, (1437-1449), 10.1038/s41436-020-0825-2)
Genetics in Medicine
Dragojlovic, N. and Borle, K. and Kopac, N. and Ellis, U. and Birch, P. and Adam, S. and Friedman, J.M. and Nisselle, A. and Elliott, A.M. and Austin, J. and Knoppers, B. and Lynd, L.D. and Dey, A. and Bansback, N. and Clarke, L. and Lambert, D. and Pullman, D. and Virani, A. and Wasserman, W. and Zawati, M.
DOI: 10.1038/s41436-020-0903-5
2020

Genetic counselors’ attitudes toward and practice related to psychiatric genetic counseling
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Booke, S. and Austin, J. and Calderwood, L. and Campion, M.
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1176
2020

Trans-inclusive genetic counseling services: Recommendations from members of the transgender and non-binary community
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Barnes, H. and Morris, E. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1187
2020

Impute.me: an open source, non-profit tool for using data from DTC genetic testing to calculate and interpret polygenic risk scores
Lasse Folkersen and Oliver Pain and Andres Ingasson and Thomas Werge and Cathryn M. Lewis and Jehannine Austin
DOI: 10.1101/861831
12/2019

Patient decision-making and the role of the prenatal genetic counselor: An exploratory study
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Salema, D. and Townsend, A. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1049
2019

Folic acid, but not folate, regulates different stages of neurogenesis in the ventral hippocampus of adult female rats
Journal of Neuroendocrinology
Qiu, W. and Gobinath, A.R. and Wen, Y. and Austin, J. and Galea, L.A.M.
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12787
2019

International Society of Psychiatric Genetics Ethics Committee: Issues facing us
American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics
Lázaro-Muñoz, G. and Sabatello, M. and Huckins, L. and Peay, H. and Degenhardt, F. and Meiser, B. and Lencz, T. and Soda, T. and Docherty, A. and Crepaz-Keay, D. and Austin, J. and Peterson, R.E. and Davis, L.K.
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32736
2019

Genetics of Eating Disorders: What the Clinician Needs to Know
Psychiatric Clinics of North America
Bulik, C.M. and Blake, L. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2018.10.007
2019

Genetic counseling students’ experiences with mental illness during training: An exploratory study
Journal of American College Health
Cantor, A. and Hippman, C. and Hercher, L. and Austin, J.C.
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2018.1481076
2019

2016 Banbury Meeting On Clinical Applications of Advances In Psychiatric Genetics: Background And Rationale
European Neuropsychopharmacology
Jehannine Austin
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.06.119
2019

Impact of the physical environment on patient outcomes of genetic counseling: An exploratory study
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Morris, E. and Best, J. and Inglis, A. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1111
2019

Psychiatric genetic counseling: A mapping exercise
American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics
Moldovan, R. and McGhee, K.A. and Coviello, D. and Hamang, A. and Inglis, A. and Ingvoldstad Malmgren, C. and Johansson-Soller, M. and Laurino, M. and Meiser, B. and Murphy, L. and Paneque, M. and Papsuev, O. and Pawlak, J. and Rovira Moreno, E. and Serra-Juhe, C. and Shkedi-Rafid, S. and Laing, N. and Voelckel, M.-A. and Watson, M. and Austin, J.C.
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32735
2019

Patient perspectives on the process and outcomes of psychiatric genetic counseling: An “Empowering Encounter”
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Semaka, A. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1128
2019

A Matched Cohort Study of Postpartum Placentophagy in Women With a History of Mood Disorders: No Evidence for Impact on Mood, Energy, Vitamin B12 Levels, or Lactation
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
Morris, E. and Slomp, C. and Hippman, C. and Inglis, A. and Carrion, P. and Batallones, R. and Andrighetti, H. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2019.02.004
2019

What should a psychiatrist know about genetics? Review and recommendations from the residency education committee of the international society of psychiatric genetics
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Nurnberger, J.I. and Austin, J. and Berrettini, W.H. and Besterman, A.D. and DeLisi, L.E. and Grice, D.E. and Kennedy, J.L. and Moreno-De-Luca, D. and Potash, J.B. and Ross, D.A. and Schulze, T.G. and Zai, G.
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.17nr12046
2019

