Posted by cecilia on June 7, 2006, at 20:05:07
In reply to Potentially Silly Question about Family History, posted by honeybee on June 7, 2006, at 17:48:52
It is a silly question on the doctor's part, because the doctor must live in a fantasy universe if he thinks most families sit and talk about what psych meds they're on. I would NEVER mention being on an antidepressant, for all I know all my relatives could be on them. Generally, though, I think doctors use the term "1st degree relatives" referring to parents, siblings and children as those genetically closest to us. That's how my HMO calculates breast cancer risk (i.e. how often they'll pay for a mammogram) in terms of how many 1st degree relatives have it. Which is totally unscientific , because a woman with a lot of sisters is obviously far more likely to have a 1st degree relative with breast cancer than one with none. And of course a lot of people have half-siblings-I don't know how they're classified. Cecilia
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