Dr Nurnberger and colleagues reply
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Nurnberger, J.I. and Austin, J. and Berrettini, W.H. and Besterman, A.D. and DeLisi, L.E. and Grice, D.E. and Kennedy, J.L. and Moreno-De-Luca, D. and Potash, J.B. and Ross, D.A. and Schulze, T.G. and Zai, G.
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.19lr12741a
2019

Genetic counseling globally: Where are we now?
American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics
Ormond, K.E. and Laurino, M.Y. and Barlow-Stewart, K. and Wessels, T.-M. and Macaulay, S. and Austin, J. and Middleton, A.
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31607
2018

Genetics in the clinical setting: The role of psychiatric genetic counseling
Psychiatric Times
Austin, J.
2018

Self-stigma in relatives of people with mental illness scale: Development and validation
British Journal of Psychiatry
Morris, E. and Hippman, C. and Murray, G. and Michalak, E.E. and Boyd, J.E. and Livingston, J. and Inglis, A. and Carrion, P. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2017.23
2018

Risk communication in genetic counseling: Exploring uptake and perception of recurrence numbers, and their impact on patient outcomes
Clinical Genetics
Borle, K. and Morris, E. and Inglis, A. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1111/cge.13379
2018

Patient outcomes of genetic counseling: Assessing the impact of different approaches to family history collection
Clinical Genetics
Slomp, C. and Morris, E. and Inglis, A. and Lehman, A. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1111/cge.13176
2018

Short interpregnancy intervals, maternal folate levels, and infants born small for gestational age: A preliminary study in a Canadian supplement-using population
Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism
Chen, B. and Carrion, P. and Grewal, R. and Inglis, A. and Hippman, C. and Morris, E. and Andrighetti, H. and Albert, A. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2017-0292
2017

Genetic Counseling for Alcohol Addiction: Assessing Perceptions and Potential Utility in Individuals with Lived Experience and Their Family Members
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Kalb, F.M. and Vincent, V. and Herzog, T. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-017-0075-x
2017

Response to A Different Vantage Point Commentary: Psychotherapeutic Genetic Counseling, Is it?
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Biesecker, B. and Austin, J. and Caleshu, C.
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-016-0025-z
2017

Prenatal genetic counselling for psychiatric disorders
Prenatal Diagnosis
Inglis, A. and Morris, E. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1002/pd.4878
2017

Women’s experiences of participating in a prospective, longitudinal postpartum depression study: insights for perinatal mental health researchers
Archives of Women's Mental Health
Andrighetti, H.J. and Semaka, A. and Austin, J.C.
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-017-0744-7
2017

Theories for Psychotherapeutic Genetic Counseling: Fuzzy Trace Theory and Cognitive Behavior Theory
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Biesecker, B. and Austin, J. and Caleshu, C.
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-016-0023-1
2017

The Efficacy of Genetic Counseling for Psychiatric Disorders: a Meta-Analysis
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Moldovan, R. and Pintea, S. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-017-0113-8
2017

2020 Vision: Genetic Counselors as Acknowledged Leaders in Integrating Genetics and Genomics into Healthcare
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-015-9913-x
2016

Perinatal psychosis in mothers with a history of major depressive disorder
Archives of Women's Mental Health
Mighton, C.E. and Inglis, A.J. and Carrion, P.B. and Hippman, C.L. and Morris, E.M. and Andrighetti, H.J. and Batallones, R. and Honer, W.G. and Austin, J.C.
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-015-0561-9
2016

Exploring the influence of prenatal aneuploidy screening on maternal-fetal bonding: development of a theoretical model
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2016

2013 Review and Update of the Genetic Counseling Practice Based Competencies by a Task Force of the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Doyle, D.L. and Awwad, R.I. and Austin, J.C. and Baty, B.J. and Bergner, A.L. and Brewster, S.J. and Erby, L.A.H. and Franklin, C.R. and Greb, A.E. and Grubs, R.E. and Hooker, G.W. and Noblin, S.J. and Ormond, K.E. and Palmer, C.G. and Petty, E.M. and Singletary, C.N. and Thomas, M.J. and Toriello, H. and Walton, C.S. and Uhlmann, W.R.
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-016-9984-3
2016

How do Physicians Decide to Refer Their Patients for Psychiatric Genetic Counseling? A Qualitative Study of Physicians’ Practice
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Leach, E. and Morris, E. and White, H.J. and Inglis, A. and Lehman, A. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-016-9961-x
2016

A pilot randomized clinical trial evaluating the impact of genetic counseling for serious mental illnesses
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Hippman, C. and Ringrose, A. and Inglis, A. and Cheek, J. and Albert, A.Y.K. and Remick, R. and Honer, W.G. and Austin, J.C.
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.14m09710
2016

Pereceptions of psychiatric genetic counseling in the mental health community: an exploratory study
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2016

Effective self-management strategies for bipolar disorder: A community-engaged Delphi Consensus Consultation study
Journal of Affective Disorders
Michalak, E.E. and Suto, M.J. and Barnes, S.J. and Hou, S. and Lapsley, S. and Scott, M. and Murray, G. and Austin, J. and Elliott, N.B. and Berk, L. and CREST.BD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.06.057
2016

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Process of Parental Adaptation and Implications for Genetic Counseling
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Andrighetti, H. and Semaka, A. and Stewart, S.E. and Shuman, C. and Hayeems, R. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-015-9914-9
2016

Genetic counseling for alcohol use disorder: an assessment of need in affected and at-risk populations
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2016

Impact of increased risk for fetal aneuploidy on maternal mood: a prospective longitudinal study
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Nevay, D.L. and Hippman, C. and Inglis, A. and Albert, A. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1111/aogs.12951
2016

When to take a family history: assessing impact on genetic counseling outcomes
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2016

Understanding psychiatrists’ perceptions surrounding psychiatric genetics and genetic counseling services
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2016

Psychiatric Genetic Counseling: A practice model from the world’s first clinic
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2015

Measuring Awareness and Perceptions of Genetic Counseling in three groups: General Population, A Disability Community, and A New Parent Community
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2015

Healthy Young Minds: The Effects of a 1-hour Classroom Workshop on Mental Illness Stigma in High School Students
Community Mental Health Journal
Ke, S. and Lai, J. and Sun, T. and Yang, M.M.H. and Wang, J.C.C. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-014-9763-2
2015

Design, implementation, and outcomes of a “Psychiatric Genetics for Genetic Counsellors (PG4GC)” workshop in the UK
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2015

The effect of genetic test-based risk information on behavioral outcomes: A critical examination of failed trials and a call to action
American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A
Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37289
2015

The GC on TV: The absence of genetic counseling professional in popular medical television storylines and what we can do about it
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2015

Disclosure of psychiatric manifestations of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome in medical genetics: A 12-year retrospective chart review
American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A
Baughman, S.T. and Morris, E. and Jensen, K. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37190
2015

. Does a negative prenatal genetic screen result impact maternal-fetal bonding?
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2015

Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation of a New Clinical Simulation: Psychiatric Disease Case
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2015

Genetic counseling for psychiatric conditions
Kaplan and Saddock’s Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 10th Edition
2015

Exploring the process of decision-making about participation in genetic research on mental illness
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2015

Exploring physician perceptions of psychiatric genetic counseling and conceptual barriers to referrals
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2015

Evaluating a unique, specialist psychiatric genetic counseling clinic: Uptake and impact
Clinical Genetics
Inglis, A. and Koehn, D. and Mcgillivray, B. and Stewart, S.E. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1111/cge.12415
2015

Ethical issues associated with genetic counseling in the context of adolescent psychiatry
Applied and Translational Genomics
Ryan, J. and Virani, A. and Austin, J.C.
DOI: 10.1016/j.atg.2015.06.001
2015

Diagnostic clinical genome and exome sequencing.
The New England journal of medicine
DOI: 10.1056/nejmc1408914#sa2
PubMed: 25229937
09/2014

“It really permeates your consciousness” Examining the impact of genetic counseling training on students’ prenatal risk perception and reproductive decision making
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2014

Conceptualizing Genetic Counseling as Psychotherapy in the Era of Genomic Medicine
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Austin, J. and Semaka, A. and Hadjipavlou, G.
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-014-9728-1
2014

A 'cure' for Down syndrome: What do parents want?
Clinical Genetics
Inglis, A. and Lohn, Z. and Austin, J.C. and Hippman, C.
DOI: 10.1111/cge.12364
2014

Genetic counseling for common psychiatric disorders: An opportunity for interdisciplinary collaboration
American Journal of Psychiatry
Austin, J. and Inglis, A. and Hadjipavlou, G.
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.13101421
2014

Mania and depression in the perinatal period among women with a history of major depressive disorders
Archives of Women's Mental Health
Inglis, A.J. and Hippman, C.L. and Carrion, P.B. and Honer, W.G. and Austin, J.C.
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-013-0408-1
2014

What is the chance for women with a history of depression to develop psychosis in the postpartum period: preliminary data to inform prenatal genetic counseling practice
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2014

Genetic counseling students’ experiences of mental health concerns
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2014

Disclosure of psychiatric manifestations of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: a retrospective chart review documenting clinical practice of medical geneticists
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2014

Parents' experiences of receiving their child's genetic diagnosis: A qualitative study to inform clinical genetics practice
American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A
Ashtiani, S. and Makela, N. and Carrion, P. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36525
2014

Red blood cell folate levels in pregnant women with a history of mood disorders: A case series
Birth Defects Research Part A - Clinical and Molecular Teratology
Yaremco, E. and Inglis, A. and Innis, S.M. and Hippman, C. and Carrion, P. and Lamers, Y. and Honer, W.G. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1002/bdra.23144
2013

Parental causal attributions of OCD and implications for genetic counseling: An exploratory study
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2013

Nothing is absolute in life: Understanding uncertainty in the context of psychiatric genetic counseling from the perspective of those with serious mental Illness
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Hippman, C. and Lohn, Z. and Ringrose, A. and Inglis, A. and Cheek, J. and Austin, J.C.
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-013-9594-2
2013

Awareness of genetic counseling and perceptions of its purpose: A survey of the Canadian public
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Maio, M. and Carrion, P. and Yaremco, E. and Austin, J.C.
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-013-9633-z
2013

Parents’ Experiences of Receiving their Child’s Genetic Diagnosis: A Qualitative Study to Inform Clinical Genetics Practice
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2013

Genetic testing for psychiatric disorders: Its current role in clinical psychiatric practice
Psychiatric Times
Austin, J.
2013

Discussing the psychiatric manifestations of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: An exploration of clinical practice among medical geneticists
Genetics in Medicine
Morris, E. and Inglis, A. and Friedman, J. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1038/gim.2013.31
2013

Symptoms of mania during pregnancy and postpartum in women with a history of major depressive disorders
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2013

Facilitating Decision-making in Prenatal Counselling: Perspectives from Patients and Genetic Counsellors
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2013

Exposure to Stand-up Comedy Performed by People With Mental Illness Decreases Medical Students' Stigmatization of Affected Individuals: a pilot study
UBC Medical Journal
2013

Evaluating the first specialist clinical psychiatric genetic counseling service: uptake and impact
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2013

The impact of prenatal screening on maternal mood: a longitudinal study
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2013

A randomized controlled trial of the impact of genetic counseling for individuals with serious mental illness
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2012

Descriptive and numeric estimation of risk for psychotic disorders among affected individuals and relatives: Implications for clinical practice
Psychiatry Research
Austin, J.C. and Hippman, C. and Honer, W.G.
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.02.005
2012

What is a "balanced" description? Insight from parents of individuals with Down syndrome
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Hippman, C. and Inglis, A. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-011-9417-2
2012

Mothers' perspectives on their child's mental illness as compared to other complex disorders in their family: Insights to inform genetic counseling practice
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Lautenbach, D.M. and Hiraki, S. and Campion, M.W. and Austin, J.C.
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-011-9420-7
2012

Medical Geneticists approach to discussing risk for psychiatric disorders in relation to risk for other manifestations of 22q11 Deletion Syndrome with families
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2012

Prenatal testing for Down syndrome: The perspectives of parents of individuals with Down syndrome
American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A
Inglis, A. and Hippman, C. and Austin, J.C.
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35238
2012

Developing and validating the family members of individuals with mental illness internalized stigma (FaMIL-IS) Scale: A new genetic counseling outcome measure
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2012

Implications for psychiatric care of the Word 'recovery' in people with bipolar disorder
Psychiatric Annals
Michalak, E.E. and Hole, R. and Holmes, C. and Velyvis, V. and Austin, J. and Pesut, B. and Hou, S.
DOI: 10.3928/00485713-20120507-04
2012

Effects of a documentary film on public stigma related to mental illness among genetic counselors
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Anderson, K. and Austin, J.C.
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-011-9414-5
2012

Public attitudes and perceptions of genetic counseling
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2012

How to talk to families about genetics and psychiatric disorders
WW Norton & Company
01/2011

Relationships between causal attributions for serious mental illness, internalized stigma and perceived control among those personally affected
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2011

Uncertainty in psychiatric genetic counseling: Perspectives of those with serious mental illnesses
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2011

Genetics, Identity and the diagnosis, management and prevention of health conditions
Towards a moral horizon: Nursing ethics for leadership and practice
2011

Genetic counselors' attitudes towards individuals with schizophrenia: Desire for social distance and endorsement of stereotypes
Patient Education and Counseling
Feret, H. and Conway, L. and Austin, J.C.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.02.007
2011

Sex testing or gender verification: Is there a difference and does it matter?
Journal of Genetic Counseling
McBride, R.M. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-010-9343-8
2011

Translating genomic research into care for people with schizophrenia in China
Schizophrenia Research
Chan, R.C.K. and Austin, J.C. and Pearson, V.J. and Gong, Q.-Y. and Honer, W.G.
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2011.05.008
2011

How inclusion of genetic counselors on the research team can benefit translational science
Science Translational Medicine
Zierhut, H. and Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3001898
2011

Influencing genetic counselors’ attitudes towards people with mental illness: a pilot study
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2011

Re-conceptualizing risk in genetic counseling: Implications for clinical practice
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Austin, J.C.
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-010-9279-z
2010

Prenatal exposure to maternal depressed mood and the MTHFR C677T variant affect SLC6A4 methylation in infants at birth
PLoS ONE
Devlin, A.M. and Brain, U. and Austin, J. and Oberlander, T.F.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012201
2010

Genetic counseling for schizophrenia: A review of referrals to a provincial medical genetics program from 1968 to 2007
Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey
Hunter, M.J. and Hippman, C. and Honer, W.G. and Austin, J.C.
DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000371711.47597.33
2010

A balanced description of Down Syndrome: Learning from parents of affected individuals
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2010

Predictors of starting to smoke cigarettes in patients with first episode psychosis
Schizophrenia Research
Smith, G.N. and Wong, H. and MacEwan, G.W. and Kopala, L.C. and Ehmann, T.S. and Thornton, A.E. and Lang, D.J. and Barr, A.M. and Procyshyn, R. and Austin, J.C. and Flynn, S.W. and Honer, W.G.
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2008.12.013
2009

Perceptions of severe mental illness compared to other common complex disorders among family members of affected individuals
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2009

Depression during pregnancy: The potential impact of increased risk for fetal aneuploidy on maternal mood
Clinical Genetics
Hippman, C. and Oberlander, T.F. and Honer, W.G. and Misri, S. and Austin, J.C.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2008.01056.x
2009

A novel syndrome with psychiatric features and review of malformation syndromes with psychiatric disorders
American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A
Du Souich, C. and Austin, J.C. and Friedlander, R. and Boerkoel, C.F.
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32709
2009

Exploring genetic counselors' perceptions of and attitudes towards schizophrenia
Public Health Genomics
Monaco, L.C. and Conway, L. and Valverde, K. and Austin, J.C.
DOI: 10.1159/000210096
2009

Views and opinions of parents of individuals with Down syndrome: prenatal testing and the possibility of a ‘cure’?
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2009

Psychiatric disorders in clinical genetics I: Addressing family histories of psychiatric illness
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Peay, H.L. and Veach, P.M. and Palmer, C.G.S. and Rosen-Sheidley, B. and Gettig, E. and Austin, J.C.
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-007-9120-5
2008

Psychiatric genetic counselling for parents of individuals affected with psychotic disorders: A pilot study
Early Intervention in Psychiatry
Austin, J.C. and Honer, W.G.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2008.00062.x
2008

Causal attributions for psychosis, concern about familial risks, childbearing decisions and desire for education: amongst affected individuals and their family members
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2008

Genetic Counselors’ attitudes towards individuals with schizophrenia
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2008

Psychiatric disorders in clinical genetics II: Individualizing recurrence risks
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Austin, J.C. and Palmer, C.G.S. and Rosen-Sheidley, B. and Veach, P.M. and Gettig, E. and Peay, H.L.
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-007-9121-4
2008

Genetic counseling for schizophrenia: trends in referrals to a catchment area medical genetics program over 40 years (1968-2007)
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2008

MAG gene variation and cortical gray matter volume in first episode schizophrenia
Brain Imaging and Behavior
Voineskos, A.N. and Lang, D.J. and Zai, G. and Bulgin, N. and Shaikh, S. and Su, W. and Kopala, L.C. and MacEwan, G.W. and Thornton, A.E. and Smith, G.N. and Austin, J.C. and Honer, W.G. and Kennedy, J.L.
DOI: 10.1007/s11682-008-9023-6
2008

The genomic era and serious mental illness: a potential application for psychiatric genetic counseling.
Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.58.2.254
PubMed: 17287384
02/2007

The genomic era and serious mental illness: A potential application for psychiatric genetic counseling
Psychiatric Services
Austin, J.C. and Honer, W.G.
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2007.58.2.254
2007

Future ethical use of genetic findings on schizophrenia: Comments on data interpretation, and support for conclusions [2]
American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics
Austin, J.C.
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30313
2006

Authors' response to 'Genetic counseling for mental illness: Goals not unlike counseling goals for other common conditions' by Barbara Bowles Biesecker [2]
Clinical Genetics
Austin, J.C. and Honer, W.G.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2006.00554b.x
2006

The genomic era and perceptions of psychotic disorders: Genetic risk estimation, associations with reproductive decisions and views about predictive testing
American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics
Austin, J.C. and Smith, G.N. and Honer, W.G.
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30372
2006

Applications and limitations of empiric data in provision of recurrence risks for schizophrenia: A practical review for healthcare professionals providing clinical psychiatric genetics consultations
Clinical Genetics
Austin, J.C. and Peay, H.L.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2006.00658.x
2006

Schizophrenia: An update and review
Journal of Genetic Counseling
Austin, J.
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-005-1622-4
2005

The potential impact of genetic counseling for mental illness
Clinical Genetics
Austin, J.C. and Honer, W.G.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2004.00330.x
2005

An association study of the neurotensin receptor gene with schizophrenia and clozapine response [3]
Schizophrenia Research
Huezo-Diaz, P. and Arranz, M.J. and Munro, J. and Osborne, S. and Makoff, A. and Kerwin, R.W. and Austin, J. and O'Donovan, M.
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(03)00128-2
2004

Advice giving, information provision and non-directiveness in genetic counselling: A qualitative comparative study of the perceptions of the patient and counsellor
Journal of Genetic Counseling
2003

A functional and positional candidate gene for schizophrenia
American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics
Bray, N. and Jacobsen, N. and Spurlock, G. and Austin, J. and Williams, H. and Owen, M.
2000

Comparative sequencing of the proneurotensin gene and association studies in schizophrenia
Molecular Psychiatry
Austin, J. and Hoogendoorn, B. and Buckland, P. and Speight, G. and Cardno, A. and Bowen, T. and Williams, N. and Spurlock, G. and Sanders, R. and Jones, L. and Murphy, K. and McCarthy, G. and McGuffin, P. and Owen, M.J. and O'Donovan, M.C.
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000693
2000

Cheap, accurate and rapid allele frequency estimation of single nucleotide polymorphisms by primer extension and DHPLC in DNA pools
Human Genetics
Hoogendoorn, B. and Norton, N. and Kirov, G. and Williams, N. and Hamshere, M.L. and Spurlock, G. and Austin, J. and Stephens, M.K. and Buckland, P.R. and Owen, M.J. and O'Donovan, M.C.
DOI: 10.1007/s004390000397
2000

Association analysis of the proneurotensin gene and bipolar disorder
Psychiatric Genetics
Austin, J. and Hoogendoorn, B. and Buckland, P. and Jones, I. and McCandless, F. and Williams, N. and Middle, F. and Owen, M.J. and Craddock, N. and O'Donovan, M.C.
DOI: 10.1097/00041444-200010010-00009
2000

Comparative sequencing and association studies of aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Molecular Psychiatry
Speight, G. and Turic, D. and Austin, J. and Hoogendoorn, B. and Cardno, A.G. and Jones, L. and Murphy, K.C. and Sanders, R. and McCarthy, G. and Jones, I. and McCandless, F. and McGuffin, P. and Craddock, N. and Owen, M.J. and Buckland, P. and O'Donovan, M.C.
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000717
2000

Association studies of two neurotensin receptor gene polymorphisms with schizophrenia and clozapine response
American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics
Huezo, P. and Arranz, M.J. and Munro, J. and Osborne, S. and Austin, J. and O'Donovan, M.C. and Kerwin, R.W.
2000

Allele frequency estimation in DNA pools of single nuleotide polymorphisms by primer extension and DHPLC
American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics
Norton, N. and Hoogendoorn, B. and Williams, N. and Hamshere, M.L. and Spurlock, G. and Austin, J. and Owen, M.J. and O'Donovan, M.C.
2000

The high affinity neurotensin receptor gene (NTSR1): Comparative sequencing and association studies in schizophrenia
Molecular Psychiatry
Austin, J. and Buckland, P. and Cardno, A.G. and Williams, N. and Spurlock, G. and Hoogendoorn, B. and Zammit, S. and Jones, G. and Sanders, R. and Jones, L. and McCarthy, G. and Jones, S. and Bray, N.J. and McGuffin, P. and Owen, M.J. and O'Donovan, M.C.
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000761
2000

Identification and characterisation of SNPs in candidate genes for schizophrenia
American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics
Williams, N.M. and Bowen, T. and Spurlock, G. and Williams, H. and Norton, N. and Austin, J. and Walters, A. and Owen, M.J. and O'Donovan, M.C.
2000

Optimal temperature selection for mutation detection by denaturing HPLC and comparison to single-stranded conformation polymorphism and heteroduplex analysis
Clinical Chemistry
Jones, A.C. and Austin, J. and Hansen, N. and Hoogendoorn, B. and Oefner, P.J. and Cheadle, J.P. and O'Donovan, M.C.
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/45.8.1133
1999

Genotyping single nucleotide polymorphisms by primer extension and high performance liquid chromatography
Human Genetics
Hoogendoorn, B. and Owen, M.J. and Oefner, P.J. and Williams, N. and Austin, J. and O'Donovan, M.C.
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050915
1999

Blind analysis of denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography as a tool for mutation detection
Genomics
O'Donovan, M.C. and Oefner, P.J. and Roberts, S.C. and Austin, J. and Hoogendoorn, B. and Guy, C. and Speight, G. and Upadhyaya, M. and Sommer, S.S. and McGuffin, P.
DOI: 10.1006/geno.1998.5411
1998

Comparative sequencing and association studies of proneurotensin in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics
Austin, J. and Hoogendoorn, B. and Buckland, P. and Williams, N. and Craddock, N. and McGuffin, P. and Owen, M.J. and O'Donovan, M.C.
1998

Maternal folate levels in pregnancies preceded by short interpregnancy intervals and risk for infants born small for gestational age: information to guide genetic counseling practice
Journal of Genetic Counseling

Research
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Rolan Batallones, Research Coordinator
Kennedy Borle, Doctoral Student
Loryn Byres, Genetic Counsellor
Karen Chu, Research and Data Access Coordinator
Jennifer LaBranche, Clinical Trainee
Kyle Ma, Undergrad Student